Jack Huston as Judah Ben-Hur

Jack Huston as Judah Ben-Hur

Jack Huston as Judah Ben-Hur

...a Jewish prince in Roman-occupied Jerusalem who is betrayed and falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala and is sentenced to a life of slavery. Ben-Hur loses everything and spends five years in the galley of a Roman slave ship and later takes on the Roman Empire and avenges his adoptive brother in a grand chariot race while finding redemption and being forever changed after a series of encounters with Jesus Christ.

Morgan Freeman as Sheik Ilderim: Ben-Hur

Morgan Freeman as Sheik Ilderim

Morgan Freeman as Sheik Ilderim

...a wealthy Nubian sheik who trains Ben-Hur to become a charioteer to take revenge on his brother, Messala.

Toby Kebbell as Messala: Ben-Hur

Toby Kebbell as Messala

Toby Kebbell as Messala

...an officer in the Roman army and Ben-Hur's childhood friend and adoptive brother who betrays him.

Nazanin Boniadi as Esther: Ben-Hur

Nazanin Boniadi as Esther

Nazanin Boniadi as Esther

...a Jewish slave and the love interest of Ben-Hur.