A television channel in the US has made a controversial move by choosing a lookalike of the country's president Barack Obama to play the Devil in a brand new show.

The History Channel is showing the new hit show The Bible on its network, but it did not take viewers long to notice the character of Satan shared a number of similarities with the politician.

Conservative and Obama critic Glenn Beck immediately took to Twitter to write: "Anyone else think the Devil in #TheBible Sunday on History Channel looks exactly like That Guy?"

Plenty of other social networkers joined the debate, with many noticing the remarkable likeness between the actor and the president.

Many people in the US with conservative political beliefs declared the move to be hilarious, as they have many issues with Obama, but it is sure to prove a controversial move among many other groups and individuals around the country.ADNFCR-2867-ID-801558935-ADNFCR

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