(n.) One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.
(n.) A theatrical performer; a stageplayer.
(n.) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
(n.) One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
Example Sentences:
(1) Hollywood legend has it that, at the first Academy awards in 1929, Rin Tin Tin the dog won most votes for best actor.
(2) The talent base in the UK – not just producers and actors but camera and sound – is unparalleled, so I think creativity will continue unabated.” Lee does recognise “massive” cultural differences between the US and UK.
(3) Three experiments in person perception were conducted to investigate the conditions under which naive observers label an actor as aggressive and to ascertain how this label affects the reactions of the observers to the actor.
(4) Along with a lengthy list of cameos, Girls actor Gaby Hoffmann and Party Down star Martin Starr appear as former Neptune High classmates new to the Veronica Mars universe.
(5) Notably, while the lead actors were all professionals, most of the cast members and musicians came from Providência itself.
(6) She says he wants his actors to be in a "second state", instinctive, holding nothing back.
(7) American Horror Story is a paean to the supernatural whose greatest purpose is letting washed-up actors and pop stars chew the scenery on the way to winning awards .
(8) Like Morton, Sevigny is an actor who holds nothing back from the camera.
(9) While the Spielberg of popular myth is Mr Nice Guy, Lean was known as an obsessive, cantankerous tyrant who didn't much like actors and was only truly happy locked away in the editing suite.
(10) The committee's findings include that the attacks were not extensively planned by the perpetrators; the intelligence community did a good job of warning about the risk of an attack but a bad job of summarizing the attack when it happened; the state department screwed up by not beefing up security at the mission; nobody blocked any military response; and that the Obama administration was slow to produce a paper trail but was generally not a sinister actor in the episode.
(11) Although it never really has a sense of fun and burns with ill-focused anger, The Paperboy represents a kind of triumph, surely, even if it's just in getting such high-profile actors to do such low-down deeds.
(12) Mr Bae stars in a popular drama, Winter Sonata, a tale of rekindled puppy love that has left many Japanese women hankering for an age when their own men were as sensitive and attentive as the Korean actor.
(13) An actor dressed like one of the polar bears that figure in Coke ads limped up, wearing a prosthesis on one paw, a dialysis bag and tubing.
(14) Ridley and Boyega are part of a swathe of actors – also including Girls' Adam Driver and Ingmar Bergman regular Max von Sydow – who were confirmed by studio Disney in May.
(15) Braff will direct and play the lead role of a father, actor and husband struggling to find his identity.
(16) The actor and his fee have become the news story, and there's no credible reason to believe that Downey is a HTC fan.
(17) Three female actors, including former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko , are rumoured to be in the running for the lead female role in the upcoming sequel to superhero reboot Man of Steel, reports Variety .
(18) The two groups of actors in this new development--the risk assessors and the strain designers--need the same platform of understanding from the field of microbial ecology, and a number of specific areas which may now be approached by modern technology deserve particular attention.
(19) It appeared Dunaway and Warren Beatty had an envelope containing a card naming a previous award won by La La Land, prompting visible hesitation between the two veteran actors before Dunaway went ahead and named La La Land.
(20) According to this explanation, aspects of the situation are phenomenologically more salient for actors, whereas characteristics of the actor and his behavior are more salient for observers.
Troupe
Definition:
(n.) A company or troop, especially the company pf performers in a play or an opera.
Example Sentences:
(1) Addressing the clampdown on Swiss bank accounts, which George Osborne had factored into the government's estimated income last year, Troup confirmed reports from last month that officials had collected significantly less than expected.
(2) He talks up the "experience" aspect of Electric Daisy Carnival, from its dazzling barrage of state-of-the-art lighting to its dance troupes whose costumes are pitched midway between harlequin and hooker.
(3) Inside was the world's biggest map, depicting all of New York state, laid out in sparkling terrazzo, across which troupes of acrobats and dancers would perform, and the animals of the kiddies' petting zoo would snuffle.
(4) Three months later, the Lilliput Troupe was back on stage.
(5) Everyone is so positive,” said Jodie Evans , a co-founder of Code Pink, as her troupe advanced down Third Street Promenade.
(6) He was cleared of the third count along with Troup, that he had plotted to pay an unknown prison officer for a story about the suicide of career criminal.
(7) • Savage is every Friday and Saturday at Metropolis Studios, London, from 4 March (tickets £5), savagedisco.com The Mighty Hoop-la Facebook Twitter Pinterest Skewering the type of weekender you’d usually associate with Butlins (Redcoats, awkward cabaret, warring families), The Mighty Hoop-la has gathered many of the best alternative club nights – including those on this list, except Torture Garden, Hip Hop Karaoke and Savage – and performance troupes for a festival dedicated to high camp, high energy and high-concept fun.
(8) Viewing was down on last year’s final, won by Hungarian shadow dance troupe Attraction , which drew an average of 11.1 million viewers and a 51.4% share.
(9) Another rare reunion comes from the all-star American sketch troupe Mr Show , led by David Cross and Bob Odenkirk, who will perform under the slightly different name of the Mr Show Experience.
(10) Raffles hitch-hiked ahead of the troupe, often sleeping rough, to busk for new bookings.
(11) But the Lilliput Troupe drew the inmates beyond their shells, to care about them and their whereabouts.
(12) I loved the live show filled with great Bollywood songs, performed by a fabulous troupe of dancers and singers.
(13) The officials facing the committee were Edward Troup, tax assurance commissioner, Jim Harra, director general of business tax, and Jennie Granger, director general of enforcement and compliance.
(14) Last year's final, won by acrobatic troupe Spellbound, averaged 12.3 million viewers, according to overnight figures .
(15) With their live act, the pair (formerly of sketch troupe Fat Tongue ) have been on the verge of greatness for years.
(16) A s if juggling the chairing of this year's MediaGuardian Edinburgh international television festival , becoming a mother and editing ITV News during a general election year were not enough, Deborah Turness is also considering joining a dance troupe.
(17) A pause ensued, while the injured troupe member was identified, the dripping leg-wound bandaged, the stage mopped.
(18) Troup defended his professionalism and integrity and made a distinction between his position as a commissioner and that of a tax inspector.
(19) Referring to a statement from HMRC released on Wednesday morning which said that Troup would not be attending, Hodge said: “It is not for you who appears before this committee, it is for us to decide who we will see.
(20) On the day itself, the formation dancing troupe the Rockettes were engulfed in controversy about whether members wanted to dance.