| CLEOPATRA | Pale actor playing a queen (9) |
| COURTCARD | Mostly crude actor playing a king? (5,4) |
| DEUSEXMACHINA | In ancient Greek drama, an actor, playing a god, carried to the stage by a mechanical contrivance to resolve the plot (4,2,7) |
| THEOCRAT | The actor playing a Roman emperor, for example (8) |
| SUPPORT | Drink left actor playing a subordinate part (7) |
| IDRIS | ___ Elba, actor playing a DJ set at Glastonbury (5) |
| EXTRA | Actor playing a small part in the next race? (5) |
| HAMBURGER | Actor playing Gruber has a snack (9) |
| INESON | Ralph _, deep-voiced actor playing a copper in new series Ludwig (6) |
| PRETENDER | Actor playing Bonnie Prince Charlie? (9) |
| CHRISPINE | Actor playing Dr. Alex Murry in "A Wrinkle In Time": 2 wds. |
| SPIRITGUM | Clean-shaven actor playing Zapata sticks with it (6,3) |
| IDRISELBA | Actor playing lead part of Benjamin Disraeli (5,4) |
| TAYEDIGGS | Actor playing Billy Baker in "All American" |
| VINDIESEL | Actor playing devil - in Singapore on vacation (3,6) |
| ORCHESTRA | Actors playing with the musicians (9) |
| RHYSIFANS | Welsh actor playing Rasputin in The King's Man (4,5) |
| GUYPEARCE | Golden Globe-nominated actor playing Mike Young in Neighbours (3,6) |
| INBADPART | How boos would be taken by an actor playing the villain (2,3,4) |
| MUMMERSET | Imitation West Country accent used by actors playing generic rustic roles (9) |
