Actor and Double

Actor

Actor noun - One who acts professionally (as in a play, movie, or television show).

Usage example: my sister went to drama school to become an actor

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Double and actor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Double" instead a noun "Actor".

Nearby Words: acting, actress

Double noun - Something or someone that strongly resembles another.

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Actor and double are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Actor" instead a noun "Double".

Nearby Words: doubled, doublet, doubling, doubly

live	live actor	live double
female	female actor	female double
regular	regular actor	regular double
original	original actor	original double
Other adjectives: single, real, big, main, previous, younger.

Both the real actor and double sign with their left hand.

Source: Film / Slumdog Millionaire
However, when the pivotal episodes rolled around, the actor had been booked to Deep Space Nine instead (Robert Foxworth's agent apparently screwed up and double-booked him).

Source: Bus Crash
In The Movies: Stunts and Effects your films are penalized by critics if you use a stunt double who is of a different race or gender than the actor they are representing.

Source: Obvious Stunt Double

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Double and Actor. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/actor/double

Actor & Double. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/actor/double>.

Double or Actor. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/actor/double.

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