villain
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Dexter: Original Sin actor Patrick Gibson will be starring in the role of 007, with the game's main villain, Bawma, being played by US singer Lenny Kravitz.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
He made an impact as the villain Andy Semple in the Scottish Television soap opera Take The High Road, a part he played for 14 years between 1980 and 1994.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Now he’s better known as the villain of “Art Fight,” a reality competition show where he took cruel pleasure destroying amateurs’ hopes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
It sounds like something a James Bond — or cartoon — villain would come up with, but there it is.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
‘And it’s a good thing neither half of the old villain don’t know what master means to do,’ he thought.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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