diff --git a/docs/get-started-dapr-actor.md b/docs/get-started-dapr-actor.md
index fa2f434d..21ccc605 100644
--- a/docs/get-started-dapr-actor.md
+++ b/docs/get-started-dapr-actor.md
@@ -416,14 +416,14 @@ namespace MyActorClient
             // Create Actor Proxy instance to invoke the methods defined in the interface
             var proxy = ActorProxy.Create(actorID, actorType);
             // Need to specify the method name and response type explicitly
-            var response = await proxy.InvokeAsync<MyData, string>("SetDataAsync", new MyData()
+            var response = await proxy.InvokeMethodAsync<MyData, string>("SetDataAsync", new MyData()
             {
                 PropertyA = "ValueA",
                 PropertyB = "ValueB",
             });
             Console.WriteLine(response);
 
-            var savedData = await proxy.InvokeAsync<MyData>("GetDataAsync");
+            var savedData = await proxy.InvokeMethodAsync<MyData>("GetDataAsync");
             Console.WriteLine(savedData);
         }
     ...
diff --git a/samples/Actor/ActorClient/Program.cs b/samples/Actor/ActorClient/Program.cs
index e6f87910..f07e6401 100644
--- a/samples/Actor/ActorClient/Program.cs
+++ b/samples/Actor/ActorClient/Program.cs
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ namespace ActorClient
                 }
             }
 
-            // Making calls without Remoting, this shows method invocation using InvokeAsync methods, the method name and its payload is provided as arguments to InvokeAsync methods.
+            // Making calls without Remoting, this shows method invocation using InvokeMethodAsync methods, the method name and its payload is provided as arguments to InvokeMethodAsync methods.
             Console.WriteLine("Making calls without Remoting.");
             var nonRemotingProxy = ActorProxy.Create(actorId, "DemoActor");
-            await nonRemotingProxy.InvokeAsync("TestNoArgumentNoReturnType");
-            await nonRemotingProxy.InvokeAsync("SaveData", data);
-            var res = await nonRemotingProxy.InvokeAsync<MyData>("GetData");
+            await nonRemotingProxy.InvokeMethodAsync("TestNoArgumentNoReturnType");
+            await nonRemotingProxy.InvokeMethodAsync("SaveData", data);
+            var res = await nonRemotingProxy.InvokeMethodAsync<MyData>("GetData");
 
             Console.WriteLine("Registering the timer and reminder");
             await proxy.RegisterTimer();
diff --git a/src/Dapr.Actors/Builder/ActorProxyGeneratorBuilder.cs b/src/Dapr.Actors/Builder/ActorProxyGeneratorBuilder.cs
index ac6d26c5..b8a85b4b 100644
--- a/src/Dapr.Actors/Builder/ActorProxyGeneratorBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Dapr.Actors/Builder/ActorProxyGeneratorBuilder.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace Dapr.Actors.Builder
 
             // TODO Should this search change to BindingFlags.NonPublic
             this.invokeAsyncMethodInfo = this.proxyBaseType.GetMethod(
-                "InvokeAsync",
+                "InvokeMethodAsync",
                 BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic,
                 null,
                 CallingConventions.Any,
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ namespace Dapr.Actors.Builder
 
             var objectTask = ilGen.DeclareLocal(typeof(Task<IActorResponseMessageBody>));
 
-            // call the base InvokeAsync method
+            // call the base InvokeMethodAsync method
             ilGen.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0); // base
             ilGen.Emit(OpCodes.Ldc_I4, interfaceId); // interfaceId
             ilGen.Emit(OpCodes.Ldc_I4, methodDescription.Id); // methodId
diff --git a/src/Dapr.Actors/Client/ActorProxy.cs b/src/Dapr.Actors/Client/ActorProxy.cs
index e4d98d27..aafcd0ad 100644
--- a/src/Dapr.Actors/Client/ActorProxy.cs
+++ b/src/Dapr.Actors/Client/ActorProxy.cs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace Dapr.Actors.Client
         /// <param name="data">Object argument for actor method.</param>
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation Token.</param>
         /// <returns>Response form server.</returns>
-        public async Task<TResponse> InvokeAsync<TRequest, TResponse>(string method, TRequest data, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        public async Task<TResponse> InvokeMethodAsync<TRequest, TResponse>(string method, TRequest data, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         {
             using var stream = new MemoryStream();
             await JsonSerializer.SerializeAsync<TRequest>(stream, data);
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace Dapr.Actors.Client
         /// <param name="data">Object argument for actor method.</param>
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation Token.</param>
         /// <returns>Response form server.</returns>
-        public async Task InvokeAsync<TRequest>(string method, TRequest data, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        public async Task InvokeMethodAsync<TRequest>(string method, TRequest data, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         {
             using var stream = new MemoryStream();
             await JsonSerializer.SerializeAsync<TRequest>(stream, data);
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ namespace Dapr.Actors.Client
         /// <param name="method">Actor method name.</param>
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation Token.</param>
         /// <returns>Response form server.</returns>
-        public async Task<TResponse> InvokeAsync<TResponse>(string method, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        public async Task<TResponse> InvokeMethodAsync<TResponse>(string method, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         {
             var response = await this.actorNonRemotingClient.InvokeActorMethodWithoutRemotingAsync(this.ActorType, this.ActorId.ToString(), method, null, cancellationToken);
             return await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<TResponse>(response);
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ namespace Dapr.Actors.Client
         /// <param name="method">Actor method name.</param>
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation Token.</param>
         /// <returns>Response form server.</returns>
-        public Task InvokeAsync(string method, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        public Task InvokeMethodAsync(string method, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         {
             return this.actorNonRemotingClient.InvokeActorMethodWithoutRemotingAsync(this.ActorType, this.ActorId.ToString(), method, null, cancellationToken);
         }
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ namespace Dapr.Actors.Client
         /// <param name="requestMsgBodyValue">Request Message Body Value.</param>
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation Token.</param>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Task{TResult}"/> representing the result of the asynchronous operation.</returns>
-        protected async Task<IActorResponseMessageBody> InvokeAsync(
+        protected async Task<IActorResponseMessageBody> InvokeMethodAsync(
             int interfaceId,
             int methodId,
             string methodName,