as in actor
one who acts professionally (as in a play, movie, or television show)
although she's "acted" in a couple of horror movies, I'd hardly call her one of our more promising thespians
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Hosted by Kristen Bell, tonight's Screen Actors Guild Awards feature the thespians feting their own in a variety of movie and TV categories.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
In my opinion, few thespians in Hollywood have been as consistently astonishing, as consistently moving, as consistently wonderful as Julianne Moore.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The Harry Potter films were once upon a time a depository for every British and Irish thespian in the business — Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Gary Oldman, Richard Harris, and Michael Gambon — the list goes on.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
Whereas the ailing thespian in Bergman’s black-and-white thriller grows increasingly hostile in response to her caretaker’s constant musings, the bond between Almodóvar’s protagonists tightens as Ingrid listens to Martha contemplate life and death.
—Elaina Patton, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
In my opinion, few thespians in Hollywood have been as consistently astonishing, as consistently moving, as consistently wonderful as Julianne Moore.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The Harry Potter films were once upon a time a depository for every British and Irish thespian in the business — Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Gary Oldman, Richard Harris, and Michael Gambon — the list goes on.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
Whereas the ailing thespian in Bergman’s black-and-white thriller grows increasingly hostile in response to her caretaker’s constant musings, the bond between Almodóvar’s protagonists tightens as Ingrid listens to Martha contemplate life and death.
—Elaina Patton, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Thespian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thespian. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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