De New Yorkse acteur Paul Cole wordt geslagen en voor dood achtergelaten in het Ohio van de jaren vijftig. Ontdaan van zijn geheugen en gestrand in een mysterieus stadje, worstelt Paul om terug naar huis te komen, het leven en de identiteit die hij verloren heeft terug te winnen.
Nee, helaas is The Actor nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Production | Charlie Kaufman | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Donald E. Westlake | Novel |
| Production | Ryan Gosling | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kristina Erdely | Casting |
| Camera | Sascha El Gendi | Steadicam Operator |
| Editing | Garret Elkins | Editor |
| Sound | Bálint Zándoki | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzie Harman | Costume Design |
| Art | Paulina Rzeszowska | Production Design |
| Production | David Gendron | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Joe Passarelli | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ali Jazayeri | Executive Producer |
| Production | Josh Rosenbaum | Executive Producer |
| Art | Janka Erdely | Art Direction |
| Production | Laura Rister | Executive Producer |
| Production | Aaron Mitchell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Abigail Spencer | Producer |
| Production | Paul Young | Producer |
| Production | Ken Kao | Producer |
| Production | Duke Johnson | Producer |
| Directing | Duke Johnson | Director |
| Art | Mercédesz Nagyváradi | Set Decoration |
| Production | Tom Quinn | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jeff Deutchman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ryan Friscia | Executive Producer |
| Production | André Holland | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Stephen Cooney | Screenplay |
| Writing | Duke Johnson | Screenplay |
| Sound | Richard Reed Parry | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Craig Rose | Art Direction |
| Art | Csaba Lódi | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Krisztina D. Nagy | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Márk Katona | Second Assistant Director |