| 100% | REGEJEANPAGE | 12 | "For the People" actor who plays Simon Basset on "Bridgerton" (2 wds.) |
| 62% | JEFFDANIELS | 11 | Actor who won a 2013 Emmy for playing Will McAvoy, the anchor and managing editor on 37-Across: 2 wds. |
| 62% | HOPEDAVIS | 9 | "For the People" actress who plays mob wife Gina Baxter on 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 62% | LIEVSCHREIBER | 13 | "Spotlight" actor who has been nominated for three Emmys for playing the title role on 43-Across: 2 wds. |
| 61% | JEREMYSTRONG | 12 | "Succession" actor who won the 2024 Best Leading Actor in a Play Tony for "An Enemy of the People": 2 wds. |
| 61% | SEANGIAMBRONE | 13 | Actor who plays the geeky boy, Adam, on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 61% | VICTAYBACK | 10 | Actor who played diner owner Mel on the sitcom "Alice": 2 wds. |
| 61% | ALEXKARRAS | 10 | Actor who played the adoptive father on "Webster": 2 wds. |
| 61% | EMMANUELLEWIS | 13 | Actor who played the title character on "Webster": 2 wds. |
| 60% | CHRISELLIOTT | 12 | "Groundhog Day" actor who plays the mayor on 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 60% | RANDALLPARK | 11 | Actor who plays Louis, the dad on "Fresh Off the Boat": 2 wds. |
| 60% | DANNYBONADUCE | 13 | Actor who played the wisecracking middle child on "The Partridge Family": 2 wds. |
| 59% | SETHGREEN | 9 | Actor who played Daniel "Oz" Osbourne on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer": 2 wds. |
| 59% | FRANKIEMUNIZ | 12 | Actor who played child prodigy Malcolm on "Malcolm in the Middle": 2 wds. |
| 59% | BOYDHOLBROOK | 12 | "Logan" actor who plays the Corinthian on "The Sandman": 2 wds. |
| 59% | JEREMYSISTO | 11 | Actor who played Detective Cyrus Lupo for three seasons on "Law & Order": 2 wds. |
| 59% | JERRYORBACH | 11 | Actor who played Detective Lennie Briscoe for 12 seasons on "Law & Order": 2 wds. |
| 59% | SPENCERTRACY | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on Clarence Darrow in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 59% | PETERUSTINOV | 12 | Actor who played Hercule Poirot in the 1978 film "Death on the Nile": 2 wds. |
| 59% | FREDRICMARCH | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on William Jennings Bryan in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 59% | JOSHUAJACKSON | 13 | Actor who played Pacey on the 1998-2003 teen drama "Dawson's Creek": 2 wds. |
| 59% | PATRICKSTEWART | 14 | Actor who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard on "Star Trek: The Next Generation": 2 wds. |
| 59% | MARTINFREEMAN | 13 | "The Hobbit" actor who plays Dr. Watson on the BBC's "Sherlock": 2 wds. |
| 58% | WALTONGOGGINS | 13 | "Justified" actor who plays the main character Wade on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 58% | BOBODENKIRK | 11 | "Breaking Bad" actor who plays the lead role on 33-Across: 2 wds. |
| 58% | KENNETHBRANAGH | 14 | "Tenet" actor who plays Hercule Poirot in "Death on the Nile": 2 wds. |
| 58% | ALBERTFINNEY | 12 | Actor who played Hercule Poirot in the 1974 film "Murder on the Orient Express": 2 wds. |
| 58% | DENNISFRANZ | 11 | Actor who played Lt. Norman Buntz on the 1980s police drama "Hill Street Blues": 2 wds. |
| 58% | RAMONRODRIGUEZ | 14 | "Charlie's Angels" actor who plays the title role on 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 58% | CARLWEATHERS | 12 | "Rocky" actor who played briefly for the Oakland Raiders of the NFL: 2 wds. |