| CLINTEASTWOOD | Cowboy actor who became a leading director and producer (5,8) |
| GWYN | One of the spellings of the surname of an orange-seller who became a leading actress at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and a mistress of Charles II (4) |
| ADDONS | A leading director puts on extras (3-3) |
| JOHNWAYNE | Hollywood's most famous cowboy actor who was born on May 26, 1907 (4,5) |
| DRAMA | Leading director and exceptional animator, not into acting (5) |
| STEPHENFREARS | English film director and producer whose work includes the films The Queen and Philomena (7,6) |
| PETERPURVES | English TV presenter and actor who became a presenter on Blue Peter in 1967 after appearing in Doctor Who (5,6) |
| PAULROBESON | African-American athlete, singer and actor who became a civil rights activist (4,7) |
| TOMMYLEEJONES | 'Space Cowboys' actor |
| ERROL | Australian actor who became a Hollywood swashbuckler, ... Flynn |
| REYNOLDS | Ryan, Canadian actor who became a co-owner of Wrexham FC in 2020 (8) |
| OMARSHARIF | Film actor who became a world-class bridge player |
| PACINO | Actor who became a dad again at 83, Al _ (6) |
| DAVIDLEAN | Leading director, keen and economical (9) |
| REDHEAD | Read about leading director (he is a ginger-haired person) (7) |
| DANCED | Had a ball perhaps in The Man from Clare with leading director (6) |
| JAMESDEAN | Rebel Without A Cause actor who became the first to receive a posthumous nomination for an Oscar (5, |
| POITIER | Sidney, late actor who became the first black Best Actor Oscar winner (7) |
| RONHOWARD | Happy Days actor who became an Oscar-winning director |
| VOLODYMYRZELENSKYY | Former comedian and actor who became president of Ukraine in 2019 |
