“This role has never been something that I could do on my own.” Actor Jonathan Roumie offered a moving testimony during the 2026 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., on how portraying Jesus in The Chosen has shaped his own life, stressing that the goal was always to make people encounter Jesus not as a figure in history, but as a living Person. He also described filming the crucifixion scene in season 6 as “the most difficult thing” he has ever done in his life.