Brian Deacon
{{Short description|British actor}}
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{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|2|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Oxford, England
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1971–present
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Rula Lenska|1977|1987|end=divorced}}
- {{marriage|Nathalie Bloch-Lainé|1998}}
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| children = 1
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Brian Deacon (born 13 February 1949) is a British actor known for portraying Jesus in the 1979 film Jesus, which was made by the evangelical organization The Jesus Film Project.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fcc8575|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824014921/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fcc8575|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 August 2017|title=Brian Deacon|website=BFI}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.jesusfilm.org/how-to-help/partner.html|title=Partner | Jesus Film Project|website=www.jesusfilm.org}} Deacon was chosen for the part out of a field of 900 actors screen tested by producer John Heyman.{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfilm.org/questions-answers/making-the-film/casting-jesus |title=The JESUS Film Project | Casting "Jesus" |accessdate=2016-01-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201194414/http://www.jesusfilm.org/questions-answers/making-the-film/casting-jesus |archivedate=1 February 2016 |df=dmy }}
Deacon has also portrayed Heumac in The Feathered Serpent (1976, 1978), Frank Miles in the 1978 TV series Lillie, and appeared with his brother, Eric, in the Peter Greenaway film, A Zed & Two Noughts (1985), as Oswald Deuce.{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/514723/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Zed and Two Noughts, A (1985)|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}} Between 1992 and 1993, he played the role of The Rt Hon. Neil Kincaid in British soap opera Emmerdale, the lover of established character Kim Tate (Claire King).{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7c581233|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721094647/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7c581233|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 July 2017|title=Emmerdale[05/01/93] (1993)|website=BFI}}
Personal life
Deacon was born in Oxford, where he later trained at the Oxford Youth Theatre.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/brian-deacon/bio/3000090377/|title=Brian Deacon|website=TVGuide.com}} He has been married twice, firstly to Rula Lenska (1977-1987), with whom he had a daughter, Lara Parker Deacon.{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2013/10/14/news/rula-s-ruling-the-roost-from-now-on-72778/|title=Rula's ruling the roost from now on|website=The Irish News|date=14 October 2013 }} In 1998 he married the French actress and producer Nathalie Bloch-Lainé.[https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10182-2643375/nathalie-bloch-laine-in-biographical-summaries-of-notable-people Nathalie Bloch] My Heritage
Filmography
- The Guardians, episode "The Logical Approach" (1971)
- The Triple Echo (1972)
- Love and Mr Lewisham (1972) TV series
- Thirty-Minute Theatre, episode "Scarborough" (1972)
- ITV Sunday Night Theatre, episode "First Sight" (1972)
- Full House, TV series episode of 25 November 1972
- Public Eye, episode "It's a Woman's Privilege" (1973)
- Vampyres (1974)
- The Kiss (1974)
- Good Girl (TV series)|Good Girl, (1974) TV series {{IMDb title |id=tt0161148 |title=Good Girl}}
- Churchill's People, episode "The Lost Island" (1975)
- The Emigrants, episodes "Chances for the Children" (1976), "Endeavour" (1976), "13,000 Miles Away" (1976) e "A Dream of Freedom" (1976)
- Centre Play, 1st episode "Risking It" (1977)
- The Feathered Serpent (1976-1978) TV Series
- Lillie, episodes "Mrs. Langtry" (1978), "The Jersey Lily" (1978), "The New Helen" (1978), "Bertie" (1978), "Let Them Say" (1978), "The Sailor Prince" (1978) e "Going on the Stage" (1978)
- Jesus (1980)
- The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis (1980)
- Leap in the Dark, episode "Watching Me, Watching You" (1980)
- Nelly's Version (1983) TV Film
- The First Part of King Henry VI (1983) TV Film
- The Second Part of King Henry VI (1983) TV Film
- The Third Part of King Henry VI (1983) TV Film
- Richard III (1983) TV Film
- Separate Tables (1983) TV Film
- Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense, episode "And the Wall Came Tumbling Down" (1984)
- Mr. Palfrey of Westminster, episode "Freedom from Longing" (1985)
- Bleak House (1985) TV series
- A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
- Screen Two, episode "Inappropriate Behaviour" (1987)
- Emmerdale, episode 1.1724 1.1725 (1992)
- Bugs, episode "Down Among the Dead Men" (1995)
- The Story of Jesus for Children (2000) Home Video only
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords (2004) Video Game (voice)
- Doctors, episodes "Face Value (2001) e "Amends (2009)
- Ceville (2009) Video Game (voice)
- The Projectionist (2012)
- The Night of the Rabbit (2013) Video Game (voice)
- Mistaken (2013)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0212567|Brian Deacon}}
- {{tcmdb name|id=46967|name=Brian Deacon}}
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Category:English male film actors
Category:English male stage actors
Category:English male television actors