an actor who is seen as the image of everyman
despite his superstar status, in his movies the actor is able to play the role of an everyman quite convincingly
Recent Examples on the WebSidekick to: Don Quixote de la Mancha Don Quixote may be the star of Miguel de Cervantes' deeply ironic, surprisingly modern satire of macho heroism, but Sancho is the earthy everyman.—Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024 But the performances are all strong: Aduba delivers cathartic anger and despair as Edie, and Kitsch is dependably empathetic as the everyman who falls victim to what is essentially heroin in a time-release coating.—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2023 This dark comedy from Argentina centers around a diabolical everyman.—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023 O’Hara portrays Malcolm as an everyman, highlighting how his message continues to resonate, writes Playbill’s Nicholas Rinehart.—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2023 For starters, what attracts you to these down-on-their-luck everymen?—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023 Across a 45-year career in the movies, Koji Yakusho has worked with every major Japanese director of his generation and inhabited over 80 characters, spanning salarymen, samurai, yakuza gangsters, taxi drivers, journalists, cops, killers, heroes, dancers, seducers and everymen of all kinds.—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023 For the everyman who likes to host dinner parties, this aestheticism can create a certain pressure.—Amelia Abraham, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023 The laughs should come easy as the premise of an everyman in an out-of-control situation has given many comedic actors their best roles, though Ben Zazove and Evan Turner’s screenplay mostly resorts to juvenile humor of the broadest terms.—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 July 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Everyman, allegorical character in The Summoning of Everyman, 15th century English morality play
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