character actor

noun

: an actor who is known for playing many different and unusual characters

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Munro has been a ubiquitous bit player and character actor for decades now, with hundreds of credits to his name. Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025 To me, the most famous New Yorker fact-checking story involves the character actor Eric Blore. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 Veteran character actor O’Hare has most recently been seen in eight seasons of American Horror Story, Paramount+’s Evil and HBO Max’s The Nevers. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025 Kidman describes herself as a character actor. Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for character actor

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“Character actor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/character%20actor. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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