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the male lead

a featured actor

play the lead

an actor who plays a principal role

the leading actor

the female lead in the play

to support a performance by a leading actor

a major character in the movie

to be on the stage―tread the stage―walk the boards

to appear in the leading role of a performance

a star who plays leading roles in the cinema

an actor who plays a role in a film

an acting role that supports the leading actor

an all‐star cast

a guest star

to go on the stage―take to the stage

a short play presented before the main play

the action of all the actors coming on stage simultaneously

actor who plays the leading male role

the actors in a play

understudy for a leading actor

understudy the leading actress in a movie

go on [take to] the stage

an actor attached to a theatre

a stage actor

actor

an inept actor

a person who plays the role of the leading figure in a drama or a movie

a performance by actors who are all popular

in film-making, an occupational role called casting director