portrayed

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Portrayed in youth by Grady Wilson, he grows up middle class in New Jersey as his mother resolves to raise him with the airs and graces of the gentry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Portrayed with impeccable comic timing by a Jack Russell terrier named Moose and, later, by his son Enzo, both dogs were so beloved that they have their own Wikipedia pages.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2023

Portrayed by Vander Hyde with a menacingly chipper aura, Tessa walks the knife’s edge between avatar of American superficiality and something more actively malevolent.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023

Portrayed by Westrate and Deborah Ann Woll, they’re two central characters in Szasz’s eagerly awaited revival of Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer-winning play at Arena Stage.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2023

Portrayed in countless U.S. history books and Hollywood westerns, the Indians of the Great Plains are the most familiar to nonscholars.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann