Synonyms and antonyms of Actors and actresses in British Thesaurus

actor (noun)

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

actress (noun)

a woman who performs in plays and films, especially as her job. Many women performers prefer to be called actors rather than actresses.

body double (noun)

someone whose body is used in a film 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

double (noun)

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

film star (noun)

British a very famous film actor

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 film actor or pop singer

lead (noun)

the main actor in a play, film, or television programme

leading lady (noun)

the main actress in a play, film, or television programme

leading man (noun)

the main male actor in a play, film, or television programme

luvvie (noun)

Britishinformal an actor, especially one who you think is silly because they think their job is very serious and important

matinee idol (noun)

old-fashioned a popular male film actor

megastar (noun)

informal a very successful and famous actor or musician

mime (noun)

an actor who performs using mime

movie star (noun)

mainly American a famous film 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 film, especially a dangerous scene

star (noun)

a famous and popular person, especially an actor, entertainer, or sports personality

star (noun)

the main actor or performer in a film, play, television programme etc

starlet (noun)

a young woman actor who wants to become a star

superstar (noun)

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

talking head (noun)

informal an actor or presenter in a television programme 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 ill

walk-on (noun)

an actor who has a walk-on part