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

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

Unlike human actors, AI agents can retain long‑term memory, track emotional patterns and surface consequences consistently. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

His subjects include musicians, fashion personalities, actors and activists, among them Nicholas Galitzine, Lashana Lynch, Austin Abrams and Caleb McLaughlin. — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

My responsibility to the audience to tell a truthful story with these characters, not the actors. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

There’s still no official word on exactly how many actors remain, but after years of rumors, the search appears to be moving into its final stages. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 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

Typically, the actors would attempt to lure the perpetrators to a decoy house, where Hansen — and ultimately, police — would be waiting to confront them on camera. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 25 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