Brian Deacon (born 13 February 1949) is a British actor known for portraying Jesus in the 1980 film Jesus, which was made by the evangelical organization The Jesus Film Project.[1][2] Deacon was chosen for the part out of a field of 900 actors screen tested by producer John Heyman.[3]
Brian Deacon | |
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| Born | 13 February 1949 Oxford, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 1 |
Deacon has also portrayed Heumac in The Feathered Serpent (1976, 1978), Frank Miles in the 1978 TV series Lillie, and appeared with his brother, Eric, in the Peter Greenaway film, A Zed & Two Noughts (1985), as Oswald Deuce.[1][4] Between 1992 and 1993, he played the role of The Rt Hon. Neil Kincaid in British soap opera Emmerdale, the lover of established character Kim Tate (Claire King).[5]
Personal life edit
Deacon was born in Oxford, where he later trained at the Oxford Youth Theatre.[6] He has been married twice, firstly to Rula Lenska (1977-1987), with whom he had a daughter, Lara Parker Deacon.[7] In 1998 he married the French actress and producer Nathalie Bloch-Lainé.[6][8]
Filmography edit
- The Guardians, episode "The Logical Approach" (1971)
- The Triple Echo (1972)
- Love and Mr Lewisham (1972) TV series
- Thirty-Minute Theatre, episode "Scarborough" (1972)
- ITV Sunday Night Theatre, episode "First Sight" (1972)
- Full House, TV series episode of 25 November 1972
- Public Eye, episode "It's a Woman's Privilege" (1973)
- Vampyres (1974)
- The Kiss (1974)
- Good Girl (TV series)|Good Girl, (1974) TV series [9]
- Churchill's People, episode "The Lost Island" (1975)
- The Emigrants, episodes "Chances for the Children" (1976), "Endeavour" (1976), "13,000 Miles Away" (1976) e "A Dream of Freedom" (1976)
- Centre Play, 1st episode "Risking It" (1977)
- The Feathered Serpent (1976-1978) TV Series
- Lillie, episodes "Mrs. Langtry" (1978), "The Jersey Lily" (1978), "The New Helen" (1978), "Bertie" (1978), "Let Them Say" (1978), "The Sailor Prince" (1978) e "Going on the Stage" (1978)
- Jesus (1980)
- The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis (1980)
- Leap in the Dark, episode "Watching Me, Watching You" (1980)
- Nelly's Version (1983) TV Film
- The First Part of King Henry VI (1983) TV Film
- The Second Part of King Henry VI (1983) TV Film
- The Third Part of King Henry VI (1983) TV Film
- Richard III (1983) TV Film
- Separate Tables (1983) TV Film
- Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense, episode "And the Wall Came Tumbling Down" (1984)
- Mr. Palfrey of Westminster, episode "Freedom from Longing" (1985)
- Bleak House (1985) TV series
- A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
- Screen Two, episode "Inappropriate Behaviour" (1987)
- Emmerdale, episode 1.1724 1.1725 (1992)
- Bugs, episode "Down Among the Dead Men" (1995)
- The Story of Jesus for Children (2000) Home Video only
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords (2004) Video Game (voice)
- Doctors, episodes "Face Value (2001) e "Amends (2009)
- Ceville (2009) Video Game (voice)
- The Projectionist (2012)
- The Night of the Rabbit (2013) Video Game (voice)
- Mistaken (2013)
References edit
- ^ a b "Brian Deacon". BFI. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Partner | Jesus Film Project". www.jesusfilm.org.
- ^ "The JESUS Film Project | Casting "Jesus"". Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Zed and Two Noughts, A (1985)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "Emmerdale[05/01/93] (1993)". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Brian Deacon". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "Rula's ruling the roost from now on". The Irish News. 14 October 2013.
- ^ Nathalie Bloch My Heritage
- ^ Good Girl at IMDb
External links edit
- Brian Deacon at IMDb
- Brian Deacon at the TCM Movie Database