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-A '''character actor''' is an [[actor]] who plays a particular kind of character in a [[Play (theatre)|play]], [[movie]], [[television program]], [[opera]] or [[ballet]].  The character actor is not the main part.  He is not the [[love]]r or [[hero]].  He has a character which helps to support the main characters and therefore the story.
+{{Short description|Actor who predominantly plays distinctive or eccentric characters}}
-Character roles may be roles such as: the faithful [[servant]], the [[maid]], the [[villain]], the [[mother-in-law]], the [[priest]] etc.  They may or may not be [[comic]] characters.
+A character actor may play characters who are very different from the actor's off-screen real-life personality, while in another sense a character actor may be one who specializes in minor roles. In either case, character-actor roles are more substantial than [[bit part]]s or non-speaking [[Extra (acting)|extras]].
-For example, in ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' the main character is Dorothy.  The Scarecrow, the Lion and the Tin Man are character roles.
+The term is used primarily to describe television and film actors, as opposed to those in the theater.<ref name=twsTobolowsky>Stephen Tobolowsky, Discovery, [http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/what-is-defined-character-actor What does it mean to be defined as a character actor?] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140811234419/http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/what-is-defined-character-actor |date=11 August 2014 }}, Retrieved 7 August 2014, "In theater, they almost never use the term "character actor." ... leading actors have two names, like, Captain Jack Sparrow ... Richard Kimble{{snd}}parts I play ...Officer Johnson"</ref> An early use of the term was in the 1883 edition of ''[[The Stage]]'', which defined a character actor as "one who portrays individualities and eccentricities".<ref>''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', 2nd ed., character, ''n''., 19.</ref> Actors with a long career history of playing character roles may be difficult for audiences to recognize as being the same actor.<ref name=twsNYActingSchool/>
-Some actors or singers prefer character roles to main roles.  It may be because this kind or role suits their personality or their [[singing]] [[voice]].  Some people nearly always play the same kind of character role.  We say that people like that are "typecast".  Some actors are happy to remain typecast.  Others may wish to broaden their repertoire and take on different roles.
+==Overview==
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+In contrast to [[leading actor]]s, they are generally seen as less glamorous.<ref name=twsNYActingSchool/><ref name=twsTVTonight/><ref>{{cite news|first=Craig|last=McLean|date=21 September 2013|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/sep/22/james-mcavoy-filth-irvine-welsh|title=James McAvoy: 'There will be people who walk out of the cinema I'm sure|accessdate=7 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=twsForeman>{{cite book|title=A Practical Guide to Working in Theatre|first=Gill|last=Foreman|date=2009|publisher=[[A & C Black]]|location=London, England|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p185iMLoK7UC&dq=%22character+actor%22+theater&pg=PA47|page=8|isbn= 9780713687675|quote=... much less glamorous effect on their audiences ... chameleon-like ability to play a great variety of roles ... subsuming themselves into the part until they are almost unrecognisable... good character actors are rarely out of work.}}</ref> While a leading actor often has the [[Physical attraction|physical attractiveness]] considered necessary to play the [[Romantic interest|love interest]],<ref name=twsUSAToday2/> a character actor typically does not. In fact, some character actors are known for their unusual looks. For example, Chicago character actor William Schutz's face was disfigured in a car accident when he was five years old, but his appearance after reconstructive surgery helped him to be distinctive to theater audiences.<ref>{{cite news|date=28 May 2009|first=Trevor|last=Jensen|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-05-28/news/0905270785_1_character-actor-theater-joyful-guy|title=William Schutz 1961-2009: Veteran character actor on Chicago theater scene|accessdate=7 August 2014|quote=...When he was 5, a horrific car crash ... reconstructive surgeries followed, yet could not entirely match the right side of his face with the left...}}</ref> Generally, the names of character actors are not featured prominently in movie and television advertising on the [[Marquee (sign)|marquee]], since a character actor's name is not expected to attract film audiences.<ref>{{cite news|date=23 March 2014|first=Brian|last=Lowry|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-03-23/entertainment/sns-201403231813reedbusivarietyn1201143849-20140323_1_philip-seymour-hoffman-llc-leonard-maltin|title=James Rebhorn: Remembering the Quintessential Character Actor|accessdate=7 August 2014|quote=Rebhorn worked constantly, but seldom above the marquee.}}</ref> Some character actors have been described as instantly recognizable despite their names being little known.<ref>{{cite web|date=3 July 2013|website=[[Indiewire]]|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2013/07/oh-that-guy-15-character-actor-villains-you-love-to-hate-96358|title=Oh, That Guy: 15 Character Actor Villains You Love To Hate|accessdate=7 August 2014|quote=...oversized personalities and penchant for playing villainous goons made them unforgettable (even if you couldn't quite place their names)}}</ref>
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+During the course of an acting career, an actor can sometimes shift between leading roles and secondary roles.<ref name=twsUSAToday2>{{cite news|first=Elysa|last=Gardner|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/theater/2014/01/04/jude-law-discusses-devotion-to-stage/4178429/|title=Jude Law's new stage: Maturing lead, character actor|date=January 4, 2014|accessdate=August 7, 2014|quote=...one of Hollywood's most prominent rising stars ... the emergence of a great character actor ... beautiful men and women can have the public get past their looks ...}}</ref> Some leading actors, as they get older, find that access to leading roles is limited by their age. Sometimes character actors have developed careers based on specific talents needed in genre films, such as dancing, horsemanship, acrobatics, swimming ability, or boxing.<ref>{{cite news|first=Matt|last=Schudel|date=22 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/tom-quinn-boxer-and-character-actor-dies-at-79/2014/01/22/e132a362-7f9f-11e3-95c6-0a7aa80874bc_story.html|title=Tom Quinn, boxer and character actor, dies at 79|accessdate=7 August 2014}}</ref> Many up-and-coming actors find themselves [[typecasting (acting)|typecast]] in character roles due to an early success with a particular part or in a certain genre, such that the actor becomes so strongly identified with a particular type of role that casting directors and theatrical agents steer the actor to similar roles. Some character actors are known as "chameleons", able to play roles that vary wildly, such as [[Gary Oldman]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Butler|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/gary-oldman-oscar-132006|title=Gary Oldman: the 'jobbing actor' whose Oscar recognition is long overdue|website=inews.co.uk|date=March 5, 2018|accessdate=June 14, 2022}}</ref> Some character actors develop a [[cult following]], like the fans of ''[[Star Trek]]'' or ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''.

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A '''character actor''' is an [[actor]] who plays a particular kind of character in a [[Play (theatre)|play]], [[movie]], [[television program]], [[opera]] or [[ballet]]. The character actor is not the main part. He is not the [[love]]r or [[hero]]. He has a character which helps to support the main characters and therefore the story.

Character roles may be roles such as: the faithful [[servant]], the [[maid]], the [[villain]], the [[mother-in-law]], the [[priest]] etc. They may or may not be [[comic]] characters.

For example, in ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' the main character is Dorothy. The Scarecrow, the Lion and the Tin Man are character roles.

Some actors or singers prefer character roles to main roles. It may be because this kind or role suits their personality or their [[singing]] [[voice]]. Some people nearly always play the same kind of character role. We say that people like that are "typecast". Some actors are happy to remain typecast. Others may wish to broaden their repertoire and take on different roles.

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