History Main / LooksLikeJesus

** Subverted in the sequel ''That Hideous Strength''. Either the narration [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane or]] (via telepathy) God Himself gets the snark on at the classical depictions; in either case strongly implying He does[=/=]did ''not'' look like them in-universe:

* Brazilian revolutionary leader Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, also known as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiradentes Tiradentes]], was often depicted with long hair and a beard in paintings, which the real Tiradentes never wore. It was done intentionally to cement his reputation as a martyr fo the republican cause after the Portuguese crown sentenced him to death by hanging.

%%* Ian [=McCollum=] of ''WebVideo/ForgottenWeapons'' fame.
* ''{{LetsPlay/Cr1tiKal}}'', of all people, has stereotypical Jesus look (the long hair and the beard) during the early half of 2020, especially while the COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing (with non-essential businesses, including barber shops, have been closed down as a result). This, combined with his signature DeadpanSnarker monotone, gives the guy an AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance. He has had his hair cut around the latter half of May 2020, however.

* Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm : Subverted, and Jesus - an average to short Palestinian Jewish carpenter with work-roughened hands, short curly hair and a short beard - [[DeadpanSnarker drily]] lampshades it:

** Also Obi-Wan in the later prequels, especially in Episode II. No, it's not a mullet.

* Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm : Subverted, and Jesus [[DeadpanSnarker drily]] lampshades it:

* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Halbrand has unkept, shaggy shoulder-length hair and sports a PermaStubble. He physically resembles Aragorn from the movie trilogy and is himself a promised savior, but for the Southlanders.

* The Thief in ''Film/TheHolyMountain]]'' deliberately Looks Like Jesus.

* The Thief in ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071615/ The Holy Mountain]]'' deliberately Looks Like Jesus.

* Ironically, the real Jesus most likely would ''not'' qualify for the trope. Not only did he most likely have far more [[DivineRaceLift Semitic features]] than most art would have you believe, but long hair was not common for men at his time. He probably ''did'' have a beard, but both historical texts and artwork from the era confirms that men in that time and location wore their hair and beards cut ''short'', so as to protect against lice. The Bible does not give any details about Jesus's appearance, but the fact that the people sent to arrest him needed Judas to point him out suggests that Jesus was a completely average-looking, ordinary Jewish man. Meaning he certainly did not have long hair, which would be extremely atypical of the era.
** The Old Testament prophesies also hint at this on the few occasions they comment on the Messiah's physical appearance. Isaiah 53, for example, describes him as having "no beauty of majesty to attract us to him; nothing in his appearance that we should desire him."
** The only thing close to an eyewitness description of Jesus's appearance anyone has been able to find thus far is that attributed to the Jewish historian Josephus, who described Jesus as not only short-haired but also four feet tall, with terrible posture, and a ''mono-brow''. Whether Josephus is an even remotely reliable source, though, is up for debate, though the idea of Jesus being a Semetic Creator/DannyDeVito ''is'' admittedly very amusing.

* ''Characters/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Halbrand has unkept, shaggy shoulder-length hair and sports a PermaStubble. He physically resembles Aragorn from the movie trilogy and is himself a promised savior, but for the Southlanders.

* ''Characters/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Halbrand has unkept, shaggy shoulder-length hair and sports a PermaStubble. He physically remsembles Aragorn from the movie trilogy and is himself a pormised savior, but for the Southlanders.

* In ''[[Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand Spartacus]]'', the title character finishes the first episode dressed in a loincloth with long hair, a bloody brow, and a wound in his side. Given that he's a famed saviour who is popularly (if probably incorrectly) believed to have died on the cross, the symbolism was almost certainly intentional.

* [[http://runninginheels.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/albrecht-durer-self-portrait-at-28-15002.jpg This self-portrait]] by Albrecht Dürer, about which Wiki/TheOtherWiki says:

* ''Manga/OnePunchMan'' has Homeless Emperor, a member of the Monster Associations who claims to be on a MissionFromGod to eradicate humanity because HumansAreBastards. Incidentally, he has shaggy long hair and full beard, which is fitting for his status as a DarkMessiah.

* ''ComicBook/{{Stormwatch}}'': "Stormwatch Team Achilles", during the brief period where they were working for the Illuminati, were tasked to kill this one guy who got godlike - nay Godlike - powers from being a descendent of Jesus. The man they find looks like this. Then, the actual descendant, who was nearby and is dressed more modernly, shows up and kicks their asses, while mocking them for falling for the oldest IconicOutfit in the book.
* The Creator/MarvelComics character Wundarr the Aquarian was created by Creator/SteveGerber as a parody of Franchise/{{Superman}}--a character who already had Messianic overtones--but in appearance resembles Jesus in a costume that might be called "Spandex [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf]]."

--> [T]he works of the Italian masters [...] while superb pieces of art, seem to be of the firm belief that I was about six feet tall [and had] enviably manageable hair. Not so much.

* Niander Wallace in ''Film/BladeRunner2049'', although contrary to most examples, he's the BigBad and a [[CorruptCorporateExecutive a merciless corporate tyrant]]- albeit one with a seriously holy [[AGodAmI self-image]] and aspirations of [[DarkMessiah leading humanity.]]

* Manny in ''Series/BlackBooks'' has the beard and long hair already, and the first episode has him wandering about in a hospital gown, a beatific expression on his face from having digested (literally) the Little Book of Calm, and being mistaken for Jesus by the people he meets.

-->Dürer presents himself monumentally in a style that unmistakably recalls depictions of Christ - the implications of which have been debated among art critics. A conservative interpretation suggests that Durer is responding to the tradition of the Imitation of Christ. The more controversial view reads the painting as a proclamation of the artist's individual identity and his role as creator.

--> the works of the Italian masters - which, while superb pieces of art, seem to be of the firm belief that I was about six feet tall [and had] enviably manageable hair. Not so much.

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* Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm : Subverted, and he [[DeadpanSnarker drily]] lampshades it:

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9zj11gf9Qk Mike Rutherford]] of Music/{{Genesis}}. His puppet in Music/LandOfConfusion was even reused as that of Jesus in Series/SpittingImage.

* There's an obvious symbolism with Jacob in VideoGame/RiseOfTheTombRaider. Besides simply [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/laracroft/images/d/d7/Jacob_in_Cave.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/350?cb=20161127002025 looking like Jesus]], he's also [[spoiler:the Deathless Prophet of Constantinople who used the Divine Source to inspire a religious movement]].

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* ''Series/SleepyHollow'': [[http://www.theplace.ru/archive/tom_mison/img/sleepy_hollow_tom_mison2.jpg Tom Mison]] as Ichabod Crane, prompting the fan nickname "Super Hot Jesus".

* This trope is the reason Takaya from ''VideoGame/Persona3'' bears the {{Fan Nickname}}s of Hippie Jesus and Revolver Jesus.

* [[http://hokuto-no-ken.wikia.com/wiki/File:Ewtrey.JPG Toki]] in ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', to the point that his FanNickname is KungFuJesus. [[{{Mukokuseki}} Which is strange, since according to his character bios he's apparently ethnically Chinese]]. This may or may not be a nod to the Chinese historical figure Hong Xiuquan, leader of the infamously bloody Taiping Rebellion, who claimed to be Jesus Christ's younger brother.

* Ian [=McCollum=] of ''WebVideo/ForgottenWeapons'' fame, to the point of having acquired the FanNickname "Gun Jesus".

* Steve Burke of the [=YouTube=] tech review channel ''[=GamersNexus=]'' has had his appearance compared to Jesus Christ, to the point of "Tech Jesus" becoming a FanNickname for him.

** The Stark men have a tendency to have their dark hair long and an affinity in sporting a BadassBeard. This progressively applies especially to Jon Snow, as his BadassBeard becomes fuller as seasons go by. Both their deaths even involves a cross, though Jon wasn't crucified. His resurrection sequence is modeled on Renaissance paintings of Jesus.
** Jory Cassel sports dark long hair and a BadassBeard.