{"id":5071,"date":"2024-06-12T10:57:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T10:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/the-chosen-actor-paras-patel-says-portraying-matthew-has-given-me-my-purpose\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T17:58:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T17:58:49","slug":"the-chosen-actor-paras-patel-says-portraying-matthew-has-given-me-my-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/the-chosen-actor-paras-patel-says-portraying-matthew-has-given-me-my-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Chosen\u2019-acteur Paras Patel zegt dat het vertolken van Matthe\u00fcs mij \u2018mijn doel heeft gegeven\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/257965\/the-chosen-actor-paras-patel-says-portraying-matthew-has-given-me-my-purpose\">Bron <\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%;margin-bottom: 25px\">\n  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/matthews3.jpg?quality=80&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"display: block;margin: auto;max-width: 100%\" \/><br \/>\n  <span style=\"text-align: right;font-style: italic\">Actor Paras Patel as Matthew in the hit series \u201cThe Chosen.\u201d \/ Credit: \u201cThe Chosen\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>[Editor\u2019s note: The following article may contain spoilers.]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Season 4 of the hit series \u201cThe Chosen\u201d has been officially released for streaming exclusively on \u201cThe Chosen\u201d app, and fan-favorite Paras Patel, who portrays Matthew in the series, recently spoke to CNA about his role in the show and how it has impacted him as a person.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The actor said that being able to portray Matthew, specifically as someone who has autism, and have so many people share how his portrayal has touched their lives has \u201creally given me my purpose as an artist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chosen\u201d is the first-ever multi-season show about the life of Jesus and became the most successful crowdfunded TV series or film project in history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Season 4 focuses on the time leading up to Jesus\u2019 entry into Jerusalem and includes important biblical moments such as the raising of Lazarus and the healing of the Roman Centurion\u2019s servant.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"mx-auto\" style=\"width:100%\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/s4still.jpg?quality=80&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"img-fluid\" style=\"null\" alt=\"Jesus and his disciples during Season 4 of &quot;The Chosen.&quot; Credit: The Chosen\/Mike Kubeisy\"><figcaption class=\"caption text-muted\">Jesus and his disciples during Season 4 of \u201cThe Chosen.\u201d Credit: The Chosen\/Mike Kubeisy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After many episodes of tension between Matthew and Simon Peter, a heartfelt scene of forgiveness between the two serves as a reminder of Jesus\u2019 message to forgive \u201cnot seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times\u201d (Mt 18:22).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Patel explained that his character started his \u201capology tour\u201d in Season 3 when Matthew reconciled with his parents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatthew, knowing who he is and becoming the person that he is, he always wants to make right of his wrongs \u2014 he feels the guilt and the shame,\u201d he said. \u201cSo that carries into Season 4.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThat\u2019s something that I love when I portray Matthew, because it really teaches us as the audience of what that can look like and kind of helps us want to do the right things in our lives with obstacles that have come our way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans of the show highlight the growth witnessed in Matthew since Season 1. Patel likes to describe the growth as Matthew becoming \u201cactivated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to say that Matthew, when he was at the tax booth, was not activated, meaning nobody saw anything in him. Nobody valued him, people just ignored him. They spit on him. They didn\u2019t give him his worth,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it took one person that kind of shined a light straight into his heart and gave him the confidence he needed to make him into one of the most famous scribes in history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Patel said he has \u201clearned so much\u201d from playing Matthew and pointed out that \u201cit\u2019s so rare to have a character really impacting you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatthew teaches me so much about just\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 honestly, it sounds simple\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 but it\u2019s just listening,\u201d he shared. \u201cListening to one another, hearing other people\u2019s thoughts, giving them space to feel comfortable, giving them a safe space to be open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cI learn about not judging others so easily. I learn about respecting one another and just really trying to hear someone else out and hear their heart and not judge a book by its cover.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Patel has shared that fans around the world send him messages thanking him for his portrayal of someone with autism because it gives them or their children someone they can relate to. Because of this, Patel has become a proud advocate for the autism community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means a lot because a lot of times when you\u2019re working in this industry, you\u2019re just kind of doing job to job,\u201d Patel said. \u201cSo, being an ambassador for the autism community has been so special for me because I never thought that I would be kind of the face of it through our show, and it\u2019s something that I am very passionate about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While doing press in Brazil for Season 4, Patel told CNA that he encountered several people thanking him for his portrayal of Matthew and thanking him for providing a term for his behaviors because they previously did not have a word for autism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeveral times when I was there, I was thanked for the show. They said, \u2018Thank you for letting us know what this is. We didn\u2019t know the word is autistic for this behavior,\u2019\u201d he recalled. \u201cThey didn\u2019t know the word for it until they watched the show. So that is literally the impact that the show has had globally and it\u2019s very moving to be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The highly anticipated release of Season 4 comes after a delay due to legal issues between \u201cThe Chosen\u201d and Angel Studios.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After episode one was released on June 2, the show\u2019s app climbed to the No. 1 overall app in the Apple TV app store and to the No. 2 free app in the mobile iOS App Store.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The season premiere had an impressive 3.5 million streams following the release of Episode 1 and 4.2 million streams across households in the U.S. over the first three days. During the first 72 hours, the stream on YouTube and the app alone yielded more than 2.5 million total viewers.<\/p>\n<p>CNA\u2019s full interview with Patel can be viewed in full below.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%\" class=\"mx-auto embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">[youtube <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y7sHuGxIeDs?feature=oembed&#038;start=%5D\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y7sHuGxIeDs?feature=oembed&#038;start=%5D<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Source Actor Paras Patel as Matthew in the hit series \u201cThe Chosen.\u201d \/ Credit: \u201cThe Chosen\u201d [Editor\u2019s note: The following article may contain spoilers.] Season 4 of the hit series \u201cThe Chosen\u201d has been officially released for streaming exclusively on \u201cThe Chosen\u201d app, and fan-favorite Paras Patel, who portrays Matthew in the series, recently [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-5071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1718189839_matthews3.jpg?fit=1980%2C1320&quality=80&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":79399,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/chosencon-2026-this-is-the-comic-con-of-the-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":5071,"position":0},"title":"ChosenCon 2026: \u2018This is the Comic-Con of the Bible\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"maart 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Thousands of fans of the hit series \u201cThe Chosen\u201d gathered at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, Feb. 19\u201321 for ChosenCon \u2014 a fan convention for the show.This year\u2019s gathering also featured cast members from other shows from \u201cThe Chosen\u201d universe including \u201cThe Chosen Adventures\u201d and 5&2 Studios\u2019\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"ChosenCon 2026: \u2018This is the Comic-Con of the Bible\u2019","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ChosenCon-2026-%E2%80%98This-is-the-Comic-Con-of-the-Bible.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&quality=80&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ChosenCon-2026-%E2%80%98This-is-the-Comic-Con-of-the-Bible.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&quality=80&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ChosenCon-2026-%E2%80%98This-is-the-Comic-Con-of-the-Bible.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&quality=80&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ChosenCon-2026-%E2%80%98This-is-the-Comic-Con-of-the-Bible.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&quality=80&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ChosenCon-2026-%E2%80%98This-is-the-Comic-Con-of-the-Bible.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&quality=80&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":58577,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/actor-jonathan-roumie-to-catholic-creators-social-media-is-todays-mission-field\/","url_meta":{"origin":5071,"position":1},"title":"Actor Jonathan Roumie to Catholic creators: Social media is today\u2019s mission field","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"oktober 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Actor Jonathan Roumie, who portrays Jesus in \u201cThe Chosen.\u201d \/ Credit: Screenshot EWTN News\/Colm Flynn CNA Staff, Jul 28, 2025 \/ 15:20 pm (CNA). 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