actor

Example Sentences

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No actor in a movie this month is enjoying themselves more than Ian McKellen as an egomaniac painter in Steven Soderbergh’s slender pleasure “The Christophers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

America was the most consequential and the least steady actor in this conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

He has ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ on the horizon as well as another ‘Lord of the Rings,’ but the Oscar-nominated actor dreams of a return to the stage after a scary fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Jasveen Sangha, 42, was one of five people charged over the death of the beloved Canadian-American actor, who was found unresponsive in the hot tub of his luxury Los Angeles home in 2023.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The encounter was so brief, however, that they could not honestly say whether they had met Ace Greenberg, or an actor playing Ace Greenberg.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis