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

Less than a week before production started, Bonilla lost the actors who were originally playing Principal Brady and Abigail. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Dumont worked with a cast of non-professional actors, adopting a documentary-like approach to the film, shot against the cliffs and open waters of the Mediterranean. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

This is an ensemble show from production design on down to the actors to everyone. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Stars include actors, reality stars and creators including Kristin Chenoweth, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Whitney Leavitt and RuPaul Drag Race star Bianca Del Rio. — Peter White, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

The Sanctioning Russia Act, which passed in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, targets foreign actors and economies like China and India for to their purchases of Russian oil. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

The sequel has none of the joy of the original, only the calculated machinations of studio executives and actors who won’t let their characters grow. — Britina Cheng, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

The other unseen draw for the major studios in Canada was its creatives and crews, and local actors aligned with ACTRA, the country’s performers union. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Terrorist acts are typically carried out by secret actors operating within a country’s borders, and 9/11 was the ultimate case in point. — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026