Tomer Sisley & Mehdi Dehbi - Casting
Tomer Sisley (We鈥檙e The Millers) and Mehdi Dehbi (London Has Fallen) have been cast in Netflix鈥檚 drama series Messiah, from writer Michael Petroni (The Book Thief) and producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey.
Sisley will play Avrim Dahan, an embittered Shin Bet operative who is violent, aggressive, a non-believer who is fighting for the protection of his country and nothing else. He has done some shameful things in the fight against terrorism.
Dehbi, whose casting was first reported by Variety, will play Al Massih, described as an enigma, his origins a mystery. People are unsure if he is a divine messenger or a political rabble-rouser. When he disappears from an Israeli interrogation cell with no explanation his legend begins to grow.
Sisley will play Avrim Dahan, an embittered Shin Bet operative who is violent, aggressive, a non-believer who is fighting for the protection of his country and nothing else. He has done some shameful things in the fight against terrorism.
Dehbi, whose casting was first reported by Variety, will play Al Massih, described as an enigma, his origins a mystery. People are unsure if he is a divine messenger or a political rabble-rouser. When he disappears from an Israeli interrogation cell with no explanation his legend begins to grow.
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John Ortiz
John Ortiz has been cast in Netflix鈥檚 drama series Messiah, from writer Michael Petroni (The Book Thief) and producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey.
Ortiz plays Felix, smart, humble and unassuming on the outside. Though blessed with a strong faith and a loving family, Felix struggles with his lot in life leading a tiny, uninspired congregation in a border town in Texas where he assumes he will live out the rest of his days. Felix鈥檚 life is about to change as he gets swept up into Al-Massih鈥檚 world. With growing power comes corruption and Felix must choose between remaining true to himself or going down a darker path.
Ortiz plays Felix, smart, humble and unassuming on the outside. Though blessed with a strong faith and a loving family, Felix struggles with his lot in life leading a tiny, uninspired congregation in a border town in Texas where he assumes he will live out the rest of his days. Felix鈥檚 life is about to change as he gets swept up into Al-Massih鈥檚 world. With growing power comes corruption and Felix must choose between remaining true to himself or going down a darker path.
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