Synonyms and antonyms of Actors and actresses in American Thesaurus

Actors and actresses

someone who performs in plays and movies, especially as their job

a woman who performs in plays and movies, especially as her job. Many women performers prefer to be called actors instead of actresses.

body double (noun)

someone whose body is used in a movie instead of the body of the real actor, especially in a sex scene

character actor (noun)

an actor who plays unusual, strange, or interesting characters instead of being one of the main characters

costar (noun)

an actor’s costars are the other actors who have main parts in a movie or play

double (noun)

cinema an actor who takes the place of another actor when making difficult or dangerous parts of a movie

ham (noun)

a bad actor who has an artificial style of performing

heart-throb (noun)

informal a man who is very attractive, especially a young movie actor or pop singer

lead (noun)

the main actor in a play, movie, or television show

leading lady (noun)

the main actress in a play, movie, or television show

leading man (noun)

the main male actor in a play, movie, or television show

matinee idol (noun)

old-fashioned a popular male movie actor

megastar (noun)

informal a very successful and famous actor or musician

mime (noun)

an actor who performs using mime

movie star (noun)

a famous or popular movie actor

mummer (noun)

an actor in a traditional type of play without words

performer (noun)

someone who performs in front of an audience, for example an actor or musician

player (noun)

an old word meaning “actor”

principal (noun)

the main actor, dancer, singer, etc. in a performance

stand-in (noun)

cinema someone who takes the place of an actor in a particular scene of a movie, especially a dangerous scene

star (noun)

the main actor or performer in a movie, play, television program, etc.

starlet (noun)

a young woman actor who wants to become a star

superstar (noun)

someone such as a movie actor or pop musician who is extremely famous

talking head (noun)

informal an actor or host on a television program who speaks directly to the audience and who is usually shown only from the shoulders up

thespian (noun)

humorous an actor

tragedian (noun)

an actor who performs in a tragedy, or someone who writes a tragedy

understudy (noun)

an actor whose job is to learn someone else’s part in a play so that they can perform if that person is sick

walk-on (noun)

an actor who has a walk-on part