| 100% | MARKRYLANCE | 11 | "Bridge of Spies" actor who plays Mr. Dawson in 2017's "Dunkirk" (2 wds.) |
| 59% | NOAHSCHNAPP | 11 | "Bridge of Spies" actor who plays Will Byers in the Netflix series "Stranger Things" (2 wds.) |
| 58% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | Actor who plays one of the studio's stars in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | CLARKGREGG | 10 | Actor who plays the character of Phil Coulson, a S.H.I.E.L.D agent in "Captain Marvel": 2 wds. |
| 57% | PEDROPASCAL | 11 | "The Last of Us" actor who plays Mr. Fantastic in "The Fantastic Four: First Steps": 2 wds. |
| 56% | BENEDICTWONG | 12 | "Doctor Strange" actor who plays Mr. Wickfield in "The Personal History of David Copperfield" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | IANMCSHANE | 10 | "Deadwood" actor who plays Mr. Wednesday in the Starz adaptation of 29-Across by 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | CILLIANMURPHY | 13 | "Inception" actor who plays the Shivering Soldier in 2017's "Dunkirk" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | KENNETHBRANAGH | 14 | Actor who played Hercule Poirot in 2017's "Murder on the Orient Express" and 2022's "Death on the Nile": 2 wds. |
| 55% | DANIELKALUUYA | 13 | Actor who plays Slim, one of the title characters on the run in 2019's "Queen & Slim": 2 wds. |
| 55% | BILLPAXTON | 10 | "Twister" actor who plays the father of 25-Across in the 2017 film "The Circle" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | "Django Unchained" actor who plays Bats, one of Baby's fellow crooks in "Baby Driver": 2 wds. |
| 54% | DANSTEVENS | 10 | "Downton Abbey" actor who played the Beast in 2017's "Beauty and the Beast": 2 wds. |
| 54% | MICHAELPENA | 11 | "Ant-Man" actor who plays Dora's father in "Dora and the Lost City of Gold": 2 wds. |
| 54% | PETERCAPALDI | 12 | "Doctor Who" actor who plays Mr. Micawber in "The Personal History of David Copperfield" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | ZACEFRON | 8 | Actor who plays a protégé of 15-Across in "The Greatest Showman": 2 wds. |
| 54% | DJIMONHOUNSOU | 13 | Actor who played the wizard Shazam in DC's "Shazam!" and Korath in Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy": 2 wds. |
| 54% | PATMORITA | 9 | Actor who plays Mr. Miyagi in the 1984 martial arts drama film "The Karate Kid": 2 wds. |
| 53% | RICHARDKIEL | 11 | 7'1" actor who played Jaws in "The Spy Who Loved Me": 2 wds. |
| 53% | JEREMYRENNER | 12 | "The Hurt Locker" actor who plays Cory in 2017's "Wind River" (2 wds.) |
| 53% | GRAHAMGREENE | 12 | "Dances with Wolves" actor who plays Ben in 2017's "Wind River" (2 wds.) |
| 53% | SAMROCKWELL | 11 | Actor who plays the father in the 2015 remake of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 53% | GILBIRMINGHAM | 13 | "Twilight" actor who plays Martin in 2017's "Wind River" (2 wds.) |
| 53% | RAYBOLGER | 9 | Actor who played the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz": 2 wds. |
| 53% | RALPHFIENNES | 12 | "Schindler's List" actor who plays the Duke of Oxford in "The King's Man": 2 wds. |
| 52% | KELSEYGRAMMER | 13 | "Frasier" actor who plays the Tin Man in "Legends of Oz": 2 wds. |
| 52% | JOHNBOYEGA | 10 | "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" actor who plays the love interest of 25-Across in the 2017 film "The Circle" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | ROBERTREDFORD | 13 | "The Sting" actor who played the love interest of Barbra Streisand's character in 1973's "The Way We Were": 2 wds. |
| 52% | WALTERMATTHAU | 13 | "The Bad News Bears" actor who played the love interest of Barbra Streisand's character in 1969's "Hello, Dolly!": 2 wds. |
| 52% | HENRYCAVILL | 11 | "Man of Steel" actor who plays the titular spy in the 2024 film "Argylle" (2 wds.) |