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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actor played" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific role or character that an actor portrayed in a film, television show, or theater production.
Example: "In the latest blockbuster, the actor played a heroic figure who saved the day."
Alternatives: "the actor portrayed" or "the actor took on the role of".
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American silent film actor; played "The Kid".
One Royal Shakespeare Company actor played it with a blackboard.
Jon Pertwee (1970-1974) Thisuaveve actor played the Doctor between 1970 and 1974.
"Especially since that British actor played a blacksmith in two different movies".
Mr. Durang, in a rare outing as an actor, played Ubu's conscience.
In it the actor played in front of elaborately painted scenery and behind the proscenium arch.
His father, an actor, played the title role in "The Man With Bogart's Face" (1980).
The "me" in the title refers to a callow teenage actor, played winningly by Zac Efron.
Liz moves on to a good-looking young actor played by James Franco, and we're baffled yet again.
In "House of Cards," the actor played a working-class congressman who became a puppet in Frank Underwood's schemes.
Wiseman, a subtle stage and screen actor, played the original megalomaniac Bond baddie in Dr No (1962), pictured.
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