| GIELGUD | One of the greatest Shakespearean actors of the century, Sir John ... |
| BRANDO | Time magazine once named him "Actor of the Century" |
| KEAN | Shakespearean actor-of-yore Edmund |
| HAROLDLLOYD | One of the great comedy actors of the silent film era (6,5) |
| OURGANG | Group of American child actors of the 1930s-40s which included Tommy Bond and Joe Cobb (3,4) |
| BORSCH | Botching of Hamlet initially getting Shakespearean actors in the soup! |
| CASTLOOSE | Group of actors of lax morals get set adrift (4,5) |
| IRONS | Jeremy, the voice actor of the protagonist in The Lion King movie |
| PROMPTER | Person reminding actors of their lines (8) |
| OPENCAST | Confer Oscar on writer and actors of mine (4-4) |
| RORSCHACH | Psychiatrist, Regional Health Authority chief, hosting old Shakespearean actors (9) |
| DULWICH | District in London's Southwark, site of a public school founded by Edward Alleyn as the College of God's Gift and of a picture gallery designed by Sir John Soane (7) |
| NICHOLAS | Forename of Sir Christopher Wren or Sir John Vanbrugh's collaborator known as the "devil's architect" for his use of satanic or pagan symbols (8) |
| NORMA | First name of the philanthropist wife of former prime minister, Sir John Major (5) |
| SHER | Sir Antony __, Shakespearean actor known for his portrayal of King Lear (4) |
| SHAM | Mock the entrance of Shakespearean actor (4) |
| KOBER | US actor of The Walking Dead and Sons of Anarchy, Jeff - (5) |
| WEST | English actor of The Wire and The Affair, Dominic - (4) |
| COLIN | Irish actor of The Banshees of Inisherin - Farrell (5) |
| IAGOS | Roles for some Shakespearean actors |
