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The phrase "actor down" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
Without additional context, it is difficult to determine when it could be used, as it appears to be incomplete or improperly formed.
Example: "The actor down on the stage seemed to be struggling with his lines."
Alternatives: "performer down" or "actor collapsed".
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Alec Dunbar, hero of The Vanishing Game, is a British actor, down on his luck, his flat recently burgled and his car totalled.
And that's how it should be (as in the line from "42nd Street" about giving "a performance, not an exhibition"); despite the ostensible openness and honesty that metaphorically comes from baring all, there's nothing that shuts an actor down like nudity, and, especially, simulating sex.
Whenever McQueen had material this strong, he proved to be an actor down to his bones.
Brody is an actor down to the tiniest tick in his cheek.
The best story about James kind of sums it up - there was this actor down there doing his first film.
Robotically, I put down my pen and notepad and followed the actor down the aisle and onto the back rim of the stage.
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Our office will continue to protect consumers and shut these bad actors down".
It's theater actors look down on film actors, film actors look down on TV actors, then it goes down to reality show fuckers or something.
The character actor comes down from Canada.
By Nick Paumgarten The character actor comes down from Canada.
An actor looks down at his watch and, suddenly, you have a closeup of the watch.
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