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The phrase "acted the part of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing someone who is performing a role or fulfilling a function, often in a theatrical or metaphorical context.
Example: "In the meeting, she acted the part of a mediator, ensuring that both sides were heard."
Alternatives: "played the role of" or "fulfilled the function of".
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In "Selling Hitler," a 1991 British television mini-series about the Hitler diaries hoax, Barry Humphries acted the part of Mr. Murdoch, whose newspaper The Sunday Times (in London) ran excerpts from the fake diaries.
Onstage, Mr. Moore acted the part of an eccentric.
Sometimes it acted the part of the "good guy"; in fact, it was the car used by the Italian police.
For three months, we accommodated him, acted the part of the perfect neighbors, as if we weren't just that.
The soloist more often acted the part of a solitary wanderer, traversing the damaged landscapes of modernity.
Jibril had imprisoned many Hamas activists in his time, but now he acted the part of the defeated opponent graciously offering advice to his successors.
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While in England he also acted the parts of Shylock and King Lear.
So you act the part of yourself as a celebrity".
Acting the part of a college student comes naturally.
UP FOR GRABS Wyndham's, London W1 Madonna acts the part of a manipulative woman.
Lilly, 26, looks and acts the part of established major league pitcher.
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