Performer categories & doubles · Working
Supporting performer
Also called: supporting actor
ELI5
A performer in a meaningful role that supports the principal cast and story.
Used in conversation
“Please bring the supporting performer into the next rehearsal or casting session.”
Pitch context
You may encounter “Supporting performer” in directing, casting & performance conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Translates creative intention into casting, rehearsal, performance and on-set direction.
Connected terms
- PerformerSupporting performer is a narrower kind of Performer.
Sources & evidence · 4
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- ScreenSkills — Online Learning Glossary and Job ProfilesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Directors Guild of America — Assistant Director and Unit Production Manager ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Directors Guild of America — DGA Creative Rights HandbookSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- SAG-AFTRA — Artificial Intelligence ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14