People, and occasionally animals or other things that are players in a story. Actors most usually represent the characters in a story. Most good actors have the ability to appear as something other than what they are, thus advancing the story line of whatever action or idea they are portraying.

CAD representations of players performing actions for them, as in the Mandala system (see Agent, Character).

plural of actor.

Metaphor for service employees who work together to perform the service for the audience (customers).