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actor

[ak-ter] / ˈæk tər /


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Award-winning British actor Benedict Cumberbatch features later in the film.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

She has been a stage and television actor in the U.K. for 30 years and a star for more than 20.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Per the city’s regulations, the actor will have to pay a 4% levy on the sale price of his home—which amounts to $274,000.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The actor and host brings a gallon jug of water with him everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The way that any actor could, with a look, destroy the artifice, the pretense of reality on film.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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