"Cameo roles" refers to the small, often brief appearances of well-known individuals or characters in a movie, play, or other form of media. They are usually memorable and serve as a special surprise or added attraction for the audience.
Sentences with «cameo roles»
Throughout the film, many celebrities have small cameo roles. (seligfilmnews.com)
Sally Phillips, Rob Brydon and Hayley Attwell will each appear in cameo roles in the new musical alongside its central cast, and Brydon, another Springsteen fan, gets to perform the song Thunder Road. (theguardian.com)
He looks old here, made up with a gray beard and wizard robes, aside from his introductory scenes, he doesn't really get time or space to develop his Taoist Gandalf character, nor does he have much opportunity to show off his fighting skills, given the supernatural nature of the action (Lam Ching - ying gets such a chance in a too - small cameo role as «The Purple Taoist»). (theendofcinema.net)