An actuator for a camera according to an embodiment includes a base having an inner space formed therein, a carrier provided inside the base and configured to move in at least one direction among an optical axis direction, a first direction perpendicular to the optical axis and a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis and the first direction; and a damper provided to the carrier or the base and configured to have a shape extending in two or more directions among the optical axis direction, the first direction and the second direction.