Actor vs. Comedian

Actornoun

A person who performs in a theatrical play or film.

Actornoun

One who acts; a doer.

Actornoun

One who takes part in a situation.

Actornoun

(legal) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.

Actornoun

(legal) One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.

Actornoun

(policy debate) One who enacts a certain policy action.

Actornoun

(software engineering) The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).

Actornoun

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

Actornoun

A theatrical performer; a stageplayer.

Actornoun

An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.

Actornoun

a theatrical performer

Actornoun

a person who acts and gets things done;

Actor

An actor is a person who portrays a character in a performance (also actress; see below). The actor performs in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television.

Comediannoun

An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.

Comediannoun

(by extension) Any person who is humorous or amusing, either characteristically or on a particular occasion.

Comediannoun

(dated) A person who performs in theatrical plays.

Comediannoun

(obsolete) A writer of comedies.

Comediannoun

An actor or player in comedy.

Comediannoun

A writer of comedy.

Comediannoun

a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

Comediannoun

an actor in a comedy

Comediannoun

an entertainer on stage or television whose act is designed to make an audience laugh

Comediannoun

a comic actor or playwright.

Comediannoun

a person who is or thinks themselves to be amusing or entertaining

Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolish (as in slapstick), or employing prop comedy.