actor
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"He's a very celebrated actor, but in my mind, still underrated," he says, adding he felt Bell, set to star in the upcoming Peaky Blinders series, "looked right" for the part.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
The actor says that if he were to fail in the role he would "look like a fool" - but he didn't want to let the fear of what people might think stop him.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
The lawsuit, which was filed by Serge Svetnoy, who worked as the lighting technician on the film, alleges the Hollywood actor was negligent leading up to the shooting.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Nearly two years after actor Alec Baldwin was cleared of criminal charges in the “Rust” movie shooting death, a long simmering civil negligence case is inching toward a trial this fall.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The man to whom they now referred as “the actor who plays Ace Greenberg” failed to resolve what they viewed as their biggest problem.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Vocabulary lists containing actor
Academy Awards, List 3
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Literary Terms, Part I
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