1.   An actor may portray a cabinet minister making a speech, or talking with his mouth full, and a merely technically accurate imitation of reality will suffice.

2.   Actors portray Burkittsville citizens talking about the troublesome visitors and chasing off Blair Witch fanatics.

3.   Four actors portray every one of these characters.

4.   Getting actors to come together for a movie can be a strange experience, Alda says, especially when those actors are portraying family members.

5.   If Azurik were portrayed by a real actor in a movie, which actor would play him?

6.   In striking down the original law, the court stated that the legislation could ban films in which adult actors portray teen-agers engaged in sexual activity.

7.   In the film, which will be shown at the Sundance Film Festival later this month, the actor portrays the sexually conflicted Father Greg.

8.   That fun was, in great part, derived from playing an irredeemably bad guy -- a type of character many felt the naturally admirable actor had never portrayed.

9.   The actors portray three longtime French friends whose shared affection is upended when one of them buys an all-white painting for a surprising sum.

10.   The producers decided, however, a more seasoned actor could better portray what they perceived as a complicated character.