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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actor acting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the action of an actor performing a role in a play, film, or other performance.
Example: "The actor acting in the lead role delivered a powerful performance that captivated the audience."
Alternatives: "performer performing" or "thespian portraying".
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He is an actor, acting.
After all, the jailbait is an actor — acting quite recklessly.
He always said to me, 'If you want to be a good actor, acting holds everything.' It's the art form of interpreting human behavior.
John, an actor, acting coach and antiques dealer who migrates to the Vineyard each summer from Los Angeles, is a spin fisherman.
Reed Birney succeeds in acting an actor acting badly as the stage manager who takes over the role of the captain, and Jonathan Hadary is credibly over the top as the supporting actor playing the lieutenant.
MW: I do wonder whether the technique that makes for so many extraordinary British performers can be a hindrance: you don't necessarily want to see the actor acting – you want to see him or her being.
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Or: pictures of actors acting.
"I wanted to do something small, just actors acting.
Even close up, you couldn't believe that they were actors, acting; they just were.
Taken over the course of three years, the images are of actors acting, but they are not onstage.
Yet even there, the movie rarely shakes off the impression that it's a document of actors acting.
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