character actor

actor who works portraying serious roles

A character actor is an actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones. Character actor roles can range from bit parts to secondary leads. However, character actors often play supporting roles: characters who do not undergo a major change in the course of the plot, and whose role is less prominent than that of the leading actors.
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Noun
1. an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles
(hypernym) actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player

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