Synonyms and antonyms of Roles for actors in British Thesaurus

alias (preposition)

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

baddy (noun)

Britishinformal someone in a film or book who does unkind or illegal things

bad guy (noun)

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

bit part (noun)

a job as a minor actor in a play or film

cameo (noun)

theatrecinema a small part played by a well-known actor in a film 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

co-star (noun)

one of two or more main actors or performers who take part in a film, play, or television programme

credit (noun)

a film, television programme, play etc that a particular person has worked on

extra (noun)

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

good guy (noun)

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

goodie ()

another spelling of goody

goody (noun)

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

lead (noun)

the main part for an actor in a play, film, or television programme

part (noun)

the person played by an actor in a film, play, or television programme

principal boy (noun)

British the most important young male character in a performance, usually acted by a girl or young woman

role (noun)

the character played by a particular actor in a film, play etc

starring role (noun)

a main part for an actor in a film, play, television programme etc

supporting (adjective)

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

title role (noun)

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

villain (noun)

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

walk-on (noun)

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