Diogo Morgado

Diogo Miguel Morgado Soares (born 17 January 1981) is a Portuguese actor who may be best known for his portrayal of Jesus in the History Channel epic mini-series The Bible and in the film Son of God.

Morgado began his career at the age of fifteen when he joined the cast of top rated television series Terra Mãe (1998), Diário de Maria (1998), followed by A Lenda da Garça (2000) and A Febre do Ouro Negro (2000).

His performance as Miguel in the 2000 telefilm Amo-Te, Teresa earned Morgado high regard as one of the most promising actors of his generation and the TV movie is still one of the highest rated ever in Portugal.

Morgado also voiced the children's book app, Kiwaka Story,[6] published by Landka,[7] and to the Portuguese adaptation of several video games, including Detroit: Become Human[8] and Infamous Second Son.

[11] Morgado is perhaps best known in the United States for his portrayal of Jesus in 20th Century Fox's feature film Son of God (for which he received an Imagen Award nomination) and in History Channel's Emmy-nominated miniseries, The Bible, which was the highest-rated cable program of 2013.