Meet 'the devil': Actor who plays Satan, Judas Iscariot shares power of comedy in uncertain political times

Jarret LeMaster has played some sinister roles as Satan, Adolf Hitler and Judas Iscariot — but now he's stepping into one of pop culture's most beloved franchises as Bumblebee.The Christian actor, writer and former worship leader voices the Autobots in "Optimus Prime: Awakening," the new animated short accompanying the 40th anniversary theatrical re-release of "The Transformers: The Movie."But LeMaster told Fox News Digital there is one thing he would rather not do on camera: kiss another woman."I don't wanna kiss anybody, and so playing bad guys makes a lot of sense for me," LeMaster said."They never kiss anybody, you know, they just murder them."BILLY BALDWIN ADMITS HE REFUSED TO KISS CO-STAR AFTER WEEKS OF TENSION ON SETJarret LeMaster, dressed as the devil as part of a comedic portrayal for The Babylon Bee, poses with his wife, Christina, at an event.

LeMaster told Fox News Digital that Christina runs a large homeschool program in California.(Courtesy of Jarret LeMaster)"When you're murdering somebody, you're always pretending," he continued.

"When you're kissing someone, you are always actually kissing them.And so, you know, that's my line.

I don't wanna cross that line."Playing bad guys really works for my family," he joked."And then my kids can look up to me as a great villain."It's an unusual résumé for someone who spent years working in church ministry.LeMaster said he still volunteers and leads worship at his local church, although he tends to keep some of his acting work "on the DL."SKILLET’S JOHN COOPER SAYS CHRISTIANS WHO CALL ROCK MUSIC ‘DEMONIC’ ARE ‘GETTING THE GOSPEL WRONG’Jarret LeMaster appears in a scene from Angel Studios’ "Homestead." (Courtesy of Jarret LeMaster)"Sometimes people are upset that I play 'Woke Jesus.' Sometimes people think that it's weird that I played the devil.

Sometimes people were offended that I would, you know, play Adolf Hitler," he said."The one that is not offensive is Bumblebee.

People are very exc...