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actor
adjectives
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.
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