11 Facts About Dallas Jenkins

Dallas Jenkins was born on July 25,1975 and is an American film and television director, writer and producer.

Dallas Jenkins is best known as the creator, director, co-writer and executive producer of The Chosen, the first multi-season series about the life of Jesus of Nazareth.

In 1997, Jenkins graduated from University of Northwestern-St Paul, where he met his wife, Amanda.

When he first began working in Hollywood, Dallas Jenkins was adamant that he did not want to do Christian movies.

Dallas Jenkins is a former member of the Executive Leadership Team at Harvest Bible Chapel where he served as the executive director of Vertical Church Media.

In 2017, Dallas Jenkins directed The Resurrection of Gavin Stone, a 2017 American Christian comedy-drama.

Dallas Jenkins labeled the film as a different kind of Christian movie, a sort of new experience for that audience.

Dallas Jenkins attempted to do this by filling the movie with aspects that are not so common in Christian films, such as comedy.

Dallas Jenkins decided that he wanted to be a Christian filmmaker who makes quality Christian films rather than being a Christian who makes secular films.

Dallas Jenkins owns a stake in the company but won't share profits until the startup investors earn back their initial investment plus 20 percent.

In 2021, Dallas Jenkins directed a Christmas special episode of The Chosen, which was released in 1,700 cinemas for ten days.