助演男優(じょえんだんゆう)

じょえんだんゆう
noun
supporting actor (male)
formalmediaentertainmentperson
1. supporting actor — a male actor in a supporting rather than leading role
A male actor who plays a supporting role rather than the lead in a film, stage play, or television program. Most frequently encountered in the names of film-industry awards such as 助演男優(じょえんだんゆう)賞(しょう) ('Best Supporting Actor').
彼(かれ)は助演男優(じょえんだんゆう)賞(しょう)を受賞(じゅしょう)した。
He won the Best Supporting Actor award.
その映画(えいが)では助演男優(じょえんだんゆう)の演技(えんぎ)がとても印象的(いんしょうてき)だった。
In that movie, the supporting actor's performance was very striking.
アカデミー賞(しょう)の助演男優(じょえんだんゆう)賞(しょう)には、主役(しゅやく)を食(く)うほどの存在感(そんざいかん)を見(み)せた俳優(はいゆう)が選(えら)ばれることが多(おお)い。
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor often goes to an actor whose presence overshadows even the lead.

Compound of 助演(じょえん) ('playing a supporting role') and 男優(だんゆう) ('male actor'). Specifically refers to men; the female counterpart is 助演女優(じょえんじょゆう).

Usage

  • Most commonly seen in the fixed award name 助演男優(じょえんだんゆう)賞(しょう) ('Best Supporting Actor award'), used in Japan for the Japan Academy Prize, film festivals, and as a translation of the Academy Award (アカデミー助演男優(じょえんだんゆう)賞(しょう)).
  • In everyday language, speakers more often just say 脇役(わきやく) ('supporting/side role') when talking generally about non-lead acting work; 助演男優(じょえんだんゆう) has a more formal, industry-term feel.

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Related: 助演(じょえん)女優(じょゆう) (supporting actress)
Related: 脇役(わきやく) (supporting role)
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Added 2026.4.15 16:15 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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