title character
noun
: the character in a book for which the book is named
the title character of the book Tom Sawyer
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When Gwen Verdon left the production, Gallagher stepped in as the title character.
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Victoria Edel, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Patel’s Daniel has to deal with Eric (Daniel Brühl), a German art film director clearly wrong for a project whose hero flies with an invisible jackhammer, and the insecure actor Adam (Billy Magnussen), who plays that title character.
—Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
But the reviews were great and online chatter picked up in the latter half of its run — particularly its final three episodes, which revealed a slew of twists about the title character and her teen sidekick (played by Locke).
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Van Der Beek is best known for his role as the title character in Dawson’s Creek, which ran for six seasons on The WB from 1998-2003.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024
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Victoria Edel, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Patel’s Daniel has to deal with Eric (Daniel Brühl), a German art film director clearly wrong for a project whose hero flies with an invisible jackhammer, and the insecure actor Adam (Billy Magnussen), who plays that title character.
—Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
But the reviews were great and online chatter picked up in the latter half of its run — particularly its final three episodes, which revealed a slew of twists about the title character and her teen sidekick (played by Locke).
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Van Der Beek is best known for his role as the title character in Dawson’s Creek, which ran for six seasons on The WB from 1998-2003.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Title character.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/title%20character. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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