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 practical special effects seem to be on the booer’s side, leaning on stagy but charming in-camera tricks that have gone out of style, like switching actors between close-ups. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Luke Evans is among the rare cadre of British actors who regularly balance Hollywood blockbusters with more modest British dramas. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

The actors interacted with clay during the presentation, building large feet, hands and noses before turning the stage over to athletes who wore the brand and gyrated around the space and performed gymnastics-style moves on a rack. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Well, there were very good actors involved who took their craft very seriously. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Radio programs already blurred the lines between fact and fiction by having actors portray newsmakers. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Faced with such a high-stakes reunion, the actors, wisely, rise to the challenge with exacting understatement. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

The debut season of Wednesday — along with her roles in Scream and X — made Ortega one of Hollywood’s most in-demand young actors, leading to a slew of feature film opportunities. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

No state, after all, wants its defensive systems to be at the mercy of unpredictable actors. — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026