Synonyms of actors

actors

noun

plural of actor

1

as in performers

one who acts professionally (as in a play, movie, or television show)

my sister went to drama school to become an actor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• performers
• actresses
• entertainers
• thespians
• players
• thesps
• troupers
• comedians
• impersonators
• mummers
• stars
• starlets
• enactors
• costars
• supernumeraries
• spear-carriers
• leading men
• tragedians
• leading ladies
• coactors
• personators
• extras
• barnstormers
• impressionists
• buffoons
• monologuists
• farceurs
• hams
• doubles
• understudies
• clowns
• posers
• masqueraders
• mimes
• prima donnas
• scene-stealers
• walk-ons
• imitators
• stooges
• maskers
• apes
• apers
• pantomimes
• leads
• pantomimists
• harlequins
• tragediennes
• mimics
• zanies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonactors

2

as in participants

one who takes part in something

Benjamin Franklin was a major actor in many of the events leading up to the founding of our nation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• participants
• participators
• players
• partners
• parties
• sharers
• assistants
• partakers
• helpers
• aides
• accessories
• colleagues

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• observers
• spectators
• bystanders
• nonparticipants
• onlookers
• watchers
• lookers-on
• wallflowers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of actors

The hotel, next door to a vaudeville theater, was home to actors and actresses. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

The actors union echoed CAA’s concerns about what appears to be a case of Big Tech overreach. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 July 2026

British actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugh Laurie and Damian Lewis watched from the Royal Box, as did fashion designer Tom Ford and Anna Wintour. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

The event features more than 80 active or retired sports stars, as well Hollywood actors, comedians and entertainers, all vying for a $600,000 purse in the three-day, 54-hole tournament. — José Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Writers, actors and directors for both languages had those constraints in mind. — Hernan Lopez, Variety, 10 July 2026

Hopkins has spent more than six decades as one of Hollywood's most acclaimed actors. — Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 10 July 2026

The film will show on Thursday at the Frida Cinema as part of its ongoing Nu-Classics series, along with a conversation between actors and online personalities Maggie Mae Fish and Abigail Thorn. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Ever wonder how actors recreate a cargo plane plummeting to the ground? — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026