title role
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He played the title role in 1998's fantasy adventure TV series Merlin and its 2006 follow-up.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
What to know: It’s debatable whether “Legally Blonde” needs a prequel series, but one is coming anyway, starring Lexi Minetree in the title role made famous by Reese Witherspoon, one of the show’s executive producers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
He co-wrote and played the title role in a Dostoyevsky trilogy for the Bristol New Vic company in 1980-81.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
Susannah Perkins stars in the title role and Tony Shalhoub plays Creon; Tyne Rafaeli directs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
We were supposed to be doing Peter Pan for the winter musical, and I was basically dying to play the title role, but it was canceled too.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
