actor vs mime

actor and mime both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
actor	Yes	No	No	No
mime	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, mime is a hyponym of actor; that is, mime is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than actor:

actor (noun)	mime (noun)
a theatrical performer	a performance using gestures and body movements without words
a person who acts and gets things done	an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression

actor (verb)	mime (verb)
	act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
	imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect