movie actor vs thespian

movie actor and thespian both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
movie actor	Yes	No	No	No
thespian	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

Other hypernyms of movie actor include actor, histrion, player, role player.

movie actor (noun)	thespian (noun)
an actor who plays a role in a film	a theatrical performer

movie actor (adjective)	thespian (adjective)
	of or relating to drama