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actor

vr.tr.actor · SOC.PER

Let an agent handle actors as an occupation by medium, credits, training and working conditions, and treat individual actors with privacy.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle actors as an occupation by medium, credits, training and working conditions, and treat individual actors with privacy.

A person who portrays a character in a performance in theatre, film, television, radio, voice work or other media.

What it is for: Bringing characters and stories to life.

It can be cast them in roles; verify credits; train in acting; contract through agents or unions.

Distinguishing features

Portrays characters

Stage, screen and voice media

Work is often freelance and union-covered

Child actors have special protections

What it looks like

A role, not an appearance.

How it is recognised

Credits in films, plays and series

Kinds such as voice or stage actor

Television presenters are a related but different role

Related models

is a kind of - occupation

performing artist

appears in - works

film and play

is represented by - representation

talent agent and union

is related to - related role

television presenter

In practice

Families and kinds

stage actors

film and television actors

voice actors

child actors

stunt performers and body doubles

Identifiers

Wikidata item Q33999 occupation concept

IMDb name id nm plus digits individual credits

Standards and regulation

Performers rights in copyright law

Union agreements such as Equity or SAG-AFTRA

Child performance licensing

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing actors with characters

Unauthorised digital replicas

Unsafe stunts and exploitation

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.actor-person

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Occupation The work.

Medium shapes the work.

Medium

Stage, screen, voice.

Medium

Medium.

  1. In which medium does the actor work? definition
  2. What skills does it need? definition

Training

Drama schools.

Training

Training.

  1. What training routes exist? action
  2. Which are accredited? provenance
Credits Work history.

Credits need verification.

Roles

Parts played.

Roles

Credits.

  1. Which roles has the actor played? provenance
  2. From which credit database? provenance

Identity

Disambiguation.

Identity

Identity.

  1. Is this the right person, not a namesake or stage name clash? boundary
  2. Which identifier confirms it? provenance
Conditions Working conditions.

Actors need protection.

Contracts

Terms and unions.

Contracts

Contracts.

  1. Which union agreement covers the work? provenance
  2. What pay and residuals apply? measurement

Safety

Stunts and intimacy.

Safety

On-set safety.

  1. Are stunt and intimacy coordination in place? boundary
  2. Are child performers licensed and chaperoned? boundary
Rights Likeness.

Likeness is valuable.

Performers rights

Consent.

Rights

Performers rights.

  1. Did the actor consent to this use of the performance? boundary
  2. Under which law? provenance

Digital replicas

AI voice and likeness.

Replicas

Digital replicas.

  1. Is a digital replica of the actor being made or used? boundary
  2. Was consent given and paid for? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should acting media be separate entries?
  • How should digital replica rights be recorded?
  • How should individual actors be protected?
Draft as JSON