The film_actor table
This article introduces the structure of the film_actor table in the Sakila database.
The film_actor table is used to support many-to-many relationships between films and actors. For each actor in each movie, there is a row in the film_actor table.
The film_actor table refers to the film and actor tables using foreign keys.
Table Structure
The structure of the customer table is as follows:
+-------------+-------------------+------+-----+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------------+-------------------+------+-----+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| actor_id | smallint unsigned | NO | PRI | NULL | |
| film_id | smallint unsigned | NO | PRI | NULL | |
| last_update | timestamp | NO | | CURRENT_TIMESTAMP | DEFAULT_GENERATED on update CURRENT_TIMESTAMP |
+-------------+-------------------+------+-----+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
Table Columns
The following table explains all columns in the film_actor table.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
actor_id |
The foreign key that identifies the actor. |
film_id |
The foreign key that identifies the film. |
last_update |
The time when the row was created or last updated. |