I recall the actor who played Christ in The Passion told a reporter. “You do not play Christ without getting some of His Passion given to you.” After filming he had to have heart surgery, in another scene he was close enough to a lightning strike ( while on the cross) that he got shocked. His shoulder was also dislocated during that scene. At the pillory he was accidentally struck by one of the whips.
Jim Caviezal. When Mel Gibson realized he had the same initials as Jesus, it freaked him out, but he took it as a sign that he found the right guy.