Trunk held by actors often (5)
I believe the answer is:
torso
'trunk' is the definition.
(both can mean a person's chest)
'held by actors often' is the wordplay.
'held by' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'TORSO' can be found hidden inside 'actors often'.
(Other definitions for torso that I've seen before include "part of body will be found" , "Body (excluding head, neck and limbs)" , "Trunk; headless, limbless body" , "Roots out in trunk of the body" , "upper body" .)