Messala (Ben-Hur) friendship with Judah and loyalty to the Romans. In the end of film, he reconciles with Ben-Hur. The character was portrayed by Toby Kebbell. Messala (Ben-Hur) Messala is a fictional character from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel "", and its film adaptations, where he appears as the main antagonist. Messala is a Roman nobleman and the son of a Roman tax collector; he is also Judah Ben-Hur's boyhood friend and turned into his arch-rival after betraying him. When Messala is reunited with Ben-Hur for the first time in five years, their different views and opinions ultimately end their friendship. Later, Messala
Roni Ben-Hur guitarist with impeccable swing." In 2000, he won the "Jazziz" reader poll for "Best New Talent." Ben-Hur lives in Teaneck, New Jersey, with his wife, singer Amy London, and their two daughters. Roni Ben-Hur Roni Ben-Hur is an Israeli jazz guitarist who emigrated to the United States in 1985. His parents were from Tunisia. Roni Bohobza grew up in Dimona, Israel. He is the youngest of seven children and one of two born after the family emigrated from Tunisia in 1955. His surname was legally changed to Ben-Hur via ritual at age 10. When he was eleven, he started playing