About Luca Lionello
Born 1964. Luca Lionello is an Italian actor and voice actor.
Luca Lionello (born 9 January 1964) is an Italian actor. He is best known for playing Judas Iscariot in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.
Biography Born in Rome to actor and voice dubbing artist Oreste Lionello, he has been an actor since 1986. Since then, Lionello came to international attention in 2004, when he played the role of Judas Iscariot in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.
He was an atheist until 2004, when he became a Catholic, owing to his experience filming The Passion of the Christ.
He has also played at least two other Apostles: St. Barnabas in Imperium: St. Peter, starring Omar Sharif, and St. Thomas in Abel Ferrara's Mary.
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Who is Luca Lionello?
Italian actor
When was Luca Lionello born?
Luca Lionello was born on 9 January 1964 in Rome.
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Luca Lionello is an actor and voice actor.
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Luca Lionello is Italian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Luca Lionello. https://biography.guide/luca-lionello/
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