Actor
Of performer. May also be referred to as histrion, player, role player and thespian.
A theatrical performer.
This concept's ID is @1~51397
Contains
- lead
An actor who plays a principal role.
- actress
A female actor.
- comedian
An actor in a comedy.
- screen actor
An actor who plays a role in a film.
- mime
An actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression.
- leading man
Actor who plays the leading male role.
- ingenue
An actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl.
- plant
An actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the ...
- barnstormer
An actor who travels around the country presenting plays.
- heavy
An actor who plays villainous roles.
- character actor
An actor who specializes in playing supporting roles.
- walk-on
Plays a small part in a dramatic production.
- ham
An unskilled actor who overacts.
- standby
An actor able to replace a regular performer when required.
- scene-stealer
An actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene; "babies are...
- extra
A minor actor in crowd scenes.
- reenactor
A person who enacts a role in an event that occurred earlier.
- tragedian
An actor who specializes in tragic roles.
- upstager
A selfish actor who upstages the other actors.