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James Horan (actor)
James Horan is an American character actor. History Horan has appeared in many television programs and films. He has starred in several soap operas, including ''Guiding Light'' as Detective Kirk Winters in 1980–1981, ''Another World (TV series), Another World'' as Denny Hobson (1981–1982), ''General Hospital'' as Brett Madison (1985–1987), and ''All My Children'' as Creed Kelly (1988–1989). In 1982, Horan subbed for Larkin Malloy who had been injured in a car accident, playing Sky Whitney on ''The Edge of Night'' while Malloy recuperated. Years later, Horan originated the role of Clay Alden on ''Loving (TV series), Loving'', playing that part from 1989 to 1991. When the role was recast several years later, Malloy assumed the role. Horan also appeared in four of the ''Star Trek'' spin-off series. He appeared twice in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' in 1993, first in the episode "Suspicions (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Suspicions", and later in the episode "Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Character Actor
A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to be almost unrecognizable from part to part, and yet play many, many roles convincingly and memorably. .." The term, often contrasted with that of leading actor, is somewhat abstract and open to interpretation. In a literal sense, all actors can be considered character actors since they all play "characters", but the term more commonly refers to an actor who frequently plays a distinctive and important supporting role. Character actors are generally well-known and recognizable by the audience (by appearance if not by name), even if they play different types of roles in different movies. A character actor may play characters who are very different from the actor's off-screen real-life personality, while in another sense a character actor may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
