modern vs actor

modern and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of modern include doer, worker.

modern (noun)	actor (noun)
a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes	a theatrical performer
a contemporary person	a person who acts and gets things done

modern (adjective)	actor (adjective)
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
relating to a recently developed fashion or style
characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
ahead of the times