Jonathan Roumie
Jonathan Roumie | |
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Education | School of Visual Arts NYC (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Known for | Performing as Jesus in The Chosen |
Awards | Grace Prize for Most Inspiring Performance for TV, Movieguide |
Jonathan Roumie (born July 1)[1] is an American actor best known for his role as Jesus in The Chosen,[2][3] a crowd-funded television series about the birth of Christianity.[4][5] He is also a voice artist.
Early life
Roumie was born and raised in New York City. His father is an Egyptian, his paternal grandfather was born in Syria,[6] and his mother is Irish.[7] Roumie is a practicing Roman Catholic; while he was baptized in the Greek Orthodox Church, Roumie converted to Catholicism after moving from New York to its suburbs.[8] He holds a degree in film from the School of Visual Arts.[7]
Career
Roumie has appeared in television shows such as The Good Wife, As the World Turns, and Castle. He is known for his portrayal of Jesus in The Chosen.[9] He played the character of Christ for the first time in a touring multi-media project about the life of [|St. Faustina]] called Faustina: Messenger of Divine Mercy[10] and subsequently in 'Once we were Slaves/The Two Thieves'. Roumie is also the co-producer, co-director and lead actor of The Last Days: The Passion and Death of Jesus, a live performance about the passion of Christ.[11]
His voice-over work includes the video games Evolve, Mafia II & III, and The Darkness II. Roumie has voiced several characters in the MTV series Celebrity Deathmatch.[12]
Roumie started as a production assistant and was the location scout for Spider Man, National Treasure and I Am Legend.[13] His first original song, "Outta Time" was released in Europe for the album, Unbreakable which he co-produced.[14]
Formerly, He was involved in an entertainment fellowship for Christian entertainment professionals.[7]
Personal life
Roumie has been a ministry leader and has served as an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion within the Catholic Church.[7] He is a strong advocate of the sacraments, ecumenism, humility and charity. [15] He serves on the board of Catholics in Media associates.[16] In 2020, he was nominated for a Papal knighthood, the Order of St. Gregory the Great.[17] In 2021, He was listed in Aletia's "10 Catholics who restored our faith in humanity" [18]. He's also made it to Our Sunday Visitor's list of Catholics of the Year 2022.[16] He lives in Los Angeles.[19]
The Chosen
Roumie's portrayal of Jesus Christ in The Chosen has been reviewed in the National Catholic Register,[8] America Magazine,[20]The Atlantic,[21] and The Irish Times.[22]
Awards
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Movieguide Awards | Grace Prize for Most Inspiring Performance for TV | The Chosen, Episode 1.8 – "I am He" | Won | [23] |
2022 | Movieguide Awards | Grace Prize for Television | The Chosen, Episode 2.8 – "Beyond Mountains" | Nominated | [24] |
Filmography
Television
Year | Name | Role | Ref | Notes |
2000–2002 | Celebrity Deathmatch | Various | Voice only | |
2006 | Oh! Be Joyful! | Jim James | Television film | |
2007 | As the World Turns | Jim Fellows | [25] | 6 episodes |
2008 | Law & Order | Richie Citrone | Episode: "Excalibur" | |
In the Now | Jonathan | 5 episodes | ||
2009–2010 | Wonder Pets! | Loch Ness Daddy, Critic #2 | 2 episodes, Uncredited as Critic #2 | |
2010 | 3rd & Bird | French Crab | Episode: "Ahoy!" | |
Roomies | Sam's Date, Answering Machine | Television film | ||
2011 | All My Children | Guy #1 | ||
2012 | Parenthood | Cop | [25] | Episode: "Everything Is Not Okay" |
2013 | Joe, Joe & Jane | Waiter | Television film | |
2014 | Castle | Serge Belmonde | [26] | Episode: "Dressed to Kill" |
Hart of Dixie | Jeffrey | [25] | Episode: "Carrying Your Love with Me" | |
NCIS | Officer Gerard | [25] | Episode: "The Admiral's Daughter" | |
Interns | Felix | [27] | ||
Preying for Mercy | Dominic Capistrano | Television film | ||
The Newsroom | Bartender | [25] | Episode: "What Kind of Day Has It Been" | |
2015 | Dog with a Blog | Dr. Monfore | Episode: "Stan Has Puppies" | |
Ridin' with Burgess | Raddigan, Theater Guy | Television short | ||
NCIS: Los Angeles | Perry Gaffney | [26] | Episode: "Defectors" | |
2016 | The Good Wife | Monte Ecklund | [26] | Episode: "Shoot" |
2017 | The Mindy Project | Dr. Montpellier | [25] | Episode: "Danny in Real Life" |
2019 | Ballers | Splyce Owner | [25] | Episode: "Players Only" |
2020 | Chicago Med | Christian Edwards | [28] | Episode: "A Needle in the Heart" |
2019–present | The Chosen | Jesus | [29] | Season 1 (8 episodes) |
Season 2 (8 episodes) | ||||
[30] | Season 3 (8 episodes); Post-production |
Film
Year | Name | Role | Ref | Notes |
2001 | Be My Brother | Undercover Cop | Short | |
2005 | Prime | Bakery Counterman | [26] | |
2007 | West 32nd | Lloyd | [31] | |
Then She Found Me | Partygoer | Uncredited | ||
2008 | Revolutionary Road | Party Guest | [32] | |
2012 | K-11 | Rookie Stewart | [26] | |
2013 | Saving Lincoln | John Wilkes Booth | [31] | |
A Day In The Country | Hal | [33] | Short; Canon Imagin8tion Contest Winner | |
Half-Life: Raise the Bar | Gordon Freeman | Short | ||
Lunar | Control | Short; Voice only | ||
Another Man | Josh | Short | ||
2014 | Once We Were Slaves | Jesus | [7] | Short; Renamed The Two Thieves |
Cinderella Pose | Jesse | Short | ||
You & I, My Dear | Ken | [34] | Short | |
2015 | Nostradamus | Radio Voice | Short | |
The Funeral Guest | Luke | |||
2016 | Trunk | Nate | Short | |
Let It Bleed | The Sadist | [29] | ||
Dead Bullet | Viktor | [26] | ||
2017 | Life Hack | Greg Scheckler | ||
2018 | Last Kiss | Narrator | Short | |
2020 | Reality Queen! | TV Assistant | ||
2021 | Washingtonia | Voice only | ||
2022 | Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again | Merenkhare | [35] | Voice only |
2023 | Jesus Revolution † | Lonnie Frisbee | [36] | Filming |
† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Video game
Year | Name | Role | Notes |
2003 | Batman: Dark Tomorrow | Tim Drake / Robin, Robber #1, Guard, False-facer | |
2010 | Mafia II | Italian Civilian, Gangster, Greaser | |
2012 | The Darkness II | Enzo, Additional Voices | |
2013 | The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | Asaru, Dr. Murphy, Pete Weaver | |
Lost Planet 3 | Renard Laroche | ||
2015 | Evolve | Additional Voices | |
Fallout 4 | Jack Cabot, Doc Weathers, Honest Dan | ||
2016 | XCOM 2 | Soldier, Additional Voices | |
Mafia III | Additional Voices | ||
2017 | Agents of Mayhem | Pride Trooper | |
2018 | God of War | Additional Voices | |
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | Various Voices | ||
2019 | Days Gone | Russell | |
Death Stranding | Mules | ||
2020 | Ghost of Tsushima | Additional Characters | |
2022 | Saints Row | Character Voices, Saints Characters |
Theatre
Year | Name | Role | Ref |
2012 | Anaconda (*Best of Hollywood Fringe – 2012) | Phil Becker | |
2013 | Trainspotting | Sick Boy | [37] |
References
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CfhQmMdp8xB/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
- ^ Aguantia, Ruth (2021-02-09). "'The Chosen', A Show Depicting Jesus' Life Now Airing On National TV Via TBN". Christianity Daily. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ Wehner, Peter (2020-12-24). "Opinion | The Forgotten Radicalism of Jesus Christ". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ Young, Julius (2021-04-01). "'The Chosen' star Jonathan Roumie says Season 2 will blow fans away: It's 'next level'". Fox News. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ^ Day, Nate (2020-02-23). "'The Chosen' star Jonathan Roumie on playing Jesus: It 'made me a better version of myself'". Fox News. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
- ^ "Actor in 'The Chosen' Hopes to Lead People 'to Christ in Some Way' | National Catholic Register".
- ^ a b c d e Christenson, Ann (25 May 2016). "Act the part: Jonathan Roumie as Jesus". U.S. Catholic.
- ^ a b Dail, Bree (4 May 2020). "Actor in 'The Chosen' Hopes to Lead People 'to Christ in Some Way'". National Catholic Register.
- ^ Ferrara, Tim. "How Jonathan Roumie Stewards the Role of Jesus in 'The Chosen'". Charisma. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Catholic actors bring live 'Passion of the Christ' to central Los Angeles | Angelus News". 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ Graves, Jim (18 April 2019). "Passion Play: A Triduum Tradition". National Catholic Register.
- ^ "Celebrity Deathmatch: Season 3 : Battle of the Heavy Metal Headbangers : Credits and Details". The Movies Made Me Do It. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Castellano Lubov, Deborah (26 August 2021). "'A Childhood Dream Come True' — 'The Chosen's' Jesus, Jonathan Roumie, on His Time with Pope Francis". Exaudi Catholic News.
- ^ "MUSIC". jonathanroumie. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ Excerpt from Alpha Leadership Conference LC2022 - the Jonathan Roumie Interview, retrieved 2022-12-22
- ^ a b Staff, Our Sunday Visitor (2022-12-12). "Meet Our Sunday Visitor's Catholics of the Year". Our Sunday Visitor. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ "Made in His Image: Coffee Conversations #13 w/ Jonathan Roumie". Empower Philippines. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
- ^ tbarberaleteia (2021-12-30). "10 Catholics who restored our faith in humanity in 2021". Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ Hume, Ashley (2022-12-16). "'The Chosen' star Jonathan Roumie and creator Dallas Jenkins on how faith turned their lives around". Fox News. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ Mangano, Mary Grace (2021-07-02). "'The Chosen' is the Jesus TV show your very Catholic aunt keeps telling you to watch. And you should". America Magazine. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ DeVille, Chris (27 June 2021). "Christian America's Must-See TV Show". The Atlantic.
- ^ O'Brien, Breda. "Breda O'Brien: Crowdfunding creates excellent Christian series". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Guy, Sarah (2020-02-24). "Movieguide Awards 2020: When To Watch, Nominees, Hosts Of Hallmark Drama Program". International Business Times. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ Staff, MovieGuide (2022-02-09). "THE CHOSEN, THE WALTONS: HOMECOMING, Jonathan Roumie, Zachary Levi Among Movieguide® Award Nominees". Movieguide | The Family Guide to Movies & Entertainment. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Jonathan Roumie | TVmaze". www.tvmaze.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ a b c d e f "Jonathan Roumie". TV Guide. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Peter Gets Salmon'd Featuring Gabrielle Reece | Interns | L StudioL/Studio created by Lexus, retrieved 2021-09-14
- ^ Thomas, Shain E. (2020-04-17). "'Chicago Med': S05.E20. "A Needle in the Heart"". Medium. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ a b "Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews – Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "Here's how — and when — 'The Chosen' will release the first two episodes of Season 3". Deseret News. 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ a b "Jonathan Roumie". tcm.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Green, Josie. "Best Movies Starring Leonardo DiCaprio". MSN. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "FILMS". kalmanapple. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "You & I, My Dear". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again". Plex. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2022-02-18). "Kelsey Grammer Joins Lionsgate's 'Jesus Revolution'". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ Gruber, Xaque (2013-05-06). "Trainspotting at the Elephant Theatre: Daring, Gritty and Heartbreaking". HuffPost. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
External links
- 1974 births
- American male television actors
- Male actors from New York City
- Male actors from Hollywood, Los Angeles
- American male voice actors
- American male film actors
- Living people
- 21st-century American male actors
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Egyptian descent
- School of Visual Arts alumni
- Converts to Roman Catholicism from Eastern Orthodoxy
- 21st-century Roman Catholics