starring role

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He bears a very strong resemblance to KJ Apa, the New Zealand-born actor best-known for his starring role in huge Netflix series Riverdale.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Emmy-award winning actor Matthew Rhys says his Welsh roots and family connections to a Pembrokeshire town helped him win a starring role in the new Apple TV horror-comedy series Widow's Bay.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

And when he finally made it into the lineup, Arenas was thrown into a starring role in the middle of a brutal Big Ten slate and struggled to adjust.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

The accomplished Opera Philadelphia Chorus has the starring role in the 80-minute opera.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

To put it squarely, such versions of the story failed to provide him with a starring role in the drama.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis