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Cast

Meaning in film & television, with examples

/kɑːst/nounCore term

In film & television, cast means: All the actors who play the characters in a film, series or play. As a verb, to cast someone means to choose them for a role.

In Turkish: oyuncu kadrosu, oyuncular

How it is used

Used for the whole group of actors: the main cast, the supporting cast, an ensemble cast, an all-star cast. The verb is irregular (cast, cast, cast): she was cast as the mother. The cast is in front of the camera; the crew is behind it.

Example sentences

  1. The cast and crew meet for the first read-through next week.

  2. He was cast as the detective after only one audition.

Common collocations

  • main cast
  • supporting cast
  • ensemble cast
  • be cast as
  • cast and crew
  • castingThe process of choosing actors for the roles in a film, series, play or advert.
  • crewThe people who work behind the camera on a film or TV production, such as the camera, lighting, sound, art, costume and production teams.
  • lead roleThe most important part in a film or series, played by the actor whose character the story mainly follows.
  • supporting roleAn important part that is not the lead, often a character who helps, challenges or reflects the main character.
  • auditionA short performance in which an actor reads or acts part of a role so that the casting team can decide whether to choose them.

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