leading man

Noun

Meaning

actor who plays the leading male role

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I am not the archetypal leading man. This is mainly for one reason: as you may have noticed, I have no hair. Patrick Stewart

I'm a leading man trapped inside a bad guy's body. Michael Madsen

I was never a leading man. I've always been in the outer concentric circles in the company, being a character actor, which is a good place to be. It gives you that diversity. Geoffrey Rush

I think every leading man wants to be a character actor, and every character actor wants to be a leading man. Bruce Boxleitner

I was supposed to be a romancer, either wooing the leading lady or competing with the leading man for her. Cesar Romero

For some reason, I struggle seeing myself as a leading man. Dave Bautista

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