character actor

noun

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

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The veteran character actor also played the villainous Maj. Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026 But soon the 50-year-old character actor will be joining the DCU and plotting to conquer and collect the world as Brainiac, the villain of James Gunn’s Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026 Located right alongside its Sunset Strip neighbor Book Soup, Mystery Pier was established by character actor Harvey Jason and his son Louis, who continue to run the store together. Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026 Bromley enjoyed a long career as a character actor in British film and television, appearing in numerous productions before and after The NeverEnding Story. Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026 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 26 May. 2026.

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