Leading
Starring
Starring adjective - Indicating the most important performer or role.
Both words in one sentence
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The Cossacks (1928) is a silent film starring John Gilbert, MGM's leading heartthrob for most of The Twenties.
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After that, she was relegated to starring in either unmemorable supporting roles in mainstream films or leading in small indies that no one went to.
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The Following: Provides the closest one can get to an in-universe example: the the leading villain is simultaneously writing and enacting in-universe a novel starring the protagonist.
Source: Plot Armor
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