| EDMUNDKEAN | English actor noted for his Shakespearean roles who died in 1833 (6,4) |
| LESLIE | Forename of a bank clerk turned actor of gentlemanly roles who met his fate when he was shot down over the Bay of Biscay by the Luftwaffe (6) |
| TAR | 2022 Blanchett title role who many thought was a real person |
| KEAN | Edmund _, English actor noted for his Shakespearean roles in the early 19th century (4) |
| HORDERN | Michael _; actor noted for his Shakespearean roles (7) |
| ROGERMOORE | English actor noted for playing Simon Templar and James Bond (5,5) |
| BRANAGH | Actor and director known for his Shakespearean roles, Kenneth _ (7) |
| ELLENTERRY | 19th/20th c actress noted for her Shakespearean roles (5,5) |
| RICHARDSON | Actor in two Shakespearean roles being performed |
| NIGELSTOCK | Actor noted for his portrayal of Dr Watson in a Sherlock Holmes TV series of the 1960s (5,5) |
| LINDSAY | Robert, English actor noted for his roles in the TV sitcoms Citizen Smith and My Family (7) |
| WILBERFORCE | William, English slave trade abolitionist who died in 1833 (11) |
| MARTINCLUNES | English actor noted for his TV travel series around the islands of Australia and the U.S. (6,6) |
| CAREME | Marie-Antoine ___, French chef regarded as the founder of haute cuisine who died in 1833 (6) |
| NIEPCE | Nicephore ___, French chemist and photographic pioneer who died in 1833 (6) |
| HARRISON | Rex, English actor noted for playing Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady on stage and film (8) |
| SIMONPEGG | English actor noted particularly for his comic partnership with Nick Frost |
| RIPPER | Michael ?, English character actor noted for his roles in Hammer horror films such as 1970's Scars of Dracula (6) |
| LEEVANCLEEN | American actor noted for his western roles, such as Colonel Mortimer in For a Few Dollars More (3,3,5) |
| OTOOLE | Actor noted for his roles in Lawrence of Arabia and Goodbye, Mr Chips (1'5) |
