Answer:

actor

Answer	Crossword Clue
ACTOR	Thespian
ACTOR	Meryl Streep, to the politically correct
ACTOR	Man of parts

ACTOR	Performer
ACTOR	SAG member
ACTOR	Booth was one
ACTOR	Robert De Niro or Al Pacino
ACTOR	Robert De Niro, for one
ACTOR	Cruise, for one
ACTOR	Paul Newman, e.g.
ACTOR	Part man?

ACTOR	Pitt or Penn
ACTOR	Person in a cast
ACTOR	Stage presence?
ACTOR	Role player
ACTOR	One who plays at work
ACTOR	Pretender on stage
ACTOR	Player at work
ACTOR	Practiced pretender

ACTOR	Guy in a cast
ACTOR	Man of many parts?
ACTOR	Repertory member
ACTOR	Charles Playhouse figure
ACTOR	Moonlighting waiter's other job, often
ACTOR	Part player
ACTOR	Broadway figure
ACTOR	One who takes parts

ACTOR	One expecting a hand, perhaps
ACTOR	Penn or Pitt
ACTOR	One in a cast
ACTOR	Lead, perhaps
ACTOR	One may be a ham
ACTOR	Part winner
ACTOR	Stage figure
ACTOR	One with a SAG card

ACTOR	One with many parts
ACTOR	Stage performer
ACTOR	Part taker
ACTOR	Oldman or Newman
ACTOR	One working on lines