1
: one that acts : doer
2
a
: one who acts in a play, movie, television show, etc.
b
: one who behaves as if acting a part
3
: one that takes part in any affair : participant
political actors
Examples of actor in a Sentence
my sister went to drama school to become an actor
Benjamin Franklin was a major actor in many of the events leading up to the founding of our nation.
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Attending the Berlin Film Festival for new movie Rosebush Pruning, actor Callum Turner was asked by a journalist at the film’s press conference about online speculation linking him to the James Bond role.
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University students, doctors, lawyers, teachers, actors, business owners, athletes and filmmakers have been swept up, as well as reformist figures close to President Masoud Pezeshkian.
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Lately, Chalamet has been busy moving beyond movie promotion and hitting the Oscars campaign trail following his best actor nomination for Marty Supreme.
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Das notes a significant shift in her working methodology with child actors compared to her previous work.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
University students, doctors, lawyers, teachers, actors, business owners, athletes and filmmakers have been swept up, as well as reformist figures close to President Masoud Pezeshkian.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Lately, Chalamet has been busy moving beyond movie promotion and hitting the Oscars campaign trail following his best actor nomination for Marty Supreme.
—Christi Carras, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Das notes a significant shift in her working methodology with child actors compared to her previous work.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
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actor
noun
ac·tor
ˈak-tər 
: one that acts
especially
: a person who acts especially in a play or movie or on television
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