actor
noun
[ ˈaktə ]
• a person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television.
Similar:
performer,
player,
trouper,
theatrical,
dramatic artist,
thespian,
member of the cast,
artist,
artiste,
actress,
luvvie,
histrionic,
stager,
• a participant in an action or process.
• "employers are key actors within industrial relations"
Origin:
late Middle English (originally denoting an agent or administrator): from Latin, ‘doer, actor’, from agere ‘do, act’.