title character
noun
: the character in a book for which the book is named
the title character of the book Tom Sawyer
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Operated by the title character, Steve — into whom lead actor Cillian Murphy channels all sorts of irreconcilable conflict — this is the reform school of last resort.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Paraventi traces his fondness for the sitcom partly to his own identification with the goofy title character played by the late Bob Denver.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Hamlet, Aneil Karia‘s reimagining of the Shakespeare play in present-day London, is all about Riz Ahmed’s compelling performance as the title character, and will probably find a buyer.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
The filmmakers have stripped it back so that cinemagoers will see only what the title character does.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Paraventi traces his fondness for the sitcom partly to his own identification with the goofy title character played by the late Bob Denver.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Hamlet, Aneil Karia‘s reimagining of the Shakespeare play in present-day London, is all about Riz Ahmed’s compelling performance as the title character, and will probably find a buyer.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
The filmmakers have stripped it back so that cinemagoers will see only what the title character does.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Title character.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/title%20character. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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