How to become an Actor

Also called: Comedian, Dramatic actor, Entertainer (Acting), Film actor, Impersonator, Voice over artist

Actor portrays roles in motion pictures, television or radio productions and stage shows.

Main tasks

• Learning lines and cues and playing parts in dramatic productions on stage, commercials, television, radio or in motion pictures
• Assuming characters created by a playwright or author and communicating this to an audience
• Telling stories or reading literary works aloud to educate or entertain listeners
• Preparing for performances through rehearsals under the instruction and guidance of production directors
• Reading scripts and undertaking research to gain understanding of parts, themes and characteristics
• Acting parts and portraying roles as developed in rehearsals in film, television, radio and stage productions

Ways in

• University: Creative Arts & Design degrees, Offered by 4 universities in Singapore

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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• Painter
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Questions people ask

How do I become an Actor?

Ways in include: Creative Arts & Design degrees.

Will AI change the work of an Actor?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026