Performer categories & doubles · Working

Actor

Also called: performer

ELI5

A performer portraying a scripted character.

Used in conversation

“We should involve the actor before we lock the plan.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Actor” in directing, casting & performance conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Translates creative intention into casting, rehearsal, performance and on-set direction.

Connected terms

Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.