difference between an actor an acting

WHO IS AN ACTOR
an actor is a person whose profession is acting on the stage, in movies, or on television.

, WHAT IS ACTING
Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor or actress who adopts a character—in theatre, television, film, radio, or any other medium that makes use of the mimetic mode.

NOTE; as you can see there is a differece an actor and acting