as in leading lady
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The latter movie opened up numerous doors for Quan who will now be making his leading man and action hero debut with Universal Pictures and 87North’s Love Hurts, which will open Feb. 7, 2025.
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
Aside from leading man Tom Hardy, who plays investigative journalist Eddie Brock, there’s Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans (Welsh, to be specific), and a return for Stephen Graham, coming back for more (but not much) after Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
Her grandson Ibrahim Ali Khan is due to make his debut as a leading man imminently.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
Blue's Clues first premiered on Nickelodeon in 1996, starring Burns as leading man Steve.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
Aside from leading man Tom Hardy, who plays investigative journalist Eddie Brock, there’s Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans (Welsh, to be specific), and a return for Stephen Graham, coming back for more (but not much) after Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
Her grandson Ibrahim Ali Khan is due to make his debut as a leading man imminently.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
Blue's Clues first premiered on Nickelodeon in 1996, starring Burns as leading man Steve.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Leading man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20man. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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