Definition of "cast of characters" [cast of characters]

• The actors in a play (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "In it the usual cast of characters appear; the Smart Money, the Shills, the Marks and the Promoters."
• "PIckard’s two strong suits are a richly textured style and a vivid cast of characters that includes, in this case, a family of religious zealots far more believably scary than most fictional villains."