| MORPHEUS | Character played by Laurence Fishburne in The Matrix film series (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) |
| BELLUCCI | Italian actress who played Persephone in the Matrix films, Monica - (8) |
| NEO | Character in the Matrix film series played by Keanu Reeves |
| ANDERSON | Thomas A. __, birth name of Neo in the Matrix films (8) |
| FISHBURNE | Laurence ___, US actor who played Morpheus in The Matrix film series (9) |
| LANGSTON | Laurence Fishburne in CSI, Dr Ray ... (8) |
| LAURENCE | ____ Fishburne, US actor known for his roles in Apocalypse Now and The Matrix films (8) |
| TRINITY | Character played by Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix film franchise (7) |
| SZELL | Dr. Christian --, character played by Laurence Olivier in the 1976 film 'Marathon Man' (5) |
| NIOBE | Jada Pinkett Smith's character in the Matrix films (5) |
| HUGO | Actor who plays Agent Smith in The Matrix films, ___ Weaving |
| KEANU | Neo in the Matrix films, - Reeves (5) |
| 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) |
| REEVES | Star of the Matrix films, Keanu ... (6) |
| JADA | Actor famous for The Matrix films, ---- Pinkett Smith (4) |
