布鲁斯·马奇亚诺，Marchiano was born in Orange County, California. he was son of Italian descent while his mother is Syrian. His first role was in a 1985 episode of Murder, She Wrote, which was followed by appearances in LA Law, Columbo, and the low-budget horror film, Curse II: The Bite. Before his roles as Jesus he was often cast as a villain and he jokes that Jesus was the first nice guy he ever played.马奇阿诺生于加利福尼亚州的橘子郡。他的父亲是意大利人的后裔，同时母亲是叙利亚人。他出演的第一个角色是1895年的《谋杀》《她写下》，随后又出演了《洛杉矶法律》《神探科伦坡》和低成本的恐怖电影《咒怨2：撕咬》。在他出演耶稣之前，他的角色经常是恶棍，他戏称耶稣是他第一个出演的好人。