| 100% | SAMWORTHINGTON | 14 | "Avatar: The Way of Water" actor who plays a Union Army first lieutenant in "Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | SIENNAMILLER | 12 | "American Woman" actress who plays a pioneer woman in "Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ZOESALDANA | 10 | "Avatar: The Way of Water" actress who plays a CIA officer overseeing an all-female undercover antiterrorism unit on "Special Ops: Lioness" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | PAULSCHNEIDER | 13 | Actor who played the role of Mark Brendanawicz in "Parks and Recreation", a character that appeared only in the first two seasons: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SAMWORTHINGTON | 14 | "Hacksaw Ridge" actor who plays Jake Sully in "Avatar: The Way of Water": 2 wds. |
| 40% | ZACHARYGORDON | 13 | Child actor who played 40-Across in the first three "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" films (2 wds.) |
| 40% | ZOESALDANA | 10 | "Avatar" actress who played a pirate in the first "Pirates of the Caribbean" film: 2 wds. |
| 40% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | KEVINCOSTNER | 12 | "Yellowstone" actor who co-wrote, directed, and stars in the 2024 film "Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | "Black Mass" actor who plays a pirate in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SAMWORTHINGTON | 14 | "The Shack" actor who plays Jake Sully in "Avatar: The Way of Water" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | JEREMYPIVEN | 11 | "Entourage" actor who plays a tech innovator in the new CBS drama "Wisdom of the Crowd": 2 wds. |
| 39% | BENMENDELSOHN | 13 | Actor who plays the character of Talos, a shape shifting Skrull leader in "Captain Marvel": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ZACEFRON | 8 | Actor who plays a protégé of 15-Across in "The Greatest Showman": 2 wds. |
| 39% | JEREMYSTRONG | 12 | "Succession" actor who won the 2024 Best Leading Actor in a Play Tony for "An Enemy of the People": 2 wds. |
| 39% | MORRISCHESTNUT | 14 | Actor who plays the title character of 47-Across in a CBS series that premiered in January: 2 wds. |
| 38% | OMARIHARDWICK | 13 | "Army of the Dead" actor who plays an FBI agent in "The Mother": 2 wds. |
| 38% | PETERDINKLAGE | 13 | Actor who plays Tyrion Lannister in "Game of Thrones," and has an Outstanding Supporting Actor nomination for the 70th Emmys: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CLARKGREGG | 10 | Actor who plays the character of Phil Coulson, a S.H.I.E.L.D agent in "Captain Marvel": 2 wds. |
| 38% | PIERCEBROSNAN | 13 | "Mamma Mia!" actor who plays a retired union activist in "The Thursday Murder Club": 2 wds. |
| 38% | BENEDICTWONG | 12 | "Doctor Strange" actor who plays a master of the mystic arts in 24-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ROBERTREDFORD | 13 | "The Sting" actor who played the love interest of Barbra Streisand's character in 1973's "The Way We Were": 2 wds. |
| 37% | RAMIMALEK | 9 | Actor who became the first one of Egyptian heritage to win an Oscar for Best Actor in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CALLUMTURNER | 12 | "Fantastic Beasts" actor who plays a University of Washington rower in "The Boys in the Boat" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MICHAELSHANNON | 14 | "The Shape of Water" actor who plays Zipco in "The Bikeriders": 2 wds. |
| 37% | MICHAELCERA | 11 | "Barbie" actor who plays the head of a viral marketing firm in 26-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ALANRITCHSON | 12 | "Reacher" actor who plays the father of a critically ill girl in "Ordinary Angels" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | KEVINSPACEY | 11 | Actor from "American Beauty", who plays the role of a congressman in Netflix's "House of Cards": 2 wds. |
| 36% | JONATHANPRYCE | 13 | "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor who played a Bond villain in 1997's "Tomorrow Never Dies": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ZOESALDANA | 10 | "Guardians of the Galaxy" actress who plays Neytiri in "Avatar: The Way of Water": 2 wds. |