intellectual vs actor

intellectual and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of intellectual include doer, worker.

intellectual (noun)	actor (noun)
a person who uses the mind creatively	a theatrical performer
	a person who acts and gets things done

intellectual (adjective)	actor (adjective)
appealing to or using the intellect
involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind