The role of Bruce Almighty was played by Jim Carrey in the 2003 comedy film of the same name. In the movie, Bruce is a down-on-his-luck television reporter who is granted GOD-like powers by GOD himself, portrayed by Morgan Freeman. Bruce uses his newfound powers to try and improve his life, but soon realizes that being GOD is not as easy as it seems. The three-letter answer to the crossword clue is 'GOD'.