denizen vs actor

denizen and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of denizen include doer, worker.

denizen (noun)	actor (noun)
a plant or animal naturalized in a region	a theatrical performer
a person who inhabits a particular place	a person who acts and gets things done