Synonyms and antonyms of Roles for actors in American Thesaurus

alias (preposition)

mainly journalism used before the name of a person in a movie or TV or radio show that an actor is famous for playing

baddy (noun)

Britishinformal a bad guy

bad guy (noun)

someone who does cruel or illegal things, especially in a book or movie

bit part (noun)

a job as a minor actor in a play or movie

cameo (noun)

theatrecinema a small part played by a well-known actor in a movie or play

chorus (noun)

literature in ancient Greek plays, a group of actors who all speak the same words, describing the action and making comments about it

credit (noun)

a movie, television show, play, etc. that a particular person has worked on

extra (noun)

cinema someone who has a very small part in a movie, for example as a member of a crowd

good guy (noun)

someone who does what is morally right, especially a character in a movie

goodie ()

another spelling of goody

goody (noun)

informal someone who is morally good, especially someone in a movie or book

lead (noun)

the main part for an actor in a play, movie, or television show

part (noun)

the person played by an actor in a movie, play, or television program

role (noun)

the character played by a particular actor in a movie, play, etc.

starring role (noun)

a main part for an actor in a movie, play, television program, etc.

supporting (adjective)

used about a part in a play or movie that is important but is not the main part

title role (noun)

the main part for someone in a movie, play, opera, etc. that has the same name as its title

villain (noun)

the main bad character in a story, play, movie, etc. The main good character is the hero or heroine

walk-on (noun)

a small acting part in a movie or a play, especially one with no words to say