A rumor that circulated online in June 2025 claimed entertainment icon Oprah Winfrey mocked actor Jonathan Roumie's faith during a "spiritual enlightenment special" broadcast live by her ...

Followers quickly recognized Roumie's face and began sharing GIFs of him as Jesus in "The Chosen" in the comment section. The show, which first premiered in 2017, dramatizes the life and ministry ...

In a meeting of biblical proportions, the pope and Jesus took a selfie – well, sort of. Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus Christ on "The Chosen," snapped a selfie with the newly elected pope ...

CNA Staff, Jul 1, 2025 / 06:00 am. When Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in “The Chosen,” heard the news of the election of an American-born pope, he said he wept “because I just ...

Jonathan Roumie is our Performer of the Week, as 'The Chosen' began serving The Last Supper. See who also earned kudos, from 'Poker Face' and others.

"I just have my lips planted at (Jonathan Roumie's) cheek for a solid five minutes, just there on my tippy toes,” says "The Chosen" actor Luke Dimyan.

Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in the series ‘The Chosen,’ greets Pope Leo XIV at the end of the Wednesday general audience on June 25, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

"I just have my lips planted at (Jonathan Roumie's) cheek for a solid five minutes, just there on my tippy toes,” says "The Chosen" actor Luke Dimyan.