| PESCE | He played his own brother in "29th Street" |
| EWANMCGREGOR | Moulin Rouge! actor who played his own clone in the 2005 movie The Island: 2 wds. |
| BILLYJOEL | He played his "Back in the USSR" during a concert in the USSR |
| LOMU | Rugby player who became the youngest ever All Black when he played his first international in 1994 aged 19 (4) |
| SIRE | He's played his part in the production line (4) |
| MITCHELL | What is the first name of the Aussie who played his 100th Test match in Kingston in the three-match Test series which concluded in July 2025? (8) |
| AFRICANQUEEN | The ---, film in which Humphrey Bogart played his only Oscar-winning role |
| OSHEA | Jackson who played his dad in "Straight Outta Compton" |
| MRT | Robin Duke played his mohawked wife in an old SNL sketch |
| MATCH | Nadal played his last pro tennis ___ in Nov. (5) |
| SANJEEV | _ Bhaskar, played his namesake in The Kumars at No.42 (7) |
| PENN | Chris Walken played his criminal father in At Close Range. |
| LINE | Walk The ___, Johnny Cash biopic in which 14A played his wife, June Carter - a part she won an Oscar for (4) |
| XABIALONSO | Spanish footballer who played his last game for Bayern Munich in May 2017 |
| SLEEPLESSINSEATTLE | 1993 film in which Rita Wilson, wife of Tom Hanks, played his sister Suzy |
| LUCKHURST | English opening batsman who played his entire county career, from 1958 to 1976, for Kent CCC, of which he later became president (5,9) (see 51D) |
| BRIAN | English opening batsman who played his entire county career, from 1958 to 1976, for Kent CCC, of which he later became president (5,9) (see 10D) |
| SOWETO | Johannesburg township where John Smit played his 100th Test, a 29-22 loss to New Zealand in 2010 (6) |
| CHAMP | Ricky ___, actor who has played his last scenes as Stuart Highway in EastEnders (5) |
| DWIGHTHOWARD | Center who played his 18th season for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2021-2022: 2 wds. |
