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 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

Greengrass surrounds Garfield with actors who deliver bigger performances, like Jarvis as the brutish but shrewd Tyler, and Bell as the fervent Ball. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

McDonagh has a pretty good track record of getting his actors from the Lido to the Academy Awards. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Reid landed the role after a lengthy casting search that included straight offers and reading actors. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 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

Borden entertained O’Neil and other actors at her Maplecroft mansion in Fall River. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

Live actors would appear throughout, sometimes as gangsters in a noir crime movie, and sometimes as Wild West cowboys. — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026