play the part
idiom
: to act the part of (a particular character) in a film, play, etc.
He often plays the part of the villain.
—often used figurativelyI've played the part of (the) devoted wife and mother, and now I want to do something more with my life.
He was playing the part of (the) gracious host.
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Joel had been skeptical Rob had the depth to play the part of Billy, the group’s rakish, irresponsible womanizer.
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Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 18 June 2024
In the biopic, Jack O'Connell stars as Fielder-Civil, and reached out to him to help prepare to play the part.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
So the idea would be to bring back his daughter and have some attractive, very good actor in her 40s play the part.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 May 2024
In 2019, Schwarzenegger told The Independent that Simpson was the studio's first choice to play the part of a mechanical assassin sent back in time to kill a woman (Linda Hamilton) whose son would save humanity from an artificial intelligence apocalypse in the future.
—EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
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Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 18 June 2024
In the biopic, Jack O'Connell stars as Fielder-Civil, and reached out to him to help prepare to play the part.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
So the idea would be to bring back his daughter and have some attractive, very good actor in her 40s play the part.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 May 2024
In 2019, Schwarzenegger told The Independent that Simpson was the studio's first choice to play the part of a mechanical assassin sent back in time to kill a woman (Linda Hamilton) whose son would save humanity from an artificial intelligence apocalypse in the future.
—EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Play the part.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20the%20part. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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