Judas — The Last Temptation of Christ Character Profile

About Judas

Jesus' close friend who struggles with messianic expectations. He initially seeks to assassinate Jesus for perceived collaboration, later leads Roman soldiers to arrest him as instructed, and ultimately exposes the angelic vision as Satan's deception.

Judas — Character Profile

Judas appears in 7 titles

• The Robe (1953) — character page
• Jesus of Nazareth (1977) — 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
• Dracula III: Legacy (2005) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Harvey Keitel

Appears in

The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• Judas — Alliance Fellow Disciple — Mary Magdalene (Barbara Hershey)

  Shared membership in Jesus's inner circle, united by their commitment to his movement.

• Judas — Social Friend — Jesus (Willem Dafoe)

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

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More characters from The Last Temptation of Christ

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