scene-stealer
noun
scene-steal·er
ˈsēn-ˌstē-lər 
: an actor who attracts attention when another is intended to be the center of attention
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Leopold is there with his insensitive wife Belinda (Leoni) and their wise-cracking son Shepard, Poulter’s character who critics have crowned the movie’s scene-stealer.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Odell and his potential heirs, callous Belinda (Téa Leoni) and sleazeball Shepard (scene-stealer Will Poulter), take the discovery of a new species to unethical extremes.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
The best exchanges in this series created by Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz and Elaine Ko involve the players — their demands, their problems, even their families (especially a mom played by hysterical scene-stealer Nicole Sullivan).
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
But Trachtenberg made Georgina a charismatic scene-stealer with her magnetic cruelty.
—Annie Aguiar, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Odell and his potential heirs, callous Belinda (Téa Leoni) and sleazeball Shepard (scene-stealer Will Poulter), take the discovery of a new species to unethical extremes.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
The best exchanges in this series created by Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz and Elaine Ko involve the players — their demands, their problems, even their families (especially a mom played by hysterical scene-stealer Nicole Sullivan).
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
But Trachtenberg made Georgina a charismatic scene-stealer with her magnetic cruelty.
—Annie Aguiar, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Scene-stealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scene-stealer. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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