Actor and Factor

Actor

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

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

Nearby Words: acting, actress

Factor noun - A person who acts or does business for another.

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Actor and factor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Actor" instead a noun "Factor".

Nearby Words: fact, factoring, factory, factored, factorage

known	known actor	known factor
human	human actor	human factor
good	good actor	good factor
single	single actor	single factor
Other adjectives: actual, real, big, main, new, major, unknown.

Aside from name recognition, this may be another factor in choosing a Hollywood actor to do voice work in a movie where they are essentially playing themselves and will fall into the role naturally.

Source: Pigeonholed Voice Actor
He has also hinted that a big factor in his taking the role of Hellboy was that, as an actor in his fifties, he had never gotten the girl at the end of the movie.

Source: Money, Dear Boy
The fact that Tohdoh's English voice actor is Steve Blum (considered the English equivalent of Norio Wakamoto on this very wiki for a reason) may be a contributing factor.

Source: Memetic Badass / Anime and Manga

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