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
- PerformerThe search label “Performer” can route to both entries.
Sources & evidence · 4
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- ScreenSkills — Online Learning Glossary and Job ProfilesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Directors Guild of America — Assistant Director and Unit Production Manager ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Directors Guild of America — DGA Creative Rights HandbookSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- SAG-AFTRA — Artificial Intelligence ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14