Play a role and Pose as

Pose as and play a role are semantically related in pretend to be another topic. In some cases you can use "Pose as" instead a verb phrase "Play a role".

Pose as verb - To pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior.

Play a role and pose as are semantically related in pretend to be another topic. You can use "Play a role" instead a verb "Pose as".