The Passion

Joseph Mawle - Jesus

In 2007 Joseph Mawle was nominated for the Royal Television Breakthrough on Screen Award for the drama Soundproof.

James Nesbitt - Pilate

James Nesbitt became popular with audiences after his appearances in Murphy's Law, Cold Feet and Waking Ned.

Ben Daniels - Caiaphas

Ben Daniels is familiar to BBC viewers for his role as Finn Bevan in Cutting It and to film audiences for Conspiracy and Doom.

Penelope Wilton - Mary

Penelope Wilton has appeared in Doctor Who and Shaun of the Dead. Her first major television role was Ever Decreasing Circles.

Paloma Baeza - Mary Magdalene

Paloma Baeza, an actor and director, is best known for starring in the period drama Far from the Madding Crowd.

David Oyelowo - Joseph of Arimathea

David Oyelowo is recognised most for his role as Danny Hunter in Spooks. He starred in Shoot the Messenger and Born Equal.

Jesus' followers

Paul Nicholls - Judas

Darren Morfitt - Peter

Jamie Sives - John

Dean Lennox Kelly - James

Daniel Evans - Matthew

Tom Ellis - Philip

Eoin Geoghegan - Andrew

Eugene Wood - Bartholomew

Lewis Clay - Thomas

Stuart Kidd - Simon

Thomas Buchanan - James Alphaeus

Steve Morphew - Thaddeus

Vinette Robinson - Mina

At the Temple

Denis Lawson - Annas

John Lynch - Sagan

Ben Caplan - Yehuda

Laura Fraser - Abigail

Laila El Mrabti - Caiaphas' daughter

Simon Kassianides - Temple guard

Munir Khairdin - Second Temple guard

Elif Yeşil - Nita, Caiaphas' servant

Romans

Esther Hall - Claudia

Mark Lewis Jones - Marcus

Roger Ashton-Griffiths - Syrian prefect

Martin Hutson - Pilate's secretary

Gerard Monaco - Capito

Robin Floriant - Rufus, tax collector

Karim Doukkali - Garrison Centurion

David Maybrick - First Roman soldier

Ross O'Hennessy - Second Roman soldier

Matthew Flynn - Third Roman soldier

Driss Roukhe - Roman soldier at procession

El Housseine Dejjiti - Centurion at bakery

Mohammed Taleb - Robe centurion

Mansour Badri - Roman sergeant at Golgotha

People in Jerusalem

Stephen Graham - Barabbas

Johnny Harris - Asher

Daniel Catlagirone - Eban

Richard Katz - Money changer

Gary Pillai - Merchant

Peter Sullivan - Lawyer

Rene Zagger - Bird seller

Kiran Shah - Jude

Mercedes Grower - Neta

David Rubin - Pilgrim

Jamila El Haouni - Widow

Nadia Sadik - Screaming woman

Abderrahim Moustaid - Simon the Leper

Abdelouahed Sanouji - Young baker

Mustapha Jamal - Unhappy butcher

El Jirari Ben Aissa - Simon of Cyrene

Craig Parkins - Man at tomb

Barnaby Kay - Man on road to Emmaus