leading man vs play-actor

leading man

noun
  • A man who does or can play the lead role in a movie, play or other production; a person who frequently plays such roles. 

  • The type of conventionally handsome and approachable man who is perceived as being capable of playing male lead roles in movies or other productions. 

play-actor

noun
  • An actor who performs on stage, especially one who is part of an acting troupe. 

How often have the words leading man and play-actor occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )