HOW PLAYING THE ROLE OF THE SON OF GOD CHANGED 3 ACTORS

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THREE DIFFERENT ACTORS, WHO HAVE ALL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY THE ROLE OF JESUS OF NAZARETH, SHARE THEIR STORIES.

Rodrigo Santoro as Jesus in Ben Hur. The actor says this role changed his life (lightworkers)
Over the years, the role of Jesus Christ has been played in many movies by different people.
Some of these people include Diogo Morgado in the “Son of God” film, Juan Pablo Di Pace in the “A.D.: The Bible Continues” series and Rodrigo Santoro in the “Ben-Hur” remake.

Faith Wire reports that these three actors recently shared their experiences with actress and producer, Roma Downey, who was the one that picked all of them for this incredible role.

This special role changes any actor
This special role changes any actor (Cecilie_Arcurs/Getty)
Diogo Morgado says the role changed his personal spiritual life
Prior to playing Jesus, the actor says he did not have much of a spiritual life. This changed after this role.

In his words, “I think before playing Jesus, I was myself a bit disconnected from my own spirituality. Having to go back to the Bible and fully immerse myself in the gospels, and knowing what Jesus did for us — the way he loved us and how God gave us His only son to wash away our sins — brought me back to a different sense of awareness of the world."

Diogo Morgado as Jesus
Diogo Morgado as Jesus (lightworkers)
“Yes, it was immensely humbling playing Jesus — and the pressure I felt was the one I was putting on myself, feeling the importance and the responsibility of what lied ahead — but I can´t say it was scary. I always felt it was a process of love and that feeling comforted me. I knew that embracing my flaws as a human being was part of the process of forgiving myself just like Jesus would forgive me. I did my very best to be available to his unconditional love for us; I tried to transfer that love and compassion through words, and gestures, and silence and the way he looked at people.”

Diogo Morgado as Jesus
Diogo Morgado as Jesus (lightworkers)
Rodrigo Santoro
This actor says this role was a gift that changed him for the better.

“It is really hard to measure how much the experience of playing Jesus has transformed me. I would say that it not only changed me but made me question a lot of things about myself and others. It is impossible to go through playing Jesus without being deeply touched by his love, his heart,” he says.

Rodrigo Santoro as Jesus in Ben Hur
Rodrigo Santoro as Jesus in Ben Hur (lightworkers)
He adds, “Yes, people reacted much more emotionally to this role. Even to me, when I think about it, I cannot compare to any other role I have played before. Playing Jesus is at the same time the biggest challenge and the biggest gift I ever received. I will always be grateful for this unique experience.”

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Juan Pablo Di Pace learned about grace
For this actor, this extraordinary role taught him about grace.

He says, “In preparation for the role, I experienced grace while in the Sahara Desert when I took a few days prior to filming to go into solitude and ask “How will I do I this role justice?”

Juan Pablo Di Pace as Jesus
Juan Pablo Di Pace as Jesus (lightworkers)
“The peace I felt under the stars, surrounded by sand and wind, was mind-blowing. Something was giving me massive strength for the task at hand, some divine energy that felt calming and exciting. I decided to let him work through me, to be a channel for him. And to this day, I remember very little about how I played him; I only remember being open to whatever he wanted to say through me.”

Juan Pablo Di Pace as Jesus
Juan Pablo Di Pace as Jesus (lightworkers)
The “Son of God” was released in 2014, “Ben-Hur” in 2016 while “A.D. The Bible Continues” aired on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015.