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character actors

character actors is the plural of character actor.

Meaning of character actor

Noun

character actor (plural character actors)

  1. A supporting actor who specializes in playing eccentric or unusual roles.
    • 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."2007, Michael Blitz, Louise Krasniewicz, Johnny Depp: A Biography, page 91

Questions about character actors

What is character actors the plural of?
Character actors is the plural of character actor.

Words near character actors in the dictionary

  1. characoid
  2. characoids
  3. charact
  4. character
  5. character actor
  6. character actors
  7. character actress
  8. character actresses
  9. character amnesia
  10. character arc
  11. character arcs

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