List of The Chosen characters

The Chosen is an American historical drama television series created, directed and co-written by American filmmaker Dallas Jenkins. It is the first multiseason series about the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. Primarily set in Judaea and Galilee in the 1st century, the series centers on Jesus and the different people who met and followed or otherwise interacted with him. The series stars Jonathan Roumie as Jesus, alongside Shahar Isaac, Elizabeth Tabish, Paras Patel, Noah James, and George H. Xanthis.

Cast

Main

  = Main cast (credited)

  = Recurring cast (2+)

  = Guest cast (1)

Character	Portrayed by	Seasons
		1	2	3	4
Simon Peter	Shahar Isaac	Main
Jesus	Jonathan Roumie	Main
Mary Magdalene	Elizabeth Tabish	Main
Matthew	Paras Patel	Main
Andrew	Noah James	Main
Zohara	Janis Dardaris	Main	Does not appear
Eden	Lara Silva	Main	Guest	Main
Shmuel	Shaan Sharma	Main
Zebedee	Nick Shakoour	Main
John	George H. Xanthis	Main
Big James	Shayan Sobhian	Main	Does not appear
	Kian Kavousi	Main	Does not appear
	Abe Bueno-Jallad	Does not appear	Main
Nicodemus	Erick Avari	Main	Does not appear
Quintus	Brandon Potter	Main	Recurring	Main
Gaius	Kirk B. R. Woller	Main	Recurring	Main
Thaddeus	Giavani Cairo	Main
Little James	Jordan Walker Ross	Main
Thomas	Joey Vahedi	Guest	Main
Ramah	Yasmine Al-Bustami	Guest	Main
Mary	Vanessa Benavente	Guest	Main
Philip	Yoshi Barrigas	Does not appear	Main		Does not appear
	Reza Diako	Does not appear			Main
Nathanael	Austin Reed Alleman	Does not appear	Main
Simon Z.	Alaa Safi	Does not appear	Main
Judas Iscariot	Luke Dimyan	Does not appear	Guest	Main
Yussif	Ivan Jasso	Recurring		Main
Tamar	Amber Shana Williams	Guest	Recurring	Main
Atticus Aemilius Pulcher	Elijah Alexander	Does not appear	Recurring	Main
Lazarus	Demetrios Troy	Does not appear		Guest	Main

Recurring

Character	Portrayed by	Seasons
		1	2	3	4
Shula	Anne Beyer	Recurring	Guest	Recurring
Barnaby	Aalok Mehta	Recurring	Guest	Recurring
Abigail	Reina Ozbay	Recurring	Does not appear
John the Baptizer	David Amito	Recurring
Mary Salome	Nina Rose Leon	Recurring	Guest	Recurring
Dasha	Leticia Magaña	Recurring	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Rivka	Nene Nwoko	Recurring	Does not appear		Recurring
Jesse	Dennis Apergis	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear	Guest
Yanni	Wasim No'mani	Does not appear	Recurring
Madai	Tony Sears	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Lamech	Sergio Lanza	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Alphaeus	Troy Caylak	Guest	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Elisheva	Jacqueline Torres	Guest	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Jairus	Alessandro Colla	Does not appear		Recurring
Caiaphas	Richard Fancy	Does not appear			Recurring
Veronica	Zhaleh Vossough	Does not appear		Recurring	Guest
Nili	Ella McCain	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Akiva	Philip Shahbaz	Does not appear		Recurring
Argo	Greg Roman	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Telemachus	Kace Winfield	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Ivo	Malachi Grayson	Does not appear		Recurring	Guest

Main characters

Simon Peter

Portrayed by Shahar Isaac, Simon Peter is a former fisherman in Capernaum, who is the de facto leader and one of the twelve disciples, called apostles, of Jesus. He is one of the sons of Jonah, the older brother of Andrew, the husband of Eden, the son-in-law of Dasha, and a former fishing partner of Zebedee and his sons. Alongside the two brothers, Big James and John, Simon Peter is part of Jesus's inner circle. Jesus gives Simon a new name, Peter, meaning "rock".

Jesus

Portrayed by Jonathan Roumie, Jesus is a craftsman and a rabbi from Nazareth. The son of Mary and Joseph, he is considered the Messiah and the Son of God by some, but due to the crowds that follow him, he is viewed as a potential threat by others. Jesus often identifies himself as the "Son of Man".

Darren Valinotti and Shayan Fazli portray child and adolescent Jesus, respectively.

Mary Magdalene

Portrayed by Elizabeth Tabish, Mary Magdalene is a formerly demon-possessed woman from Magdala and one of the women helping Jesus's ministry.

Camila Carreon portrays Mary Magdalene as a child.

Matthew

Portrayed by Paras Patel, Matthew is a former tax collector in Capernaum and one of the twelve disciples, called apostles, of Jesus. He is the son of Alphaeus.

Andrew

Portrayed by Noah James, Andrew is a former fisherman in Capernaum and one of the twelve disciples, called apostles, of Jesus. He is one of the sons of Jonah, the younger brother of Simon Peter, a former disciple of John the Baptizer, a friend of Philip from his hometown, Bethsaida, and a former fishing partner of Zebedee and his sons.

Zohara

Portrayed by Janis Dardaris, Zohara is the wife of Nicodemus.

Eden

Portrayed by Lara Silva, Eden is the wife of Simon Peter and the daughter of Dasha.

Shmuel

Portrayed by Shaan Sharma, Shmuel is a Pharisee in Capernaum who studied under Nicodemus.

Zebedee

Portrayed by Nick Shakoour, Zebedee is a former fisherman in Capernaum, the father of Big James and John, the husband of Salome, and a former fishing partner of Simon Peter and Andrew.

John

Portrayed by George H. Xanthis, John is a former fisherman in Capernaum and one of the twelve disciples, called apostles, of Jesus. He is one of the sons of Zebedee and Salome, the younger brother of Big James, and a former fishing partner of Simon Peter and Andrew. Jesus nicknames him and his brother, Big James, the "sons of thunder". Alongside Simon Peter and Big James, John is a part of Jesus's inner circle.

Big James

Portrayed by Shayan Sobhian and Kian Kavousi in season 1, then by Abe Bueno-Jallad starting with season 2, Big James is a former fisherman in Capernaum and one of the twelve disciples, called apostles, of Jesus. He is one of the sons of Zebedee and Salome, the older brother of John, and a former fishing partner of Simon Peter and Andrew. Jesus nicknames him and his brother, John, the "sons of thunder". Alongside Simon Peter and John, Big James is a part of Jesus's inner circle.

Nicodemus

Portrayed by Erick Avari, Nicodemus is a leading Pharisee from Jerusalem and a high-ranking member of the Sanhedrin.

Quintus

Portrayed by Brandon Potter, Quintus is a Roman magistrate in Capernaum and the Praetor of Galilee.

Gaius

Portrayed by Kirk B. R. Woller, Gaius is a high-ranking Roman centurion in Capernaum, who has a servant son named Ivo, and the former guard of Matthew.

Thaddeus

Portrayed by Giavani Cairo, Thaddeus is a former stonemason in Bethsaida and one of the twelve disciples, called apostles, of Jesus. He is the son of James.

Little James

Portrayed by Jordan Walker Ross, Little James is a former prospective member of the 288 Jerusalem Temple choir and one of the twelve disciples, called apostles, of Jesus. He is the son of Alphaeus.

Thomas

Portrayed by Joey Vahedi, Thomas is a former caterer from the Plains of Sharon and one of the twelve disciples, called apostles, of Jesus. He is the suitor and former business partner of Ramah.

Ramah

Portrayed by Yasmine Al-Bustami, Ramah is a former vintner from Tel Dor and one of the women helping Jesus's ministry. The former business partner of Thomas, she is being courted by him.

Mary

Portrayed by Vanessa Benavente, Mary is the wife of Joseph from Nazareth and the mother of Jesus.

Sara Anne recurs as a younger Mary.

Philip

Portrayed by Yoshi Barrigas in seasons 2 and 3, then by Reza Diako starting with season 4, Philip is a former disciple of John the Baptizer and one of the twelve disciples, called apostles, of Jesus. He is both a comrade of Andrew from his hometown, Bethsaida, and an old friend of Nathanael.

Nathanael

Portrayed by Austin Reed Alleman, Nathanael is a former architect in Caesarea Philippi from Cana and one of the twelve disciples, called apostles, of Jesus. He is an old friend of Philip.

Simon Z.

Portrayed by Alaa Safi, Simon Z. is a former Zealot from Ashkelon and one of the twelve disciples, called apostles, of Jesus.

Joseph Scott Campbell portrays an adolescent Simon Z.

Judas Iscariot

Portrayed by Luke Dimyan, Judas Iscariot is a former business apprentice from Kerioth, who is the treasurer and one of the twelve disciples, called apostles, of Jesus.

Yussif

Portrayed by Ivan Jasso, Yussif is a leading Pharisee from Jerusalem stationed in Capernaum.

Tamar

Portrayed by Amber Shana Williams, Tamar is an Ethiopian friend of the healed paralytic at Capernaum from Heliopolis and one of the women helping Jesus's ministry.

Atticus Aemilius Pulcher

Portrayed by Elijah Alexander, Atticus Aemilius Pulcher is one of the Roman cohortes urbanae sent from Rome to investigate the Zealots.

John the Baptizer

Portrayed by David Amito, John the Baptizer is a rabbi and a wandering preacher in the wilderness who baptizes in the Jordan River. He is the cousin of Jesus and the former rabbi of Andrew and Philip.

Lazarus

Portrayed by Demetrios Troy, Lazarus hails from Nazareth, is a businessman in Bethany, a childhood friend of Jesus, and the brother of Mary and Martha.

Recurring characters

• Salome (Nina Rose Leon) Salome is the wife of Zebedee and the mother of Big James and John.

• Dasha (Leticia Magaña) Dasha is the mother-in-law of Simon Peter and the mother of Eden.

• Jesse (Dennis Apergis) Jesse is a former paralytic from Ashkelon, who stays at the Pool of Bethesda. He is the brother of Simon Z.. Benjamin Bottani and Chris Edward Garcia portray child and adolescent Jesse, respectively.

• Yanni (Wasim No'mani) Yanni is a Pharisee in Jerusalem and a colleague of Shmuel.

• Martha (Sophia Cameron Blum) Martha is a woman from Bethany, the sister of Lazarus and Mary.

• Mary (Catherine Lidstone) Mary is a woman from Bethany, the sister of Lazarus and Martha.

• Madai (Tony Sears) Madai is a Pharisee and a rabbi in Wadi Kelt.

• Lamech (Sergio Lanza) Lamech is a Pharisee and the student of Madai in Wadi Kelt.

• Alphaeus (Troy Caylak) Alphaeus is the father of Matthew.

• Elisheva (Jacqueline Torres) Elisheva is the mother of Matthew and wife of Alphaeus.

• Jairus (Alessandro Colla) Jairus is the synagogue administrator in Capernaum, the husband of Michal, and the father of Nili. He is a confidant of Yussif.

• Caiaphas (Richard Fancy) Caiaphas is the High Priest of Israel and is seeking to find ways to destroy the ministry of Jesus, as well as His death, with the help of the Romans in Jerusalem.

• Joanna (Amy Bailey) Joanna is a woman whose husband works in the court of Herod Antipas in Machaerus and becomes one of the women helping Jesus's ministry.

• Shula (Anne Beyer) Shula is a friend of Mary Magdalene and Barnaby and lives in Capernaum. Blind for 10 years when she meets Jesus, she is healed by Jesus of her blindness.

• Barnaby (Aalok Mehta) Barnaby is a resident of Capernaum who has a physical disability. One of Jesus' first supporters when He appears in the Galilee region, he is a friend and helper of Shula and is healed by Jesus.

• Rivka (Nene Nwoko) Rivka is a friend of Mary Magdalene who lives in Capernaum's Red Quarter and becomes one of the female followers of Jesus.

• Veronica (Zhaleh Vossough) Veronica is a woman from Caesarea Philippi who has formerly suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years.

• Nili (Ella McCain) Nili is the daughter of Jairus and Michal.

• Akiva (Philip Shahbaz) Akiva is a Sadducee in Capernaum.

• Argo (Greg Roman) Argo is a Gentile former deaf-mute from Abila in the Decapolis. He is the father of Telemachus.

• Telemachus (Kace Winfield) Telemachus is a boy from Abila in the Decapolis. He is the son of Argo.

• Ivo (Malachi Grayson) Ivo is the servant son of Gaius.

Guest characters

• Joseph (Raj Bond) (seasons 1 and 3): Joseph is a carpenter from Nazareth, the husband of Mary, and the earthly father of Jesus.

• The Leper (Stephen Hailo) (season 1): The leper is a miracle recipient of Jesus in Capernaum.

• Ethan (Noé de la Garza) (seasons 1–2): Ethan is a former paralytic in Capernaum and a friend of Tamar.

• Moses (Stelio Savante) (season 1): Moses is the leader of the Hebrews who delivered the Israelites out of Egypt.

• Joshua (Advait Ghuge) (season 1): Joshua is the assistant of Moses.

• Photina (Vanessa De Silvio) (seasons 1–2): Photina lives in Sychar and is the Samaritan woman at the well.

• Jacob (Amato D'Apolito) (season 1): Jacob is one of the patriarchs and the ancestor of Israel.

• Caleb / Belial (Anthony Michael Irizarry) (season 2): Caleb, is a former demoniac who was possesed by Belial, the spawn of Oriax and the Fifth Knight of Legion.

• Ahimelech (Marty Lindsey) (season 2): Ahimelech is the high priest in Nob during David's time.

• David (Jorge Franco IV) (seasons 2–4): David is a psalmist, the king of Israel and the husband of Queen Bathsheba.

• Elam (Shaun Bedgood) (season 2): Elam is a synagogue congregant in Wadi Kelt whose withered hand is healed by Jesus.

• Abiathar (Major Dodge Jr.) (season 2): Abiathar is the son of Ahimelech.

• Shammai (Ric Sarabia) (seasons 2–4): Shammai is a leading Pharisee in Jerusalem and a high-ranking member of the Sanhedrin whose house opposes the House of Shimon, son of Hillel.

• Pontius Pilate (Andrew James Allen) (season 3-4): Pontius Pilate is the Roman Prefect in Jerusalem and the governor of Judea. He is married to Claudia and is an acquaintance of Atticus Aemilius Pulcher.

• Claudia (Sarah J. Bartholomew) (season 3-4): Claudia is the wife of Pontius Pilate.

• Avner (Ash Kahn) (seasons 3–4): Avner is a disciple of John the Baptizer and a former comrade of Andrew and Philip. Alongside Nadab, he is one of the two messengers sent to Jesus by John the Baptizer.

• Nadab (Austen Parros) (season 3): Nadab is a disciple of John the Baptizer and former comrade of Andrew and Philip. Along with Avner, he is one of two messengers sent to Jesus by John the Baptizer.

• Asaph (Pezh Maan) (season 3): Asaph is a psalmist, a poet, and a choir director for King David. Along with Jeduthun, Asaph writes and presents Psalm 77 to David and Bathsheba.

• Bathsheba (Moriah Smallbone) (seasons 3–4): Bathsheba is the wife of King David and the Queen of Israel.

• Jeduthun (Moud Sabra) (season 3): Jeduthun is a choir director for King David. With Asaph, he composes Psalm 77.