| MORPHEUS | Character played by Laurence Fishburne in The Matrix (8) |
| THEBOWERYKING | Name of the underground crime lord played by Laurence Fishburne in the film mentioned in 17a: 3 wds. |
| OTHELLO | Shakespeare title character played by Laurence Fishburne in 1995 |
| IKETURNER | Musician portrayed by Laurence Fishburne in the film What's Love Got to Do with It (3,6) |
| LANGSTON | Laurence Fishburne in CSI, Dr Ray ... (8) |
| STOKESAY | Hamlet in Shropshire, home to a fortified manor house built in the 12805 by Laurence of Ludlow (8) |
| SZELL | Dr. Christian --, character played by Laurence Olivier in the 1976 film 'Marathon Man' (5) |
| TRISTRAM | ____ Shandy, novel by Laurence Sterne published in 1759 (8) |
| ISITSAFE | Question asked by Laurence Olivier in "The Marathon Man" |
| HAMLET | Shakespeare character played by Laurence Olivier (1948) |
| IKE | Role played by actor Laurence Fishburne in 1993 biopic What's Love Got to Do with It, --- Turner (3) |
| JACKCRAWFORD | Laurence Fishburne in Hannibal (4,8) |
| HANNIBAL | NBC drama in which Laurence Fishburne played FBI Special Agent Jack Crawford |
| BLACKISH | ABC comedy in which Laurence Fishburne plays "Pops" Johnson: Hyph. |
| HEATHCLIFF | Emily Bronte character played in films by Laurence Olivier, Timothy Dalton and Ralph Fiennes |
| HENRYV | History play by William Shakespeare adapted for film by Laurence Olivier in 1944 and Kenneth Branagh in 1989 |
| SHANDY | Tristram, central character in an 18c novel by Laurence Sterne (6) |
| FORTHEFALLEN | Well-known war poem by Laurence Binyon written in 1914 (3,3,6) |
| TRISTRAMSHANDY | Novel by Laurence Sterne (8,6) |
| THEMATRIX | 1999 movie in which Laurence Fishburne played Morpheus: 2 wds. |
