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 Haunting at The Ridge has become spookier in its third year with more actors and a live stage show with the Cabaret Sinister. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

The actors who work best are the ones who give themselves over to his sense of mischief and permissiveness. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

With Stupnitsky on board, the studio will now aim to land Lawrence’s co-star for the film, a part that is sure to garner plenty of attention from actors around town. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

The good actors in the hemp industry want regulations to improve safety, packaging and transparency. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

There was just something about that show and those actors — Emmy Rossum. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Older male actors are particularly common bait, according to Arrigoni. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026

Gray praised the producers and actors who helped bring the film to life and reflected on his early dreams of being a filmmaker. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

Not all actors who have choice or control or power in their career are drawn to parts that are so extreme. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026