| JOHNGIELGUD | Late British actor who won a 9 across (4,7) |
| BROOKS | American actor/ writer/director who won a 9 across (surname) (6) |
| RITAMORENO | West Side Story star who won a 9 across (4,6) |
| NIMMO | Derek, the late British actor who was in Neighbours (5) |
| ROGER | ___ Moore, late British actor who played James Bond (5) |
| ALANRICKMAN | Late British actor; Snape in Harry Potter films (4,7) |
| JEREMYIRONS | British actor who won an Oscar for his performance in the film Reversal Of Fortune (6,5) |
| HEATHLEDGER | Australian actor who won a posthumous Best Supporting Actor Oscar for The Dark Knight |
| JOHNLITHGOW | 3rd Rock From the Sun actor who won a Tony Award for Sweet Smell of Success: 2 wds. |
| KALUUYA | Daniel ---, British actor who won a 2021 Oscar for his role as a Black Panther leader |
| DICKFRANCIS | Late British steeplechase jockey and crime writer (4,7) |
| NIVEN | Late British actor, author of The Moon's A Balloon, and Bring on the Empty Horses (5,5) |
| DAVID | Late British actor, author of The Moon's A Balloon, and Bring on the Empty Horses (5,5) |
| ALBERT | _ _ _ _ _ _ Finney, late British actor (6) |
| OLIVIER | Laurence _, late British actor and tour-time Academy Award recipient (7) |
| CAMPION | Late British actor (surname) best known for playing Billy Bunter on TV (7) |
| SHER | Point her to identify late British actor Antony (4) |
| IRISMURDOCH | Late British novelist whose suffering from Alzheimer's was chronicled by her husband (4,7) |
| COLIN | British actor who won an Oscar for his role in The King's Speech, ___ Firth |
| IRONS | British actor who won an Oscar for the 1991 film Reversal Of Fortune, Jeremy _ (5) |
