### Clue: Test held up silent comedian and actor (3,5)
### Answer: TOM HARDY 
 ### Explanation: Definition: actor
 **Reversal of**(… held up, in a down clue) MOT(abbrev. for the Ministry of Transport test for most vehicles over 3 years old in the UK) + HARDY(Oliver, silent movie comedian, half of the Laurel and Hardy duo).
Answer: English actor.