Bruce Marchiano Bio
Bruce Marchiano is an actor, author, and international speaker best known
for his actor’s portrayal of Jesus in the film, The Gospel of Matthew. A
powerful film that introduces people to an impassioned, intimate, and
joyous Jesus, Matthew has been broadcast/distributed across the globe,
and has been used by countless ministries, missionaries and churches for
outreach and Bible study. International Bible Society reports that DVD
distribution in China alone has long surpassed 1,000,000 copies.
As an author, Marchiano has penned several books on the life and person
of Jesus. Among them are Jesus Yesterday, Today & Forever, Jesus Wept, and the bestselling
In the Footsteps of Jesus, all of which have been honored by the Evangelical Christian Publishers
Association as Gold Medallion Finalists. Marchiano’s most recent releases are The Character of
a Man, a character profile of Jesus as the model of true manhood, and Jesus, the Man Who
Loved Women, an exploration of Jesus’ heart for women.
Marchiano is also the founder and president of Marchiano Ministries, a non-profit organization
principally involved in South Africa where Bruce sponsors/conducts crusades and outreaches,
planting/building churches, providing humanitarian support to desperate and AIDS-affected
children, and opportunities for young people who have no means to continue their education.
Marchiano’s involvement in South Africa began in 1993, when it was deeply embroiled in racial
and political turmoil. As a celebrity, he was invited to speak in every corner of the country and
across every cultural divide. That initial speaking tour turned into a life-long commitment to the
people of South Africa and the rebuilding of that challenged nation.
As a popular Christian speaker in the USA, Europe, Australia, etc., Marchiano has ministered the
love of Jesus in every imaginable setting from churches, universities, banquets, conferences… to
prisons, high schools and stadiums. His message consistently centers on the person of Jesus—
His heart, His love, His joy and goodness. Consequently, he has witnessed hundreds of
thousands of people come to Jesus as Savior and otherwise be overwhelmed by His love.
Other than Matthew, Marchiano’s acting credits include numerous television shows and
independent films including Murder She Wrote, Colombo, L.A. Law, Days of Our Lives; The Girl
on Green Street, Final Solution, The Legend of the Candy Cane, Out of Jerusalem, Faith
Happens, Road to Emmaus, and just released in June 2011, The Encounter (a PureFlix
Production). He also hosted the documentaries Millennial Madness and Who is Jesus?, and has
appeared as a guest host on Canadian television’s 100 Huntley Street.
Currently Marchiano has just wrapped another PureFlix film, The Last Supper, and will be filming
The Encounter II in July 2011. At the same time, he has undertaken his most definitive and
challenging project to date, a major film production of The Gospel According to John titled
Jesus… No Greater Love, to be filmed on location in Israel, dubbed into the languages of the
world and distributed with the singular intent of national and global outreach – a “new Jesus film
for a new tech-savy, film-enthusiast, film-sophisticated generation.”
To quote Marchiano, "This isn’t about box office, but about precious souls who need Jesus all
over this country and the world. This is about creating a cutting edge “tool” – the Gospel, Word
for Word, brought to life in the language of today, which is film. You put this “tool” up on the big
screen, broadcast it on TV and upload it to the internet; you make it available for hand-held
devices… You equip local churches, ministries, missionaries, believers… across America and
the world with it… and you introduce Jesus to countless people who need him desperately.
This is the vision of Jesus… No Greater Love. Glory to the name of Jesus!”