a person who acts in a play, film, broadcast, etc
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ac•tor /ˈæktɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Show Businessa person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- a participant:actors in history's great events.
ac•tor
(ak′tər),USA pronunciation n.
Ac•tor (ak′tər),USA pronunciation n. [Class. Myth.]
- Show Businessa person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- a person who does something;
participant.
- Latin āctor, equivalent. to āg- (see act) + -tor -tor
- Middle English 1350–1400
Ac•tor (ak′tər),USA pronunciation n. [Class. Myth.]
- Mythologya brother of King Augeas, sometimes believed to be the father, by Molione, of Eurytus and Cteatus. Cf. Moliones.
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- Booth
- Boucicault
- Boyer
- Branagh
- Brando
- Brooks
- Burbage
- Burton
- Byam Shaw
- Cagney
- Caine
- Callow
- Carrey
- Chevalier
- Cibber
- Cleese
- Clooney
- Connery
- Connolly
- Cook
- Cooper
- Costner
- Craig
- Crawford
- Crowe
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