title role

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He will perform alongside Silent Witness actress Francesca Mills, who will play the title role, and Waterloo Road star Jill Halfpenny, who will play Mari Hoff.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Michael’s nephew Jaafar Jackson stars in the title role.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

He played the title role of Cordell Walker in the popular CBS series, from 1993-2001, bringing him to a wider audience.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 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