Jonathan Roumie: ‘I’ve Been Training Specifically For This Season’

Published: April 17, 2026

By Michaela Gordoni

Jonathan Roumie had to do a lot of preparation for his portrayal of Jesus’ crucifixion on THE CHOSEN.

THE CHOSEN cast finished filming Season 6 last year. When asked what the hardest part about filming, Roumie said “the crucifixion.”

“There’s no way to get around the difficulty of that on so many levels and just trying to be ready for it and trying to just empty myself, right? And allow the Lord to just be with me throughout the process,” he said.

It also took a heavy physical toll on him.

“I’ve been training specifically for this season and so there’s been a lot of self-sacrifice in order to bring my idea of how I want Jesus to feel and look for Season 6,” he said.

At the time, he asked for prayer that he would make room for God to lead him forward through the process.

He’s said that filming Jesus’ death was one of the most significant things he’s ever done in his life.

“It was a one-of-a-kind experience,” Roumie told Fox News Digital at ChosenCon earlier this year. “It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life — both professionally and personally as a human being.”

Though it drained him emotionally and physically, he doesn’t take its importance for granted.

“I spent a lot of time asking the Lord to show me what He wanted people to see and what He wanted them to experience and if it was at all possible for me to try to experience a fraction of a fraction of what He went through,” the actor said. “I was willing to offer myself in that way, and He gave me some really challenging experiences on set, physically and emotionally.”

He says the pain and suffering he experienced is an offering to God.

“What we do is bring it to the altar of sacrifice and say, ‘Lord, if you can use this for souls…I offer this pain and suffering…My goal throughout that was to offer that for the benefit of souls and people that are suffering and by that happening, it can be sanctified and used for God’s glory,” he told Mike Schmitz.

When the weight of portraying Jesus feels heavy, Roumie reminds himself that he was chosen for this role.

“I’m in this position doing this particular show and not somebody else for whatever reason God has ordained me to it,” he said. “Every day, I am reminded of my humanity, which leads me to humility.”

The new season will come out this fall, on Nov. 15. The finale will come out in theaters next spring.

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