leading man

noun

: an actor who plays the leading male role

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Threads from each of the 21 previous Marvel films come to a head in this satisfying, unexpectedly emotional finale which is notable for passing the baton from Tony Stark to Spider-Man in terms of MCU leading men. —

Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024 The latter movie opened up numerous doors for Quan who will now be making his leading man and action hero debut with Universal Pictures and 87North’s Love Hurts, which will open Feb. 7, 2025. —

Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024 Aside from leading man Tom Hardy, who plays investigative journalist Eddie Brock, there’s Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans (Welsh, to be specific), and a return for Stephen Graham, coming back for more (but not much) after Venom: Let There Be Carnage. —

Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024 Her grandson Ibrahim Ali Khan is due to make his debut as a leading man imminently. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for leading man