lunch packet actor
n.— «I started off as what was known as a “lunch packet” actor—in rolls that you would hardly notice. In fact I can’t still find myself in my first film Kristhu Charithaya where I played one of Jesus’ disciples; I just flit past the screen.» —“Fight for the right” by Jeevani Pereira Daily Mirror (Colombo, Sri Lanka) Apr. 30, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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