Talk:Daud/@comment-193.185.122.66-20130418081245/@comment-27202257-20130702034253

First definition of "actor" in Miriam-Webster:

"One that acts: doer."

Definition from the Oxford dictionary:

"A participant in an action or process: employers are key actors within industrial relations."

It's legit, ya'll. Also, while "figure" comes the closest to being a proper synonym for "actor" in this case, it implies a physical presence, which we as the audience do not see. Benefactor doesn't work, because it assumes the individual in question is funding Daud in some way, rather than kidnapping him.

ETA: Molotov--rolling up to the grammar party after the cops have already been called and people are face-down in the grass.