Sentence examples for as the first actor from inspiring English sources
As the first actor to hold a position customarily given to administrators, Alexander brought both credibility and eloquence to the fight for arts funding.
The theatrical press praised Robey as "the first actor of the halls".
He is remembered best as the first actor to play the television science-fiction character Professor Bernard Quatermass, in the 1953 BBC Television serial The Quatermass Experiment.
It introduced Sean Connery as the first actor to portray James Bond on the big screen with Joseph Wiseman portraying Dr. No and Ursula Andress as Honeychile Rider.
Critics Paul Arendt of BBC Films, Kim Newman of Empire and Todd McCarthy of Variety all described Craig as the first actor to truly embody Ian Fleming's James Bond from the original novel: ironic, brutal and cold.
Written by Mark Gatiss, An Adventure in Space and Time features David Bradley as Hartnell, the first actor to play the Doctor in 1963.
He explains the story of the trial as simply as he can: 'I was the first actor ever prosecuted for his work by the federal government.
As for a black president, the first actor to take on the role was a seven-year-old Sammy Davis, Jr. in 1933's satirical short musical Rufus Jones for President.
And, as Rolling Stone reminded, he wasn't the first actor to win an award for portraying a transgender individual: Jared Leto's Supporting Actor win for #DallasBuyersClub makes him the second actor to win an Oscar for playing a transgender role.
On Friday the musical's publicists said the show had named Alex Ko as the fifth actor to play the title character on Broadway.
On 7 June 1994, Brosnan was announced as the fifth actor to play Bond.
