diff --git a/doclet/resources/classes.edn b/doclet/resources/classes.edn
index 8556554..2c92be2 100644
--- a/doclet/resources/classes.edn
+++ b/doclet/resources/classes.edn
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{"ActorGestureListener" {"actor-gesture-listener!" :methods}
+{"Actor" {"actor!" :methods}
+ "ActorGestureListener" {"actor-gesture-listener!" :methods}
  "Align" {"align" :static-fields}
  "com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.Animation" {"animation" :methods
                                             "animation!" :methods}
diff --git a/src/play_clj/ui.clj b/src/play_clj/ui.clj
index 3f4717d..b72cb66 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/ui.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/ui.clj
@@ -168,6 +168,18 @@ based on the file at `path`.
   [^WidgetGroup group children]
   (apply add! (ActorEntity. group) children))
 
+; actor
+
+(defmacro actor!
+  "Calls a single method on an actor."
+  [entity k & options]
+  `(u/call! ^Actor (u/get-obj ~entity :object) ~k ~@options))
+
+(defn actor?
+  "Returns true if `entity` is an actor."
+  [entity]
+  (isa? (type (u/get-obj entity :object)) Actor))
+
 ; check-box
 
 (defn check-box*