They were called The Lord Chamberlain's Men and later The King's Men (change of sponsor).
Actors. The performers in any play are called actors.
Hamnet
the Globe
William Shakespeare
Actors. Before 1660, only actors and no actresses performed in the plays.
Herman's Hermits.
Actors. The performers in any play are called actors.
Himself
Band of Brothers
In the morning. They performed in the afternoons.
Hamnet
the Globe
Ophelia
Pusssy
Actors during the time of Shakespeare were viewed as rowdy, licentious, and untrustworthy.
eyeball
Hathaway