1. Minor acting parts in film, television, or theater where characters appear but have little or no dialogue
She started her career playing background roles in several TV shows.
Ela começou sua carreira fazendo papéis de figurante em vários programas de TV.
2. Supporting or secondary positions that are less prominent than main roles
The production needed extras for background roles during the crowd scenes.
A produção precisava de figurantes para os papéis de fundo durante as cenas de multidão.