---
name: "Selva Rasalingam"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/selva-rasalingam"
fi1m_id: "selva-rasalingam"
imdb_id: "nm0864900"
tmdb_id: 24607
wikidata_id: "Q22279924"
roles: []
born: "15 October 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 58
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T15:42:03.906171+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Selva Rasalingam

## Identity

Selva Rasalingam

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/selva-rasalingam
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** selva-rasalingam
- **IMDb ID:** nm0864900
- **TMDB ID:** 24607
- **Wikidata ID:** Q22279924
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selva_Rasalingam, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22279924, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0864900/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24607

Actor. Born 15 October 1968 in Tottenham, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 15 October 1968, Tottenham, London, England, UK
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selva_Rasalingam, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22279924, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0864900/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24607

## Biography

Selva Rasalingam is a British actor. He was born on 15 October 1968 in Tottenham, London, and trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

He has appeared on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in the West End. His screen credits include the role of Amir in the 2010 television film *I Am Slave*, Silva's Mercenary in *Skyfall* (2012), the Persian Captain in *Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time* (2010), King Menehptre in *The Mummy* (2017), and Jesus in the Lumo Project films of the Gospels, beginning with *The Gospel of John* (2014). Television appearances include *Doctor Who* (2005) as Ranjit and *Luther* (2010) as Craig Lane.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *I Am Slave* (2010), Fi1m 61, as Amir — [page](https://film.one/film/i-am-slave.md)
- *Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time* (2010), Fi1m 56, as Persian Captain — [page](https://film.one/film/prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Renegade Nell* (2024), series, as Harley
- *Bodies* (2023), series, as Prime Minister
- *Ostern - eine wahre Geschichte* (2019), as Jesus
- *Damascus Cover* (2017), as Sabri
- *The Mummy* (2017), as King Menehptre
- *Risen* (2016), as James
- *The Gospel of Mark* (2015), as Jesus
- *The Gospel of Luke* (2015), as Jesus
- *The Gospel of John* (2014), as Jesus
- *Legends* (2014), series, as Ramir Qalat
- *The Gospel of Matthew* (2014), as Jesus
- *Run* (2013), series, as Rakesh
- *Skyfall* (2012), as Silva's Mercenary — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/skyfall.md)
- *The Veteran* (2011), as Fawwaz Abdullah
- *The Story of Jesus* (2011), series, as Jesus
- *The Borgias* (2011), series, as Tommaso Carracci
- *The Devil's Double* (2011), as Rokan
- *I Am Slave* (2010), as Amir — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/i-am-slave.md)
- *Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time* (2010), as Persian Captain — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time.md)
- *Luther* (2010), series, as Craig Lane — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/luther.md)
- *The Londoners* (2008), series, as Dr. Zayed
- *Torchwood* (2006), series, as Psychiatrist — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/torchwood.md)
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Ranjit — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Hustle* (2004), series, as Barir
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Nirav Maruti — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *Waking the Dead* (2001), series, as Rashid Said
- *Murder in Mind* (2001), series, as Mourner
- *Bad Girls* (1999), series, as DC Patel
- *Jonathan Creek* (1997), series, as Sharif — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/jonathan-creek.md)
- *Joseph* (1995), as Asher
- *Son of the Pink Panther* (1993), as Customs official (as Sylvestre Tobias)
- *Carry On Columbus* (1992), as Abdullah
- *The Way of the Wind*, as Jeroboam

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