cast of characters

idiom

—sometimes used to refer to a group of people who have important roles in a book, story, or event

The cast of characters includes President Johnson and his top advisers during the Vietnam War.

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Recent Examples on the Web

In the initial pitch, the potential victims who got off the plane had no connection with each other and were older than the teenagers who would make up the main cast of characters in the finished film. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2025

Despite being set in literally the Arctic, its mood is all warmth — toward the community and culture it’s set in, and toward the lively cast of characters anchored by the winsome Anna Lambe. —Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025

As previously reported, Asimov's fundamental narrative arc remains intact, with the series taking place across multiple planets over 1,000 years and featuring a huge cast of characters. —ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025

California’s Manhattan Beach hosted an eclectic cast of characters in the early 2000s, according to the designer Brett Robinson, who was born there in 1991. —Jack Sullivan, Air Mail, 3 May 2025