| 100% | KENNETHBRANAGH | 14 | "Dunkirk" actor who directed "Artemis Fowl": 2 wds. |
| 65% | ORSONWELLES | 11 | Actor who directed 17-Across and played the title character: 2 wds. |
| 64% | WARRENBEATTY | 12 | Actor who directed, wrote, and appears in "Rules Don't Apply": 2 wds. |
| 63% | KENNETHBRANAGH | 14 | Actor who directed and played the title character in 1996's "Hamlet": 2 wds. |
| 62% | RONHOWARD | 9 | "Happy Days" actor who directed "Apollo 13" and "A Beautiful Mind": 2 wds. |
| 62% | ROBERTREDFORD | 13 | "All Is Lost" actor who directed and starred in "The Horse Whisperer": 2 wds. |
| 60% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | "American Sniper" actor who directed and stars in the "A Star Is Born" remake: 2 wds. |
| 60% | ROBREINER | 9 | "All in the Family" actor who directed "The Princess Bride" and "When Harry Met Sally ...": 2 wds. |
| 58% | FERDIASHAW | 10 | Young actor who plays the title character in the 2020 movie "Artemis Fowl": 2 wds. |
| 57% | JONFAVREAU | 10 | Actor who plays Happy Hogan in Marvel films, and has directed the pilot for "The Orville": 2 wds. |
| 57% | PAULDANO | 8 | "Escape at Dannemora" actor who directed 47-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | CLINTEASTWOOD | 13 | "Gran Torino" actor/director who directed "American Sniper": 2 wds. |
| 54% | CILLIANMURPHY | 13 | "Dunkirk" actor who costars in the upcoming film "A Quiet Place Part II": 2 wds. |
| 54% | JACKLOWDEN | 10 | "Dunkirk" actor who plays up-and-coming agent River Cartwright on "Slow Horses": 2 wds. |
| 53% | KIRKDOUGLAS | 11 | Actor who turned 100 in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 53% | MARKRYLANCE | 11 | "Dunkirk" actor who won the 2016 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor ("Bridge of Spies"): 2 wds. |
| 53% | DONKNOTTS | 9 | Actor who portrayed Barney Fife: 2 wds. |
| 53% | TODDBRIDGES | 11 | Actor who played 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 53% | GARYCOLEMAN | 11 | Actor who played 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | DWAYNEJOHNSON | 13 | "Jumanji" actor who played Hercules in a 2014 film directed by Brett Ratner (2 wds.) |
| 51% | EDASNER | 7 | Actor who voiced Carl Fredricksen in "Up": 2 wds. |
| 51% | JASONMOMOA | 10 | Actor who plays Aquaman in 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | BENAFFLECK | 10 | Actor who plays Batman in 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | BRUCEDERN | 9 | Actor who plays Woody Grant in "Nebraska": 2 wds. |
| 51% | MRT | 3 | Actor who said "I pity the fool!": 2 wds. |
| 51% | CHARLIECOX | 10 | Actor who plays Daredevil in "The Defenders": 2 wds. |
| 51% | STEVECARELL | 11 | Actor who plays Donald Rumsfeld in "Vice": 2 wds. |
| 51% | CARROLLOCONNOR | 14 | Actor who played Archie on 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ANDYKAUFMAN | 11 | Actor who played Latka Gravas on "Taxi": 2 wds. |
| 51% | BILLYPORTER | 11 | Actor who plays Pray Tell on "Pose": 2 wds. |