title role

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With the title role in coming-of-age teen drama Dawson's Creek, he walked some of the industry's hottest red carpets, and his face plastered magazine covers - one even dubbing him a "new superstar".

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

She explored similar themes of subversion in the movie “Hedda,” a moody remake of Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” with the title role reimagined as a bisexual, biracial woman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Clooney has been praised for playing the title role in Jay Kelly, with New York Magazine saying his turn as an aging movie stars was "the performance of his life".

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

Safdie said the 29-year-old Franco-American actor was tailor-made for the title role and wholly committed to the project from the get-go.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

We were supposed to be doing Peter Pan for the winter musical, and I was basically dying to play the title role, but it was canceled too.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle