Gaius Ummidius Actius Anicetus

Gaius Ummidius Actius Anicetus was a Roman pantomime actor who lived in Pompeii.^[1][2]

Gaius Ummidius Actius Anicetus
Nationality	Roman
Occupation	Pantomime actor

Actius is attested in an inscription from Puteoli that identifies him as a pantomime actor.^[3] The possibility has been raised that Actius may be the freedman (libertus) of Ummidia Quadratilla who is discussed in the letters of Pliny the Younger.^[4][5] Various graffiti found at Pompeii record praise for Actius.^[6] These include:

• "Actius, master of stage performers." from tomb 4 in the Fondo Pacifico near the amphitheater of Pompeii^[7]
• "Actius, greetings." from the large theater at Pompeii^[8]
• a possible mention of Actius from Herculaneum: "Lucius Actius, hail. Mysticus, the musician, of the comedian Icuus ... we were for you."^[9]

An actor named Actius also appears in Unit 1, Stage 5 of the Cambridge Latin Course.^[10]