Jaakko Ohtonen

Jaakko Ohtonen (, born 25 August 1989) is a Finnish actor and voiceover artist. He has been cast in the role of Jesus Christ (replacing Jim Caviezel) in Mel Gibson's The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One and Part Two (2028).

Career Ohtonen studied film acting at in Tampere during years 2008–2009. After that, he studied at the Department of Acting at the University of Tampere and graduated with a master's degree in Theatre Arts in 2015. After graduating, he has worked as a freelance actor.

Ohtonen's acting television roles include in 2018. The following year, he appeared in first season of the Finnish crime drama series All the Sins and provided the voice of the Finnish version of Big Brother reality television show. In 2020 he portrayed Jere in the Finnish television series . He also appeared in the medical series Syke.

In 2022, Ohtonen appeared again in the third season of Finnish crime drama series All the Sins. He also appeared in the historical epic series Vikings: Valhalla.

In 2025 he could be seen in the Swedish Disney+ original historical drama series To Cook a Bear. That year, he was cast as Jesus Christ (replacing Jim Caviezel) in the Mel Gibson films The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One and Part Two, the sequels to the 2004 film The Passion of the Christ, and commenced filming in the role in October 2025 in Italy.

Personal life Ohtonen married the Finnish television presenter in July 2024. He had proposed to her in Lapland whilst on holiday, eight years into their relationship.