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

But the Bengals believe with their more superior supporting cast, Flacco can have a greater impact with them than in Cleveland. —Mike Jones, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025

Not to undersell the Marty supporting cast — which features Gwyneth Paltrow’s welcome return to real movies after Marvel and Mortdecai, along with a carnival of cameos, each more unwell than the last — but Chalamet seemed to be the show here. —Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025

Guy Peace, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and David Ajala round out the supporting cast. —Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025

The supporting cast included Jessica Camacho, Eric Dane, Jonathan Togo, Uli Latukefu, Violett Beane and Elliot Knight. —Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025

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