character actor
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A supporting actor who specializes in playing eccentric or unusual roles.
Example Sentences
- "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.""
- "One of the great signature traits of the studio years in Hollywood was its wealth of character actors."
- "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."
- "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."
- "Merkel is played by Katharina Thalbach, one of Germany's best-loved character actors."