The Chosen , the self-proclaimed “first-ever multi-season TV show about the life of Jesus”, has just had its fourth season picked up by The CW, but it has not been free from criticism. According to Dexerto, conservative critics have slammed the show for endorsing “sin” and “going woke”. The director, Dallas Jenkins, then clapped back at the claims with a 19-minute YouTube video defending his cast and crew, per The Hollywood Reporter.
So who is the actor who has played Jesus in the show since 2019? Here’s what we know about Jonathan Roumie: Is Jonathan Roumie religious? {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","caption":"Jonathan Roumie regularly prays to Jesus, the actor has said. Photo: @jonathanroumieofficial/Instagram","url":"https://cdn.
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Photo: @jonathanroumieofficial/Instagram Yes, according to Roumie’s interview with Fox News in 2023, the 49-year-old is a committed Christian and Catholic, who believes that people can “disconnect from the chaos of the real world, the divisiveness, the anxiety” by praying to Jesus . Was Jonathan Roumie in Hart of Dixie? {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","caption":"Jonathan Roumie promoting a brand of rosary beads – Ghirelli Rosaries USA – on his Instagram.
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