supporting actor

actor who performs a role in a play or film below that of the leading actor(s), and above that of a bit part
Intangible profession Q1416106
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supporting actor

Summary

supporting actor is a profession[1]. It draws 908 Wikipedia views per month (profession category, ranking #240 of 1,605).[2]

Key Facts

  • supporting actor's instance of is recorded as profession[3].
  • supporting actor followed leading actor[4].
  • supporting actor was followed by bit player[5].
  • supporting actor is a type of actor[6].
  • supporting actor's described by source is recorded as Q131308011[7].
  • supporting actor's different from is recorded as supporting character[8].
  • supporting actor's uses is recorded as supporting role[9].
  • supporting actor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nebendarstellerin'}[10].
  • supporting actor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'supporting actress'}[11].
  • supporting actor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pt-br', 'text': 'atriz coadjuvante'}[12].
  • supporting actor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'actrice dans un second rôle'}[13].
  • supporting actor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'aktorka drugoplanowa'}[14].
  • supporting actor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'акторка другого плану'}[15].
  • supporting actor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'actriz secundaria'}[16].
  • supporting actor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'actriu de repartiment'}[17].
  • supporting actor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'arz', 'text': 'ممثله مساعده'}[18].
  • supporting actor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'stranska igralka'}[19].
  • supporting actor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'atriz secundária'}[20].
  • supporting actor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'актриса второго плана'}[21].
  • supporting actor's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pt-br', 'text': 'ator coadjuvante'}[22].
  • supporting actor's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'acteur dans un second rôle'}[23].
  • supporting actor's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'stranski igralec'}[24].
  • supporting actor's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'actor de repartiment'}[25].
  • supporting actor's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'актёр второго плана'}[26].

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Definition and Type

supporting actor's instance of is recorded as profession[3]. It is a type of actor[6].

Why It Matters

supporting actor draws 908 Wikipedia views per month (profession category, ranking #240 of 1,605).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_supporting-actor_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{supporting actor}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/supporting-actor}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 17d ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by bit player
    Followed by
    Male form of label {'lang': 'pt-br', 'text': 'ator coadjuvante'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'acteur dans un second rôle'}, {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'stranski igralec'} +2
    Uses supporting role
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2521]]: actriță secundară"
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