dual role
Two characters, one actor
A dual role is when one person holds two distinct positions or functions simultaneously.
An actor in a dual role plays two characters in the same production.
A manager with a dual role might handle both operations and sales.
The term emphasizes that these are separate responsibilities combined in one individual: She serves in the dual role of editor and publisher.
- doubleTwice the amount
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- multitaskingDoing several things concurrently
- jugglingSequential toss-and-catch performance
double duty · hats · jack of all trades · disguise · alter-ego · secret identity · Clark Kent · moonlighting · switcheroo · chameleon · shapeshifter · Jekyll · Hyde · split personality · twin · persona · masquerade · impersonator
- actingacting, act, performing, playacting, actor
- rolesleader, villain, manager, protagonist, cameo
- theater rolesprotagonist, antagonist, villain, hero, heroine
- doublesdouble, doubles, twin, twins, duplicate