Jesus — The Last Temptation of Christ Character Profile

About Jesus

Central protagonist, a carpenter torn between human desires and divine destiny. He preaches love, performs miracles, resists Satan in the desert, and ultimately accepts crucifixion to fulfill his messianic purpose after rejecting a false vision of a normal life.

Jesus — Character Profile

Affiliations

• Holy Trinity
• http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/a786ee7f80a378d22cf60a21020e1756

Quick Facts about Jesus

Education

http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/0163c6c702b7f16e293d8b2bf2128128

Occupation

teacher, prophet, Messiah

Eye Color

Brown

Hair Color

Black hair

Manner of Death

Capital punishment

Jesus's Known Relations

• God the Father — Father
• Mary — Mother
• http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/7e28881cfd3619ea60b483cb9cf389e3 — Sibling
• Abraham — Relative
• John the Baptist — Relative
• David — Relative
• Adam — Relative
• Joseph — Relative
• Saint Anne — Relative
• Elizabeth — Relative
• Joachim — Relative
• Desposyni — Relative
• http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/40064301b3b2a337b30684a7c7cf1760 — Unmarried partner
• Simon the Zealot — Student
• Saint Peter — Student
• Andrew the Apostle — Student
• Matthew the Apostle — Student
• Thomas the Apostle — Student
• Philip the Apostle — Student
• Jude the Apostle — Student
• Bartholomew the Apostle — Student
• St. James the Elder — Student
• John the Apostle — Student
• Matthias the Apostle — Student
• James, son of Alphaeus — Student
• Mary Magdalene — Student
• Judas Iscariot — Student
• http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/a786ee7f80a378d22cf60a21020e1756 — Employer
• Holy Trinity — Member of

Jesus appears in 12 titles

• The Robe (1953) — character page
• Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) — character page
• Ben-Hur (1959) — character page
• Jesus of Nazareth (1977) — character page
• Life of Brian (1979) — character page
• The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
• Dracula 2000 (2000) — character page
• Dracula II: Ascension (2003) — character page
• The Passion of the Christ (2004) — character page
• The Bible (2013) — character page
• Ben-Hur (2016) — character page
• The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One (2027) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Willem Dafoe

Appears in

The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Jesus — Meta Tempted Self — Jesus (Willem Dafoe)

  The psychological manifestation of Jesus's human desires clashing with his divine mission.

• Jesus — Narrative Rescuer — Mary Magdalene (Barbara Hershey)

  Jesus intervenes to save Mary from execution, establishing a foundational bond of gratitude and devotion.

• Jesus — Social Friend — Judas (Harvey Keitel)

  A deep personal friendship strained by conflicting political and spiritual visions.

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More characters from The Last Temptation of Christ

• Judas (Harvey Keitel)
• Zealot (Paul Greco)
• Centurian (Steve Shill)
• Peter, Apostle (Victor Argo)
• Mary, Mother of Jesus (Verna Bloom)
• Lazarus / Crowd Member (Tomas Arana)
• Aged Master (Roberts Blossom)
• Phillip, Apostle (Paul Herman)
• James, Apostle (John Lurie)
• Martha, Sister of Lazarus (Peggy Gormley)
• Mary Magdalene (Barbara Hershey)
• Nathaniel, Apostle (Leo Burmester)