leading man

noun

: an actor who plays the leading male role

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Watch on Deadline In addition to his roles in Blade Runner and Star Wars, Ford’s leading man status has long been cemented by his performances in the Indiana Jones films, The Fugitive (1993) and his upcoming MCU debut as Red Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World, premiering Feb. 14 in theaters. —

Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025 Of course, the night's leading men experimented with suits too. —

Christian Allaire, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025 Powell accessorized his monochromatic Armani look – sans tie, of course – with smoky, opaque shades that maintain his leading man mystery. —

Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025 Stan, 42, went into this year’s Golden Globes a leading man nominee two times over, for playing both an actor undergoing transformation in A Different Man and a young Donald Trump in director Ali Abbasi’s biopic The Apprentice. —

Jack Smart, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for leading man