Brian Deacon

Brian Deacon (born 13 February 1949) is a British actor known for portraying Jesus in the 1979 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
Born	(1949-02-13) 13 February 1949 (age 76) Oxford, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1971–present
Spouses	Rula Lenska ​ ​ (m. 1977; div. 1987)​ Nathalie Bloch-Lainé ​ ​ (m. 1998)​
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

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

• 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 (1979)
• 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)