| MICKEY | _ Rourke, portrayed The Wrestler (6) |
| MORRIS | Welsh presenter who portrayed the zookeeper in Animal Magic and narrated Tales of the Riverbank (6) |
| BOLGER | Ray who portrayed the scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz" |
| RIPLEY | Matt Damon portrayed The Talented Mr _ (6) |
| ROURKE | Celebrity Big Brother series 24 contestant; star of 2008 film The Wrestler (6,6) |
| MARISA | The Wrestler and Captain America: Civil War actress, ... Tomei (6) |
| DARREN | Blackswan and The wrestler director, ... Aronofsky (6) |
| BALZAC | Novelist who portrayed the complexity of 19th century French society (6) |
| AYLMER | Felix ?, actor who portrayed the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1964 film drama Becket (6) |
| HEFLIN | Van who portrayed the bad guy in "Airport" |
| VEREEN | "Roots" star who portrayed the mayor of Cleveland |
| REAGAN | President who portrayed the Gipper |
| MURPHY | Actor who portrayed the titular character in Beverly Hills Cop (last name only) |
| MICKEYROURKE | Randy 'The Ram' Robinson in the 2008 movie, The Wrestler (6,6) |
| WHITEWASHES | In the end, though, the media portrayed the press conference as bland and amicable -- the latest in |
| CAMERONBRIGHT | He portrayed the mutant Leech in X-man: The Last Stand (7,6) |
| SYLVIASYMS | Actress who portrayed the Queen Mother in 2006 biopic The Queen (6,4) |
| DALY | Tim ___, actor who portrayed the First Gentleman of the United States in the political drama Madam Secretary (4) |
| PREDATORY | Portrayed the nature of the beast? (9) |
| CAPALDI | Peter _, portrayed the 12th incarnation of the Doctor (7) |
