Brian Deacon

Brian Deacon (born 13 February 1949) is a British actor known for portraying Jesus in the 1980 film Jesus, which was made by the evangelical organization The Jesus Film Project. Deacon was chosen for the part out of a field of 900 actors screen tested by producer John Heyman. 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. 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). ()