Belgian actor Mehdi Dehbi is best known for appearing in “Mary Queen of Scots” and “A Most Wanted Man” on the big screen, as well as stage work in plays including “Romeo and Juliet” and “The Just Assassins.” But his very first role, at age 3, was playing Jesus when his parochial school staged scenes from the Bible. Now, he has brought his career full-circle, in a sense, by taking on the titular role in Netflix’s “Messiah,” in which his character is believed by some to be to be a savior, while others think he is a con artist.
How did you tackle the uncertainty around whether or not your character, Al-Masih, was a true messiah or if he was a manipulator?
Whatever people want to project on him or on the story or on the show is part of the show itself. The show doesn’t want to impose...
How did you tackle the uncertainty around whether or not your character, Al-Masih, was a true messiah or if he was a manipulator?
Whatever people want to project on him or on the story or on the show is part of the show itself. The show doesn’t want to impose...
- 1/2/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
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