The phrase "substitute actor" is correct and can be used in written English.
It usually refers to a replacement actor who has been hired to perform a role when the original actor is not available. Example: The production was delayed when the lead actor fell ill, so the director quickly hired a substitute actor to take his place.
I recast the part, outlining in over-elaborate detail to the talented substitute actor we chose what the scene would involve.
BEST (SUBSTITUTE) ACTOR Commercials for Hyundai use the actor Jeff Bridges as the voice-over announcer, but that was not an option during some parts of the show because Mr. Bridges was a nominee for best actor.
Harrison Ford was not available to record Indiana Jones's voice, so a substitute actor was used.
Unfortunately, Guiness has passed away, so a substitute actor will be needed for this role.
Always be ready to substitute voice actors.
Why was Horace Braham, the actor, substituting for Arthur Hale, the commentator in "Confidentially Yours?" View Article By Anthony Lane By Jia Tolentino By Andy Borowitz By Rebecca Mead.
(Among the more out-there variations on the roster in New York next year: Kristen Kosmas's "There There," which imagines a proofreader, played by Ms. Kosmas, substituting for the actor Christopher Walken in a one-man version of "Three Sisters").
Rather than substituting another voice actor, the writers of The Simpsons retired Hartman's characters, and the season ten episode "Bart the Mother" (his final appearance on the show) was dedicated to him, as was his final film, Small Soldiers.
The Stuarts described themselves as frequent theatregoers — their son is an actor and substitute teacher in L.A. — but they especially enjoy seeing their servers onstage.
Gilbert himself went on stage in a number of productions throughout his lifetime, including several performances as the Associate in Trial by Jury, as substitute for an ailing actor in his play Broken Hearts, and in charity matinees of his one-act plays, such as King Claudius in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
Voice actor Simon Prescott substituted for Lee Van Cleef who had died in 1989.
