Applicator, in particular printhead, for applying a coating agent, in particular a paint, to a component, in particular to a motor vehicle body component or an add-on part for a motor vehicle body component, having a) at least one nozzle row having a plurality of nozzles (22-28; 60; 78) for dispensing the coating agent in the form of a coating agent jet (54; 61; 77), the nozzles (22-28; 60; 78) being arranged one behind the other along each nozzle row at a specific nozzle spacing (d) in a nozzle plane, and b) a plurality of actuators (a.1.1-b.3.2) for controlling the release of the coating agent through the individual nozzles (22-28; 60; 78), b1) wherein the actuators (a.1.1-b.3.2) each having an outer dimension (b) along the respective nozzle row , b2) wherein the actuators (a.1.1-b.3.2) are arranged in a plurality of actuator planes, wherein the individual actuator planes extending parallel to the nozzle plane at different distances from the nozzle plane, c) wherein the nozzle spacing (d) between the adjacent nozzles (22-28; 60; 78) of the nozzle row is smaller than the outer dimension (b) of the individual actuators (a.1.1-b.3.2) along the respective nozzle row , d) wherein the actuators (a.1.1-b.3.2) in the individual actuator planes are each arranged in a plurality of actuator rows parallel to the nozzle row , in particular on both sides of the respective nozzle row , characterized in e) that the actuators arranged vertically one above the other have a horizontal offset with respect to one another which is substantially equal in magnitude to the nozzle spacing (d) between the adjacent nozzles in the nozzle row or corresponds to an integer multiple of the nozzle spacing. a) at least one nozzle row having a plurality of nozzles (22-28; 60; 78) for dispensing the coating agent in the form of a coating agent jet (54; 61; 77), the nozzles (22-28; 60; 78) being arranged one behind the other along each nozzle row at a specific nozzle spacing (d) in a nozzle plane, and b) a plurality of actuators (a.1.1-b.3.2) for controlling the release of the coating agent through the individual nozzles (22-28; 60; 78), b1) wherein the actuators (a.1.1-b.3.2) each having an outer dimension (b) along the respective nozzle row , b2) wherein the actuators (a.1.1-b.3.2) are arranged in a plurality of actuator planes, wherein the individual actuator planes extending parallel to the nozzle plane at different distances from the nozzle plane, b1) wherein the actuators (a.1.1-b.3.2) each having an outer dimension (b) along the respective nozzle row , b2) wherein the actuators (a.1.1-b.3.2) are arranged in a plurality of actuator planes, wherein the individual actuator planes extending parallel to the nozzle plane at different distances from the nozzle plane, c) wherein the nozzle spacing (d) between the adjacent nozzles (22-28; 60; 78) of the nozzle row is smaller than the outer dimension (b) of the individual actuators (a.1.1-b.3.2) along the respective nozzle row , d) wherein the actuators (a.1.1-b.3.2) in the individual actuator planes are each arranged in a plurality of actuator rows parallel to the nozzle row , in particular on both sides of the respective nozzle row , characterized in e) that the actuators arranged vertically one above the other have a horizontal offset with respect to one another which is substantially equal in magnitude to the nozzle spacing (d) between the adjacent nozzles in the nozzle row or corresponds to an integer multiple of the nozzle spacing. <EOS>