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Selva Rasalingam
Born1968[1]
Alma materGuildhall School of Music and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present

Selva Rasalingam (born 1968) is a British actor. He has appeared on stage in the West End theatre and for the Royal Shakespeare Company and has made appearances in many UK television series including Doctor Who, Luther and Hustle, and on film including Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Skyfall. He played Jesus in the 2014 version of The Gospel of John.[2][3]

Life

Selva Rasalingam was born in Tottenham of North London to Tamil father and English mother.[4] He had his training at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.[5]

Career

Selva Rasalingam portrayed as Jesus in The Gospel of John and the other three Gospels produced by the Lumo Project[6] is well-received as dramatisation and academically for its Biblically-accurate depiction. Rasalingam studied diverse historical and academic sources in preparation for the role, and filming, with texts narrated by David Harewood, Brian Cox, Richard E. Grant, Derek Jacobi, Rupert Penry-Jones, Tim Piggott-Smith, Stephen Tompkinson and David Threlfall, spanned over five years.

Rasalingam's stage appearances include Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom in the West End, and the award-winning The Riots at the Tricycle Theatre, Amir in Pulitzer-Prize winning play Disgraced (The English Theatre Frankfurt).

Performances

Filmography

Television

Theatre

  • Disgraced, The English Theatre Frankfurt, 2016, as Amir
  • The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes, Arcola Theatre, 2014, as Kevin/Khaled
  • The Riots, Tricycle Theatre, 2012, as Mohammed Hammoudan
  • On the Record, Arcola Theatre, 2011, as Lasantha Wickremetunga
  • Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom, New Ambassadors Theatre, 2004, as Moazzam
  • Midnight's Children, Royal Shakespeare Company, 2003, as Shiva

Radio

  • Tommies, BBC Radio Drama / BBC Radio 4, 2016, as Chaoush

References

  1. ^ Rasalingam at findmypast.co.uk
  2. ^ Peter T, Chattaway (26 November 2014). "New film based on John's gospel comes to Netflix next week". Patheos.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Jesus in words and pictures". King's College London. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Selva Rasalingam". University of Warwick. British Black and Asian Shakespeare Performance Database. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  5. ^ Francis, Martin (12 December 2014). "Gospel films stick strictly to the text". Church Times. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  6. ^ Jesse, Carey (26 January 2015). "Hollywood Jesuses: The Definitive Ranking". Relevant. Retrieved 13 June 2017.