| 100% | DICKVANDYKE | 11 | "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" actor who played Bert in 40-Across (3 wds.) |
| 68% | DICKVANDYKE | 11 | Actor who played Bert, a singing and dancing chimney sweep, in 39-Across: 3 wds. |
| 65% | MANDYPATINKIN | 13 | "Homeland" actor who plays Irwin in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 64% | OSCARISAAC | 10 | "The Last Jedi" actor who plays Will in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 59% | ROBERTDENIRO | 12 | Actor who played 15-Across in the 1987 film "The Untouchables": 3 wds. |
| 59% | GEORGECSCOTT | 12 | Actor who played Gen. Buck Turgidson in 32-Across: 3 wds. |
| 58% | CHEECHMARIN | 11 | "Up in Smoke" actor who played Joe Dominguez on 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 58% | MICHAELKEATON | 13 | "Mr. Mom" actor who played the title role in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 58% | MARTINSHORT | 11 | "Innerspace" actor who played 45-Across in "The Santa Clause 3" (2 wds.) |
| 58% | MAXVONSYDOW | 11 | Swedish-born actor who played Father Lankester Merrin in 18-Across: 3 wds. |
| 58% | LILRELHOWERY | 12 | "Get Out" actor who plays Buddy in "Free Guy": 3 wds. |
| 57% | JONATHANBANKS | 13 | Actor who plays Mike Ehrmantraut in "Better Call Saul" and 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 57% | ROBERTDENIRO | 12 | "Joy" actor who plays the title character in 18-Across: 3 wds. |
| 56% | JOSHOCONNOR | 11 | "Emma" actor who played 32-Across in seasons 3 and 4 of "The Crown": 2 wds. |
| 56% | DANIELBRUHL | 11 | "The Zookeeper's Wife" actor who plays Laszlo Kreizler in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 56% | JUDDHIRSCH | 10 | "Ordinary People" actor who plays Julius Levinson in "Independence Day: 40-Across" (2 wds.) |
| 56% | JOHNTRAVOLTA | 12 | "Pulp Fiction" actor who plays loan shark Chili Palmer in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 56% | LESLIEODOMJR | 12 | "Hamilton" actor who plays William Still in "Harriet": 3 wds. |
| 56% | BOBODENKIRK | 11 | Actor who plays Jimmy McGill in "Better Call Saul" and Saul Goodman in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 56% | LIAMHEMSWORTH | 13 | "The Hunger Games" actor who plays Jake Morrison in "Independence Day: 40-Across" (2 wds.) |
| 56% | CUBAGOODINGJR | 13 | "Jerry Maguire" actor who played Tre in "Boyz n the Hood": 3 wds. |
| 55% | JASONMOMOA | 10 | Actor who plays Aquaman in 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | BENAFFLECK | 10 | Actor who plays Batman in 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | SAMUELLJACKSON | 14 | Actor who plays Nick Fury in "What If ...?": 3 wds. |
| 55% | SULLIVANJONES | 13 | "The Gilded Age" actor who plays Muhammad Ali in a 2023 biopic about 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 54% | ROBERTDOWNEYJR | 14 | Actor who plays Iron Man in "Avengers: Infinity War": 3 wds. |
| 54% | ZACHARYGORDON | 13 | Child actor who played 40-Across in the first three "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" films (2 wds.) |
| 54% | JIMPARSONS | 10 | "The Big Bang Theory" actor who played Michael in "The Boys in the Band": 2 wds. |
| 54% | LESLIEODOMJR | 12 | "Murder on the Orient Express" actor who played Aaron Burr in "Hamilton": 3 wds. |
| 54% | WINONARYDER | 11 | "Heathers" actress who played Lydia in 40-Across (2 wds.) |