protagonist

Matt Ryan, from Swansea, was the Welsh-born playable protagonist Edward Kenway in the Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag video game in 2013, and took on the role using motion capture.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Starring charismatic newcomer Lexi Minetree, this formulaic prequel follows the blond protagonist as a high school student.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

That cruel realization haunts the cash-strapped protagonist of English filmmaker Mark Jenkin’s transfixing, increasingly despairing “Rose of Nevada.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Today I learned about the “Tootsie Shot,” a famous and often-used mini-scene that features a busy midtown street with everyone going somewhere—and the protagonist smack in the middle.

From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026

All eyes are on an agent: a protagonist, a mover and shaker, a driving force.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

After Netflix greenlit a two-hour finale instead, Oseman elected to zero in on her protagonists — not unlike her comics — rather than give each character their own, heavily condensed arc.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Both trailers, which took a deeper look at the game's narrative and the lives of its protagonists, currently have a total of 446 million views combined.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

All three films celebrate highly dominant male protagonists who project raw power, aggression and emotional intensity.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

As is customary in the genre, what we think of its protagonists is a subjective question, determined by perspective more than anything else.

From Salon ● May 24, 2026

Not even the chronology is described in conventional language: the century is an aging person, a contemporary of the story’s protagonists.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker