| 100% | NATHANFILLION | 13 | "Castle" actor who plays Officer John Nolan on "The Rookie": 2 wds. |
| 75% | NATHANFILLION | 13 | "Castle" actor who plays new cop John Nolan on the new ABC police drama "The Rookie" (2 wds.) |
| 72% | NATHANFILLION | 13 | "Firefly" actor who plays Officer John Nolan on an ABC series about a new LAPD cop (2 wds.) |
| 72% | NATHANFILLION | 13 | Actor who plays rookie John Nolan on "The Rookie" (2 wds.) |
| 57% | SEANGIAMBRONE | 13 | Actor who plays the geeky boy, Adam, on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | VICTAYBACK | 10 | Actor who played diner owner Mel on the sitcom "Alice": 2 wds. |
| 57% | ALEXKARRAS | 10 | Actor who played the adoptive father on "Webster": 2 wds. |
| 57% | EMMANUELLEWIS | 13 | Actor who played the title character on "Webster": 2 wds. |
| 56% | CHRISELLIOTT | 12 | "Groundhog Day" actor who plays the mayor on 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 56% | CLIFTONDAVIS | 12 | "Amen" actor who plays Vernon Dupree on "Beyond the Gates": 2 wds. |
| 56% | RANDALLPARK | 11 | Actor who plays Louis, the dad on "Fresh Off the Boat": 2 wds. |
| 56% | DANNYBONADUCE | 13 | Actor who played the wisecracking middle child on "The Partridge Family": 2 wds. |
| 55% | SPENCERTRACY | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on Clarence Darrow in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | COLINHANKS | 10 | Actor who played officer Gus Grimly in the 2014 crime drama anthology, "Fargo": 2 wds. |
| 55% | FREDRICMARCH | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on William Jennings Bryan in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | JOSHUAJACKSON | 13 | Actor who played Pacey on the 1998-2003 teen drama "Dawson's Creek": 2 wds. |
| 55% | PATRICKSTEWART | 14 | Actor who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard on "Star Trek: The Next Generation": 2 wds. |
| 55% | WALTONGOGGINS | 13 | "Justified" actor who plays the main character Wade on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | BOBODENKIRK | 11 | "Breaking Bad" actor who plays the lead role on 33-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | SETHGREEN | 9 | Actor who played Daniel "Oz" Osbourne on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer": 2 wds. |
| 54% | ALBERTFINNEY | 12 | Actor who played Hercule Poirot in the 1974 film "Murder on the Orient Express": 2 wds. |
| 54% | DENNISFRANZ | 11 | Actor who played Lt. Norman Buntz on the 1980s police drama "Hill Street Blues": 2 wds. |
| 54% | RAMONRODRIGUEZ | 14 | "Charlie's Angels" actor who plays the title role on 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | WAYNEKNIGHT | 11 | "Seinfeld" costar who played Officer Don on "3rd Rock From the Sun": 2 wds. |
| 54% | LUKEKLEINTANK | 13 | "The Man in the High Castle" actor who plays team leader Scott Forrester on CBS's "FBI: International": 2 wds. |
| 54% | CARLOSVALDES | 12 | Actor who plays Cisco Ramon on "The Flash" which is a part of the Arrowverse: 2 wds. |
| 54% | ANTHONYMACKIE | 13 | Actor who plays Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has been on "Black Mirror": 2 wds. |
| 54% | ERICWINTER | 10 | "The Mentalist" actor who plays Sergeant Tim Bradford on ABC's "The Rookie": 2 wds. |
| 54% | JAMESBROLIN | 11 | "Marcus Welby, M.D." actor who plays the father on 29-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | GEOFFREYRUSH | 12 | "Shine" actor who played Albert Einstein on the 2017 Nat Geo series "Genius": 2 wds. |