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No, Theophilus is the honorary title of the 'person' the Gospel of Luke and Book of Acts is addressed to. In the Greek, Theophilus means 'friend of God, beloved of God or loving God.' Whether this was an actual person or Luke's way of addressing friends/beloved of God (disciples) is unclear.

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