ac‧tor W3 / æktə $ -ər / 名词 [可数名词]
someone who performs in a play or film
leading/principal actor
She has starred with many leading actors.
character actor (= an actor who takes unusual or interesting roles )
COLLOCATIONS
形容词
a good/fine/great actor He had a reputation as a fine actor.
a well-known/famous actor I’d really like to be a famous actor.
a professional/amateur actor It isn’t easy to become a successful professional actor.
the leading/principal actor (= acting the most important part ) Schwarzeneeger was one of Hollywood’s leading actors.
a supporting actor (= acting a part that is not the most important one ) She was awarded an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
a talented/accomplished actor Jacobsen was one of the most accomplished actors of his generation.
a comic actor He was a comic actor and he always got a laugh.
a classical actor (= acting parts from important traditional literature ) a drama school that trains classical actors
NOUN + actor
a movie/film/screen/Hollywood actor the movie actor Brad Pitt
a stage actor Most stage actors are very badly paid.
a television/TV actor For several years he had small parts as a television actor.
a comedy actor Jason was voted top TV comedy actor.
a character actor (= an actor who is good at unusual or interesting roles ) As a character actor you get interesting parts.
THESAURUS
actor someone who performs in a play or film : Her son wants to be an actor. | Both my parents are actors.
actress a woman who performs in a play or film. Many women prefer to be called actors rather than actresses : Who was the actress who played Jane Eyre? | She’s one of my favourite actresses.
star a famous actor : Julia Roberts is a famous Hollywood star. | The hotel is popular with movie stars.
the star someone who plays the most important part in a play or film : Daniel Radcliffe is the star of the ‘Harry Potter’ films.
co-star one of two or more famous actors who have important parts in a play or film : Her co-star Jodie Foster won the Best Actress Award.
the lead the main acting part in a play or film : He will play the lead in a new version of ‘Dracula’.
extra an actor in a film who does not say anything but is part of a crowd : She started her career as an extra in TV soap operas.
understudy an actor who learns a part in a play so that they can act the part if the usual actor is ill : Vanessa had flu, and her place was taken by her understudy, Miss Lisa Fennell.
a group of actors
the cast all the actors in a play or film : Other members of the cast include Johnny Depp and Danny DeVito. | She will head the cast (= she will have the most important part ) .
company a group of actors who perform plays together : In 2006, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. | The play will be performed by an all-female company.