character actor
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editcharacter actor (plural character actors)
- A supporting actor who specializes in playing eccentric or unusual roles.
- 2007, Michael Blitz, Louise Krasniewicz, Johnny Depp: A Biography, page 91:
- In an interview with Charlie Rose in November 1999, Johnny Depp stated that he really would like to be known as, and work as, a character actor. Depp cites Lon Chaney as his model and hero, “the greatest character actor of all time."
- 2008, John Fawell, The Hidden Art of Hollywood: In Defense of the Studio Era Film[1], page 141:
- One of the great signature traits of the studio years in Hollywood was its wealth of character actors.
- 2009, Gill Foreman, A Practical Guide to Working in Theatre[2], page 48:
- The character actor has a much less glamorous effect on their audiences, their impact being made more traditionally over time. Character actors are those who early in their careers discover the chameleon-like ability to play a great variety of roles, each time subsuming themselves into the part until they are almost unrecognisable.
- 2015 July 30, David Sims, “Why Tom Cruise's Personal Life Hasn't Hurt the Mission: Impossible Movies”, in The Atlantic[3], retrieved 2023-10-02:
- But Renner, who’s less of a star and more of a great character actor, remains second fiddle to Hunt, whose future seems secure as the films continue to rake in profits.
- 2024 July 13, Guy Chazan, “Ex-chancellor's imagined career as a sleuth hits Italian TV”, in FT Weekend, page 2:
- Merkel is played by Katharina Thalbach, one of Germany's best-loved character actors.
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editsupporting actor who specializes in playing eccentric or unusual roles
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