title role
Character names production
The title role is the character in a play, film, or opera whose name appears in the work's title.
An actor playing Hamlet has the title role; one playing Ophelia does not.
She won the Tony for the title role in Evita.
Not every work has a title role—ensemble pieces or abstractly titled works like Death of a Salesman lack one.
- starLuminous astronomical object
- leading manPrincipal male actor
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- eponymPerson lending their name
- namesakeOne sharing another's name
protagonist · antihero · heroine · character · Evita · part · script · iconic roles · Annie · actor · stage · Broadway debut · Sweeney Todd · focus · Oscar bait · performance · debut · big break
- leading roleslead actor, lead actress, leading man, leading lady, protagonist
- rolesleader, villain, manager, protagonist, cameo
- spotlightspotlight, center stage, limelight, main attraction, star attraction
- star vehiclesstar turn, vanity project, one-man show, one-woman show, biopic
title rolesupporting role
Minor character in production
bit part · minor role · extra · background actor · walk-on
title rolebackground character
Unnamed figure populating scenes
minor character · bit player · secondary character · unnamed character · supporting character
title, role, titles, entitle, entitled, entitlement, titling, titular, untitled