common person vs actor

common person and actor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
common person	Yes	No	No	No
actor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, actor is a hypernym of common person; that is, actor is a word with a broader meaning than common person:

Other hypernyms of common person include doer, worker.

common person (noun)	actor (noun)
a person who holds no title	a theatrical performer
	a person who acts and gets things done