Yes, these two lines are written in iambic pentameter.
Basically, an "iamb" is a term that is used to describe one unstressed
syllable followed by a stressed syllable, such as when
you say the word "again" - it is said as "a-GAIN" with the emphasis on the second
syllable, not on the first.
"Penta" means "five", so
"iambic pentameter" simply means five iambs, or ten syllables that follow the
unstressed-stressed pattern. It is particularly noticeable in everyday speech, but
meter is quite important in poetry.
For your two lines,
I'll write them with the unstressed words in lower-case letters and the stressed
syllables in caps - there should be ten total syllables in each
line:
"as AN unPERfect ACtor ON the
STAGE,
who WITH his FEAR is PUT beSIDE his
PART."
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