The Story Behind The Man Asked to Play Jesus for TV Series The Chosen
--Actor Jonathan Roumie Shares His Journey on All Heart with Paul Cardall--
Nashville, TN - August 12, 2020...Host Paul Cardall sits down with actor Jonathan Roumie (as seen on The Chosen, HBO's Ballers, Chicago Med, NCIS, Castle, and more) on the latest episode of All Heart with Paul Cardall to discuss the heart of his journey that led to the leading role in The Chosen as Jesus of Nazareth, a role often considered taboo in Hollywood. Together they discuss everything from Jonathan's advocacy work, his time as a drummer, how he first got into acting, and his journey preparing to play Jesus of Nazareth on the first-ever-multi-season TV show about the life of Jesus.
Roumie's episode is available now on the American Songwriter Podcast Network and is Part 1 of a two-part series on The Chosen. In the next episode, Dallas Jenkins, the creator/writer/director joins All Heart with Paul Cardall to delve more into the inspiring series that has been translated into over 50 languages and viewed by over 50 million people in 180 countries.
About All Heart with Paul Cardall
From the beautiful music he composes, performs, and produces, to his philanthropic efforts, resilient spirit, and aptly named podcast, Paul Cardall is “All Heart.” Paul is an award-winning pianist, entrepreneur, and heart transplant recipient. His inspirational and solely improvised album Peaceful Piano has over 2.4 billion streams, with 20 million streams a month in 160 countries. Paul launched his new podcast All Heart with Paul Cardall, as part of the American Songwriter Podcast Network. Each episode features a deep-dive interview with an interesting artist, actor, director, or personality about their passion and drive. The podcast provides encouraging, educational, and often inspirational conversations with unique people who believe in making the impossible, possible. Previous guests include Thompson Square, Tony Memmel, Neon Trees' Tyler Glenn and Elaine Bradley, Randall Foster, and Jim Brickman.
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