12 Facts About Diogo Morgado

Diogo Miguel Morgado Soares was born on 17 January 1981 and is a Portuguese actor who may be best known for his portrayal of Jesus in the History Channel epic mini-series The Bible and in the film Son of God.

Diogo Morgado began his career at the age of fifteen when he joined the cast of top rated television series Terra Mae, Diario de Maria, followed by A Lenda da Garca and A Febre do Ouro Negro.

Diogo Morgado has worked consistently in Portuguese television with over 15 series regular roles, many with the distinguished SIC network.

Diogo Morgado was able to showcase his comedic chops in O Crime do Padre Amaro, which received international attention from directors all over the world.

Diogo Morgado is a passionate theater actor and had lead roles in prestigious plays such as David Hare's Skylight and Peter Shaffer's The Royal Hunt to the Sun.

Beyond Portugal, Diogo Morgado has had lead roles in a few international films, like Spain's Dos Rivales Casi Iguales and Star Crossed, and Brazil's Revelacao and The Jungle.

Diogo Morgado was recently seen on Portuguese television as Eduardo in the SIC series Sol de Inverno.

Diogo Morgado starred in the recent Portuguese comedy film, Virados do Avesso, which debuted at the top of the Portuguese box office.

Diogo Morgado voiced the children's book app, Kiwaka Story, published by Landka, and to the Portuguese adaptation of several video games, including Detroit: Become Human and Infamous Second Son.

Diogo Morgado is perhaps best known in the United States for his portrayal of Jesus in 20th Century Fox's feature film Son of God and in History Channel's Emmy-nominated miniseries, The Bible, which was the highest-rated cable program of 2013.

Diogo Morgado appeared on the hit ABC drama Revenge as Dr Jorge Velez.

In 2015, Diogo Morgado starred as "The Man" in the CW's drama series, The Messengers.