I am confused about these possibly nonstandard sentences concerning theater acting:

1 "He played the role of the main character."
2 "He played the main character."

Dictionaries seem to equate "role" to "character". So, is sentence 1 poorly written?

I am confused about these possibly nonstandard sentences concerning theater acting:

1. "He played the role of the main character."
2. "He played the main character."
3. "He performed the role of the main character."
4. "He performed the main character."

Dictionaries seem to equate "role" to "character". So, are sentences 1 & 3 poorly written due to redundancies of "the role of"?

I am confused about these possibly nonstandard sentences concerning theater acting:

1 "He played the role of the main character."
2 "He played the main character."

Dictionaries seem to equate "role" to "character". So, is sentence 1 on poorly written?

I am confused about these possibly nonstandard sentences concerning theater acting:

1 "He played the role of the main character."
2 "He played the main character."

Dictionaries seem to equate "role" to "character". So, is sentence 1 poorly written?

I am confused about these possibly nonstandard sentences concerning theater acting:

1 "He played the role of the main character."
2 "He played the main character."

Dictionaries seem to equate "role" to "character". So, is sentence 1 on poorly written?

I am confused about these possibly nonstandard sentences concerning theater acting:

1 "He played the role of the main character."
2 "He played the main character."

Dictionaries seem to equate "role" to "character". So, is sentence 1 on poorly written?