# actor

An actor (individual or a group), e.g. in TV, radio, movie, video games etc., or in an event. Actors can be associated with individual items or with a series, episode, clip.

## Expected Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [PerformingGroup](https://schema.org.ai/PerformingGroup) | A performance group, such as a band, an orchestra, or a circus. |
| [Person](https://schema.org.ai/Person) | A person (alive, dead, undead, or fictional). |

## Used on Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [Clip](https://schema.org.ai/Clip) | A short TV or radio program or a segment/part of a program. |
| [CreativeWorkSeason](https://schema.org.ai/CreativeWorkSeason) | A media season, e.g. TV, radio, video game etc. |
| [Episode](https://schema.org.ai/Episode) | A media episode (e.g. TV, radio, video game) which can be part of a series or season. |
| [Event](https://schema.org.ai/Event) | An event happening at a certain time and location, such as a concert, lecture, or festival. Ticketing information may be added via the [offers](https://schema.org.ai/offers) property. Repeated events may be structured as separate Event objects. |
| [Movie](https://schema.org.ai/Movie) | A movie. |
| [MovieSeries](https://schema.org.ai/MovieSeries) | A series of movies. Included movies can be indicated with the hasPart property. |
| [PodcastSeries](https://schema.org.ai/PodcastSeries) | A podcast is an episodic series of digital audio or video files which a user can download and listen to. |
| [RadioSeries](https://schema.org.ai/RadioSeries) | CreativeWorkSeries dedicated to radio broadcast and associated online delivery. |
| [TVSeries](https://schema.org.ai/TVSeries) | CreativeWorkSeries dedicated to TV broadcast and associated online delivery. |
| [VideoGame](https://schema.org.ai/VideoGame) | A video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. |
| [VideoGameSeries](https://schema.org.ai/VideoGameSeries) | A video game series. |
| [VideoObject](https://schema.org.ai/VideoObject) | A video file. |

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