actor _noun

ADJECTIVES

good, fine, great 
・He had a reputation as a fine actor.
・This fine actor has been delighting audiences for years.

talented, accomplished 
・Daniel Radcliffe is a talented young actor.

well-known, famous 
・Tom Cruise is a very famous actor.
・I’d really like to be a famous actor.
・The Hollywood formula requires you to spend lots of money and hire well-known actors.

struggling 
・We shared a house when we were both struggling actors.

aspiring 
・Every year aspiring actors arrive in Hollywood looking for work.

professional
・The plays will be recorded in a studio with professional actors.
・It isn’t easy to become a successful professional actor.

amateur
・The play will be performed by local amateur actors.

leading, principal
・Who was the leading actor in ‘The Sound of Music’?

supporting
・She was awarded an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
・Awards were presented to star Alan Rickman and supporting actor Ian McKellen.

comic
・He was a comic actor and he always got a laugh.

classical
・Richard Burton turned himself into a great young classical actor.

film, movie 
・Joe wanted to be a movie actor from an early age.

television, TV
・For several years he had small parts as a television actor.

stage
・Stage actors are often badly paid.

Hollywood
・Hollywood actor Michael Douglas will be on the show to talk about his latest movie.

character 
・As a character actor you get to play some interesting parts.

child 
・As a child actor, he played the role of Harry Potter.

comedy
・Jason was voted top TV comedy actor.

VERBS

play 
・The 31-year-old actor plays the role of Albert.

perform 
・The actors performed the scene in full costume.

rehearse 
・The actors are busy rehearsing for the opening night of the play.