supporting cast

noun

: the actors in a play, film, or television show other than the main stars

a strong supporting cast

Examples of supporting cast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In terms of supporting cast, Fantasmas reads like Avengers for people who spend too much time on the internet: Julia Fox, Ziwe, Steve Buscemi, Alexa Demie, and Kim Petras. —Lucy Ford, TIME, 23 May 2024

Too bad much of the supporting cast failed to show up. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024

Jon Voight, Shia LaBeouf, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne, Dustin Hoffman, Coppola’s sister Talia Shire, and her son Jason Schwartzman round out the supporting cast. —Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 May 2024

The supporting cast also included Julie Bowen and Carl Weathers. —Katcy Stephan, Variety, 15 May 2024

Young has a significantly better supporting cast with Adam Thielen returning to the mix, and Diontae Johnson and Xavier Legette — in theory — upgrading the spots once held by DJ Chark and Jonathan Mingo (more on him later). —Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2024

Gilgeous-Alexander has been a steady performer all season with a supporting cast that fits almost perfectly. —Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024

The supporting cast includes Robert De Niro, Rainn Wilson and Tony Goldwyn, who also directs. —Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024

The supporting cast over the years has run to Marineland (now closed), aggressively territorial surfer gangs, feral peacocks, and the inevitable golf courses, one of them Donald Trump’s. —Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024