on-screen

American  

[on-skreen, awn-] / ˈɒnˈskrin, ˈɔn- /

adjective

1. occurring within a motion picture or television show or in an actor's professional life.

   a raucous on-screen personality that was at odds with his quiet private life.

2. displayed on a television screen; supplied by means of television.

   an on-screen course in economics.

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adverb

1. in a motion picture or television program or in one's professional life.

   On-screen he's a villain.

Etymology

Origin of on-screen

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

“Faces of Death” is formally credited on-screen as “a film by Isa Mazzei & Daniel Goldhaber.”

From Los Angeles Times

That being said, the project did give the on-screen star an opportunity to indulge in one of her greatest personal passions—interior design, something that she has long said is one of her favorite creative outlets.

From MarketWatch

“We want to participate in what Sam is creating,” Iger said on CNBC, with Altman, occupying an adjacent on-screen window, nodding in acknowledgment.

From Los Angeles Times

On-screen, seventeen Elders wearing aprons stood proudly next to one another.

From Literature

An image of his refrigerator appeared on-screen!

From Literature