Selva Rasalingam

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Selva Rasalingam
Tottenham, London, England, U.K.
Alma materGuildhall School of Music and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present

Selva Rasalingam is a British actor. He has appeared on stage in

The Gospel of John.[3][4][5]

Life

Selva Rasalingam was born in Tottenham in North London to a Tamil father and English mother.[6] He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (1988–91), London.[7]

Career

Rasalingam portrayed

Gospels produced by the Lumo Project,[8]
which was well-received as dramatisation and academically for its Biblically accurate depiction. He studied diverse historical and academic sources in preparation for the role, and filming spanned five years.

Other stage appearances include An Adventure by

).

Performances

Filmography

Television

Theatre

Radio

  • Fall of the Shah, BBC Radio Drama, 2019, as
    Ayatollah Khomeini
  • The Bethlehem Murders, BBC Radio 4 Drama, 2018, as Jihad Awdeh
  • Tommies: 11 November 1917 (S8E2), BBC Radio 4 Drama, 2017, as Ibrahim Habachi
  • Tommies: 10 November 1917 (S8E1), BBC Radio 4 Drama, 2017, as Ibrahim Habachi
  • Midnight's Children, BBC Radio 4 Drama, 2017, as Zagallo / Brigadier Iskander
  • Tommies: 2 December 1916 (S5E4), BBC Radio 4 Drama, 2016, as Hassan Chaoush

Other

References

  1. ^ Rasalingam at findmypast.co.uk
  2. ^ Edward Gunawardhana, Tina (11 April 2019). "A Thespian's Life". Hi Online. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ Peter T, Chattaway (26 November 2014). "New film based on John's gospel comes to Netflix next week". Patheos.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Jesus in words and pictures". King's College London. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  5. NIV
    ) as the actors act out the story ... The cast looks more ethnic than in other Jesus films, with the portrayal of Christ by Shakespearan actor Selva Rasalingam."
  6. ^ "Selva Rasalingam". University of Warwick. British Black and Asian Shakespeare Performance Database. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  7. ^ Francis, Martin (12 December 2014). "Gospel films stick strictly to the text". Church Times. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  8. ^ Jesse, Carey (26 January 2015). "Hollywood Jesuses: The Definitive Ranking". Relevant. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

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