Collocations for "actor"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "actor" in context.
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actor
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- is trying to make it as an actor in [New York, Hollywood]
- is a Hollywood actor
- went to school to be an actor
- is [training, learning] to be an actor
- [a professional, an amateur] actor
- actors and actresses wanted
- [jobs, roles] for actors and actresses
- is [a talented, an experienced, a terrible, a washed-up, a wannabe] actor
- [voted, nominated, won] best (supporting) actor
- the [lead, main] actor (in)
- who is the actor [in, that played]
- a [famous, unknown] actor
- the actor [appeared, starred, debuted] in
- a [British] actor
- is [a decorated, a young, an award-winning] actor
- is an actor in [Japan]
- one of the greatest actors of all time
- a [movie, TV, stage, comedy, drama] actor
- is an actor [on TV, in the movies]
- the actor has [starred, appeared, featured] in
- a key actor in [international politics, government circles, big industry]
- [political, economic, business] actors influencing the [policy, decision, outcome]
- actors in the [electoral, college admissions, food processing] system
- must be a good actor to [play poker, win the debate, convince skeptics]
'actor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Britain
- British
- Canada
- England
- Ireland
- Japan
- London
- aging
- bellow
- best
- boo
- born
- brief
- bullshit
- camp
- character
- child
- cloud
- coming
- corpse
- costume
- cue
- disclose
- double
- down
- dried
- endorse
- entitle
- exclusive
- exploits
- failed
- famous
- feature
- fellow
- fill
- fine
- flourish
- flow
- fluff
- following
- folly
- fright
- grace
- guard
- ham
- handsome
- hitherto
- hog
- hunk
- interview