Actor

Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, or film productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Interpret serious or comic role by speech, gesture, and body movement to entertain or inform audience. May dance and sing.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Actress; Comedian; Community Theater Actor; Entertainer; Film Actor; Motion Capture Actor; Role Player; Tour Actor; Voice Actor; Voice-Over Artist

Tasks

• Attend auditions and casting calls to audition for roles.
• Work closely with directors, other actors, and playwrights to find the interpretation most suited to the role.
• Portray and interpret roles, using speech, gestures, and body movements, to entertain, inform, or instruct radio, film, television, or live audiences.
• Study and rehearse roles from scripts to interpret, learn and memorize lines, stunts, and cues as directed.
• Collaborate with other actors as part of an ensemble.
• Learn about characters in scripts and their relationships to each other to develop role interpretations.
• Perform humorous and serious interpretations of emotions, actions, and situations, using body movements, facial expressions, and gestures.
• Read from scripts or books to narrate action or to inform or entertain audiences, utilizing few or no stage props.
• Work with other crew members responsible for lighting, costumes, make-up, and props.

Knowledge

• English Language
• Fine Arts
• Communications and Media
• Psychology

Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking

Abilities

• Oral Expression
• Memorization
• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Speech Clarity
• Originality
• Near Vision
• Information Ordering
• Fluency of Ideas
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Selective Attention
• Speech Recognition