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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Betts bluffed his way into starring as the avenging title character in Franco Giraldi’s Sugar Colt (1966), where he was billed as Hunt Powers for the first time.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
Michelle Williams will star as the title character in an Off Broadway revival of Eugene O’Neill’s Anna Christie this fall opposite Mike Faist in a production directed by Hamilton‘s Thomas Kail.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 June 2025
The actor first made waves in I, Tanya (2017) and as the title character in Clint Eastwood's Richard Jewell (2019).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 June 2025
Tom Cavanagh starred as the title character, a guy who moves back to Stuckeyville, Ohio, to reboot his life and maybe even finally connect with his high-school crush, played by future Modern Family star Julie Bowen.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 June 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
Michelle Williams will star as the title character in an Off Broadway revival of Eugene O’Neill’s Anna Christie this fall opposite Mike Faist in a production directed by Hamilton‘s Thomas Kail.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 June 2025
The actor first made waves in I, Tanya (2017) and as the title character in Clint Eastwood's Richard Jewell (2019).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 June 2025
Tom Cavanagh starred as the title character, a guy who moves back to Stuckeyville, Ohio, to reboot his life and maybe even finally connect with his high-school crush, played by future Modern Family star Julie Bowen.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 June 2025
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“Title character.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/title%20character. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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