Lookalike?: Mehdi Ouzaani plays Satan in The Bible. The producers of the History Channel's ratings hit The Bible may want to add a disclaimer to future episodes: any resemblance between Satan and US President Barack Obama is purely coincidental. Given its subject matter, it was inevitable The Bible would become a magnet for controversy, and so it has, though not for the reasons you might expect - like its emphasis on violence or its European-looking cast. The reason executive producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett found themselves on the defensive on Monday is several viewers, including conservative television pundit Glenn Beck, noticed a resemblance between Mr Obama and Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni, the actor who plays the Devil in the miniseries. Anyone else think the Devil in The Bible Sunday on History Channel looks exactly like That Guy? Beck tweeted on Saturday, using his preferred euphemism for the US President. Compared side by side, the two men - both long-faced with prominent ears - do bear a resemblance, except Beelzebub appears to have aged more rapidly than Mr Obama. Given the popularity of The Bible among Christian conservatives, and Mr Obama's relative unpopularity with the same demographic, some observers wondered whether its producers were making a political statement. On Monday, the History Channel strongly denied the link in a statement. "It's unfortunate that anyone made this false connection," it said.