What specific visions of Christ has Jonathan Roumie publicly described and when did they occur?
Executive summary
Jonathan Roumie has not been documented in the provided reporting as claiming his own private, supernatural visions of Christ; rather, he has publicly described and participated in portrayals of other people’s reported visions of Jesus—most notably the visions experienced by St. Faustina that Roumie depicted in a touring production beginning in 2013—and he has recounted playing Jesus in staged or filmed vision-scenes such as the short film "The Two Thieves" before his breakout role in The Chosen (2019 onward) [1] [2] [3] [4].
1. Roumie and St. Faustina: performing the saint’s visions (cast in 2013, toured for several years)
Roumie has repeatedly described the content and theatrical context of St. Faustina Kowalska’s visions of Jesus—saying she “wrote an entire diary that was dictated to her by Christ himself” and explaining that he played Jesus in the multimedia portions of a one‑woman touring show about Faustina’s visions that began after he was cast in 2013 (Roumie’s casting and the production are noted in multiple profiles) [2] [1] [5] [6]. Reporting specifies that the production, Faustina: Messenger of Divine Mercy, used projected scenes and multimedia so Roumie’s Jesus appeared as the figure the saint described, a role he performed for roughly four years with the touring company according to interviews and archival descriptions [6] [1] [5].
2. “Vision” scenes in short films: the Two Thieves and early crucifixion work (mid‑2010s)
Before The Chosen, Roumie also executed brief filmed portrayals of Jesus tied to imaginative or devotional scenarios: he has stated that his first filmed appearance as Christ in the short film The Two Thieves included a crucifixion scene and that he appeared in filmed “vision” segments tied to that and similar projects, which were used in theatrical and devotional contexts in the mid‑2010s (Roumie recounts the short’s crucifixion moment and his early film work) [2] [3]. Aleteia and Ekstasis reporting link these short films to the path that led Dallas Jenkins to cast Roumie later for The Chosen [1] [3].
3. The Chosen (2019–present): portraying Jesus, not claiming private visions
Since being cast as Jesus for The Chosen, a crowdfunded multi‑season television series that premiered in 2017 and with Roumie becoming the public face of its Jesus role from 2019 onward, Roumie has spoken extensively about the spiritual weight of portraying Christ and about how the show draws on Scripture and scholarly advisors to shape its portrayal [4] [7] [3]. The available reporting frames Roumie’s discussion of visions in theatrical or devotional contexts (for example, explaining Faustina’s visions or the staged “vision” sequences he performed), but it does not document Roumie saying he personally experienced visions of Christ; his public comments emphasize craft, prayer, and pastoral responsibility rather than claims of private revelation [4] [7] [6].
4. Devotional leadership and reference to Divine Mercy practice during quarantine
Roumie has publicly led devotional practices connected to the themes of visions like Faustina’s—such as livestreamed recitations of the Divine Mercy chaplet during the COVID quarantine—which aligns with his on‑stage history of depicting Faustina’s divine encounters but again reflects public devotion and ministry rather than an assertion that he himself received visions [6]. Coverage of his public ministry and speaking engagements, including large Catholic events and media appearances, consistently treats Roumie as an actor and devotional leader rather than a claimant of personal supernatural visions [4] [7].
5. What the sources do — and do not — say: limits and alternative readings
The assembled sources (interviews, profiles, and production histories) document Roumie’s repeated depiction and explanation of other people’s visions of Jesus (especially St. Faustina’s) and his performance of vision‑type scenes in film and theater beginning in the early‑to‑mid 2010s, culminating in his high‑profile role on The Chosen from 2019 onward [1] [2] [3] [4]. None of the provided reporting records Roumie describing having his own private mystical visions of Christ; that absence is material and should be treated as a reporting limitation rather than proof of absence if other sources exist outside the set provided here [4] [6] [1].