Robert Thomas Powell (Salford, Manchester, 1 de juny de 1944) és un actor de cinema i de televisió anglès, famós pel seu paper a la minisèrie Jesus of Nazareth.

Robert Powell was born on June 1, 1944 in Salford, Manchester, England. In 1964, he started his acting career while attending Manchester University. In 1967, he made his film debut, and later landed his first starring role in The Italian Job (1969). Some of his well known movies include Franco Ziefirelli's "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977), Ken Russell's Tommy (1975) and Mahler (1974), the remake of The Thirty Nine Steps (1978), and the popular TV series "Doomwatch" (1970). Robert married on 29th August, 1975 to Barbara 'Babs' Lord. They now have a son and a daughter. In 1982, Robert won the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival for his performance in Imperative (1982). He won the best actor award at the Paris Film Festival for Harlequin (1980). For his portrayal of Jesus in Jesus of Nazareth he received best actor awards from TV Times and Italian TV Times, the international arts prize at the Fiuggi Film Festival, grand prize at the Saint-Vincent Film Festival, and a nomination as best actor from The Irish Academy of Film and Television arts. In reference to his role as Jesus in Jesus of Nazareth, Robert said, "I hope Jesus Christ will be the last in my line of sensitive young men for quite a while."

Robert Powell (1 de junho de 1944) é um ator britânico conhecido pelos papéis principais em Mahler (1974) e Jesus de Nazaré (1977), e por sua interpretação do agente secreto Richard Hannay em The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) e sua subsequente série de televisão derivada. Outros papéis importantes no cinema incluem Tobias "Toby" Wren no programa de ficção científica da BBC Doomwatch (1970). Ele foi indicado ao BAFTA TV Award de Melhor Ator por Jesus de Nazaré em 1978 e ganhou um prêmio de Melhor Ator no Festival de Veneza por sua atuação no filme Imperative em 1982.