actor synonyms

lead extra heavy character star player principal cast artist hero comic juvenile performer clown heroine comedian villain mimic superstar mime harlequin entertainer protagonist understudy ventriloquist thespian artiste supernumerary trouper impersonator tragedian mummer leading man leading lady movie star film star television star soubrette character actor antihero bad guy pantomimist monologist masker matinee idol headliner stand-in walk-on straight man straight person barnstormer vaudevillian top banana second banana action substitute actress performing arts

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