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] 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]

Brian Deacon
Born (1949-02-13) 13 February 1949
Oxford, England
OccupationActor
Years active1971–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1977; div. 1987)​

Natalie Bloch
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(m. 1998)​
Children1

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 Natalie Bloch.[6][8]

Filmography

References
  1. "Brian Deacon". BFI.
  2. "Partner | Jesus Film Project". www.jesusfilm.org.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "BFI Screenonline: Zed and Two Noughts, A (1985)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  5. "Emmerdale[05/01/93] (1993)". BFI.
  6. "Brian Deacon". TVGuide.com.
  7. "Rula's ruling the roost from now on". The Irish News.
  8. https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10182-2643375/nathalie-bloch-laine-in-biographical-summaries-of-notable-people
  9. Good Girl at IMDb


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