Noun
title role (plural title roles)
The part of a movie, play, or television show, from which the work's title is taken.
Most noteworthy was Vytautas Juozapaitis in the title role. He nailed the role with his well projected baritone. Vytautas Juozapaitis
Lithuanian baritone Vytas Juozapaitis brings presence and a warm, strong voice to the title role. When we first see him, hair flying in mid-rape, he looks like Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean. Vytautas Juozapaitis
I was overjoyed when I was offered the title role in 'Well Done Abba.' I was ready for the role even before I heard the story because you don't ask questions when it is Shyam Benegal's film. It is the chance of a lifetime. Boman Irani
Tuesday's cast was first rate, led by the remarkable Lithuanian baritone, Vytas Juozapaitis, in the title role. Vytautas Juozapaitis
To be a movie star, you have to carry a movie. And to carry a movie where you play the title role is the supreme example. Michael Caine
According to Cronyn, he mentioned to Olivier that he (Cronyn) was about to play the title role in The Miser, and that Olivier then responded, "Molière? Source: Internet