Actor and Persona

Actor

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

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

Nearby Words: acting, actress

Persona noun - (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world.

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Actor and persona are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Actor" instead a noun "Persona".

human	human actor	human persona
old	old actor	old persona
good	good actor	good persona
female	female actor	female persona
Other adjectives: nice, regular, original, actual, real, male, serious, bad, main, new, professional, former, different, comic, previous, comedic.

Be Cool: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's pro-wrestling persona is playfully referenced in a discussion about his character, a gay bodyguard who dreams of getting his big break as an actor.

Source: Actor Allusion / Live-Action Films
In fact, he even has the same US voice actor and a modified version of the main character's first persona.

Source: Evil Counterpart / Video Games
Audiences come to expect the actor to play the same role over and over again, which becomes part of the actor's larger-than-life persona.

Source: I Am Not Leonard Nimoy

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