# Actor

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

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Action](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/action.md) and before [Forensics](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/forensics.md).

## Category

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

## Required by

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

## Linked from

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