impersonator vs play-actor

impersonator

noun
  • An entertainer whose act is based upon performing impressions of others. 

  • One who fraudulently impersonates another person. 

play-actor

noun
  • An actor who performs on stage, especially one who is part of an acting troupe. 

How often have the words impersonator and play-actor occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )