Person profile

Brian Deacon

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Published titles: 1
Crew roles: 0
Cast roles: 1
Profile updated: October 4, 2026
TMDB person ID: 107241

Personal context

Summary

Brian Deacon is an English actor known for playing Jesus in the 1979 film Jesus, as well as for roles in The Feathered Serpent, Lillie, A Zed & Two Noughts, and Emmerdale. His career spans stage, television, film, and voice acting, with roles ranging from Shakespearean drama to genre productions. In a 2016 interview, he described his spiritual beliefs as private and personal, drawing on Christianity and other religions, and said they were not beliefs he would impose on others. No public statements on identity politics, DEI, or activism are on record.

Known Work

Published titles

The Beyond
2018
as David Johnson
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