supporting cast
noun
: the actors in a play, film, or television show other than the main stars
a strong supporting cast
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Every version of the recent Blue Jays sent to October has held a different supporting cast.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
The movie, directed by Oscar nominee Baumbach features a star-studded supporting cast, including Patrick Wilson, Eve Hewson, Greta Gerwig, Isla Fisher and Louis Partridge.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Does The Vampire Lestat still have room for Louis and the series' supporting cast?
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
The star-studded supporting cast includes Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Patrick Wilson and Riley Keough, with Sandler as Jay’s devoted manager and Dern as his publicist.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
The movie, directed by Oscar nominee Baumbach features a star-studded supporting cast, including Patrick Wilson, Eve Hewson, Greta Gerwig, Isla Fisher and Louis Partridge.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Does The Vampire Lestat still have room for Louis and the series' supporting cast?
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
The star-studded supporting cast includes Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Patrick Wilson and Riley Keough, with Sandler as Jay’s devoted manager and Dern as his publicist.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Supporting cast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supporting%20cast. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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