Acting

thumb|right|300px An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who act or adapt a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers". The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs

appearance or voice part of a well known person in a work of the performing arts

person who performs stunts

actor with a very minor part, typically non-speaking and in the background

pseudonym or name variant used by performing artist

someone who uses mime as a theatrical medium or in performance art

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child acting on stage or in motion pictures or television

actor who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters

profession

act of doubling a character in an animated moving picture or to voice-over

celebrity who is famous for starring in motion pictures

type of role of an actor/actress

actor who performs a role in a play or film below that of the leading actor(s), and above that of a bit part

participation of an outsider performer in an event or a movie

In a narrative, a backstory or the background (information) is a set of events that establishes a character's past or that precedes and leads up to the main plot. In acting, it is the fictional history of a character before the main plot events that a performer creates during their preparation for the role.

theatre term that refers to the precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage

one actor playing two or more roles

In film, television, and theatre, typecasting is the process by which a particular actor becomes strongly identified with a specific character, one or more particular roles, or characters having the same traits or coming from the same social or ethnic groups. There have been instances in which an actor has been so strongly identified with a role as to make it difficult for them to find work playing other characters.

Inclusion of a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work

Latin phrase

character who is named or referred to in the title, performance part that gives the title to the piece

method of finding an actor for a role

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role in which there is direct interaction with the principal actors and no more than five lines of dialogue

A stand-in, sometimes a lighting double, for film and television is a person who substitutes for the actor before filming, for technical purposes such as lighting and camera setup. Stand-ins are helpful in the initial processes of film and television production.

A superstar is someone who has great popular appeal and is widely known, prominent, or successful in their field. Celebrities referred to as "superstars" may include individuals who work as actors, musicians, athletes, and other media-based professions.

In theatre, an understudy, referred to in opera as cover or covering, is a performer who learns the lines and blocking or choreography of a regular actor, actress, or other performer in a play. Should the regular actor or actress be unable to appear on stage, the understudy takes over the part. Usually when the understudy takes over, the theater manager announces the cast change prior to the start of the performance. Coined in 1874, the term understudy has more recently generally been applied only to performers who can back up a role, but still regularly perform in another role.

provision added to a contract of an actor to ensure that casting and production staff are more representative and meet certain level of diversity

Overacting (also called hamming, mugging or chewing the scenery) is exaggerated acting, positively or negatively.

actor or actress in a performance which contributes significantly to their career

actors portraying characters of the opposite sex

celebrity film or theatre star