actor
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And so he does such a great job with this show and taking this idea of like, “Could an actor like Riz Ahmed, could he be James Bond? Should he be James Bond? Why not?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
With the series’ second season, she became the first Black actor to win twice in the category.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
A theatre actor stepped into a lead male role he knew nothing about - with only hours to prepare and his script still in hand.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Fashioning your lead actor as a totem to project your thoughts about apathy and loneliness would be a risky move for anyone other than writer-director Amanda Kramer, who’s made a career out of brazen chicness.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
The recovery of this letter, which Booth had carelessly—perhaps on purpose?—let fall into the hands of the manhunters was obviously addressed to the actor by an unknown conspirator.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Vocabulary lists containing actor
Academy Awards, List 3
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Literary Terms, Part I
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Just Do It: Act
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