How to Use character actor in a Sentence

character actor

noun
  • Need a zaftig character actor with a sweet smile and a can-do attitude?
    — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2024
  • Jagger was a character actor who had over 100 credits to his name.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Being a karate villain is a step in that character actor direction.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 June 2025
  • Munro has been a ubiquitous bit player and character actor for decades now, with hundreds of credits to his name.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Munro has been a ubiquitous bit player and character actor for decades now, with hundreds of credits to his name.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 June 2026
  • His role instantly positioned him as an in-demand character actor for the rest of his life.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 24 Aug. 2025
  • But deep down, the California native was a character actor through and through.
    — Chris Nashawaty, Vanity Fair, 16 Feb. 2026
  • This is a testament to what a skilled character actor can accomplish with limited screen time.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Jim would be noticed for his authentic performance, and his career as a character actor was launched.
    — Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 13 June 2026
  • Handy, a ubiquitous character actor, appeared in films and TV shows for decades.
    — CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • But, for me, Russell is a character actor hiding in a leading man’s body of gravitas.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Midwest native has become an in-demand character actor in his later years.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The prolific character actor died on Friday at the age of 46.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The longtime character actor was never lacking for work on television, with well over 100 shows to his name.
    — Kelly Martinez, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Jessica Harper, who is a great character actor.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The legendary character actor has found a number of roles over his lengthy career by which he could be defined, depending on the audience.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Christian Bale describes himself as a character actor.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Kidman describes herself as a character actor.
    — Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Peter Jason, a beloved character actor who acted in film and television for over 50 years, has died.
    — Tommy McArdle, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The crowd ate down-home food cooked by character actor Wilford Brimley, who had flown in from Tennessee.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Walsh, a character actor known for his wry delivery and gruff yet slippery persona, had over 200 acting credits to his name.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Kravits, a character actor on stage and screen, describes the characters in Spelling Bee as a bunch of kids who feel like misfits.
    — Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
  • Joel Roster is graced with some of the best one-liners as the sage old rocker Pop, a recent Stage find who is a strong character actor.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • And by that definition, Simmons has also spent his entire career as a character actor.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • The ornery character actor Richard Kind is his announcer, barking non sequiturs from behind a podium.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The iconic character actor, 74, was born in Florida, but had moved around the country as his dad built power plants for a living.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • After The Wire, Whitlock became a beloved character actor.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The death of the character actor, who won two Oscars in a more than 60-year career, caused intrigue and mourning amongst fans and industry peers.
    — Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Prolific character actor Tom Noonan had died at age 74.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The veteran character actor has been magnetic on the trail, and now looks set for his first career nomination — a sign of how a well-run campaign can overcome a so-so film.
    — Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024

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