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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Golden Globe winner Taylor-Johnson rose to fame as the title character in Kick-Ass (2010) and its 2013 sequel.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Jay North, who played the title character in CBS‘ Dennis the Menace, has died.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
Till, well known for his five-season run as the title character in CBS’s MacGyver, will next star in Kurt Sutter’s Netflix series The Abandons, alongside Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
Breakout talent included Frendo the Clown, the title character in upcoming slasher film Clown in a Cornfield, which had its world premiere last month at South By Southwest.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Jay North, who played the title character in CBS‘ Dennis the Menace, has died.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
Till, well known for his five-season run as the title character in CBS’s MacGyver, will next star in Kurt Sutter’s Netflix series The Abandons, alongside Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
Breakout talent included Frendo the Clown, the title character in upcoming slasher film Clown in a Cornfield, which had its world premiere last month at South By Southwest.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Title character.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/title%20character. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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