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Meanings of supporting actor in English

Russian
исполнительница второго плана
Portuguese
actor
Spanish
actor secundario
Catalan
actor secundari
f. supporting actress

Actor who performs a role in a play or film below that of the leading actor(s), and above that of a bit part.

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исполнительница второго плана
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Examples for "day player"
Examples for "day player"
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Then we checked the modern- day player's estimated value at transfermarkt.com.
The Guardian
2
Atherton was a very good and underrated one- day player.
The Guardian
3
They must be so proud. Former Aussie one- day player Jimmy Maher also lambasted the personal attacks.
The South African
4
The piano is a Yamaha Disklavier, a kind of modern- day player piano as Knudsen puts it.
Wired
5
If Jeffrey was a day player at that point, how far had you gotten in the storyline?
The new yorker
Usage of supporting actor in English
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It won in four categories overall, including director, actor and supporting actor.
Reuters
2
The other tasty bet available is Alan Arkin for best supporting actor.
The Irish Times
3
JK Simmons got his well-deserved best supporting actor as the bullet-headed sadist.
The Guardian
4
The ensemble submitted solely in the supporting actor and actress comedy categories.
Reuters
5
His cinema career has been dominated by supporting actor and cameo roles.
The Irish Times
6
He won a best supporting actor Oscar for Good Will Hunting in 1998.
The Guardian
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Alas, I don't think he has much hope of a supporting actor nomination.
The Irish Times
8
Likely win in best adapted screenplay and in supporting actor for Mahershala Ali.
The Irish Times
9
Kennedy won an Oscar for the role as best supporting actor.
Reuters
10
He also won a Golden Globe Award for best supporting actor in 1981.
Reuters
11
Cranston is new to the category but does have three supporting actor nominations.
Reuters
12
She presented the award for best supporting actor at this year's Oscars ceremony.
Reuters
13
The same goes for the best supporting actor and actress awards.
News.com.au
14
After winning two supporting actor Oscars, he would love a best actor statuette.
Reuters
15
It's the supporting actor without which there would be no performance.
The Irish Times
16
Read more Oscars 2015: who will win best supporting actor?
The Guardian
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