# Actor

> A field of an audit record identifying who or what performed an action.

Record: `lex:actor`
Kind: artifact
Layer: [Observability](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/observability.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-actor

## category

- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/observability-auditability-traceability.md)

## referenced-by

- [Audit Logging](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/audit-logging.md)