Feline coils wool (he's known for playing) (3,5)
I believe the answer is:
tom hanks
'wool he's known for playing' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'feline coils' is the wordplay.
'feline' becomes 'tom' (tom is a kind of feline).
'coils' becomes 'hanks' (hank is a kind of coil).
'tom'+'hanks'='TOM HANKS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tom hanks that I've seen before include "Hollywood star" , "Best Actor Oscar winner 1993, for "Philadelphia"" .)