| 100% | GARYSINISE | 10 | "Forrest Gump" actor who played grounded Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly in "Apollo 13": 2 wds. |
| 59% | KEVINBACON | 10 | "Footloose" actor who played Command Module Pilot Jack Swigert in "Apollo 13": 2 wds. |
| 43% | TOMHANKS | 8 | "Forrest Gump" actor who played band manager Amos White in 34-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | EDHARRIS | 8 | "The Hours" actor who played Flight Director Gene Kranz in "Apollo 13": 2 wds. |
| 41% | RYANGOSLING | 11 | "First Man" actor who plays Ken in the "Barbie" movie: 2 wds. |
| 41% | RUTGERHAUER | 11 | "Ladyhawke" actor who played replicant Roy Batty in 13-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | HARRISONFORD | 12 | "Star Wars" actor who played cop Rick Deckard in 13-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | TOMHANKS | 8 | "Philadelphia" actor who played Commander Jim Lovell in 1995's "Apollo 13": 2 wds. |
| 39% | JONFAVREAU | 10 | Actor who plays Happy Hogan in Marvel films, and has directed the pilot for "The Orville": 2 wds. |
| 39% | KEVINBACON | 10 | "Footloose" actor who plays astronaut Jack Swigert in "Apollo 13" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | BILLPAXTON | 10 | "Twister" actor who plays astronaut Fred Haise in "Apollo 13" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | DYLANMINNETTE | 13 | Actor who plays Clay Jensen in the Netflix show "13 Reasons Why": 2 wds. |
| 38% | TOMHANKS | 8 | "Sully" actor who played real-life astronaut Jim Lovell in the 1995 film "Apollo 13": 2 wds. |
| 38% | TOMCRUISE | 9 | Actor who plays Navy pilot Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in 9-Across/57-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | VALKILMER | 9 | Actor who plays Navy pilot Tom "Iceman" Kazansky in 9-Across/57-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | SKYLARASTIN | 11 | "Ground Floor" actor who played Jesse in 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RYANGOSLING | 11 | "La La Land" Oscar-nominated actor who plays Ken in the 2023 film "Barbie" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | EDHARRIS | 8 | "The Right Stuff" actor who plays flight director Gene Kranz in "Apollo 13" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | JASONMOMOA | 10 | Actor who plays Aquaman in 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BENAFFLECK | 10 | Actor who plays Batman in 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BRUCEDERN | 9 | Actor who plays Woody Grant in "Nebraska": 2 wds. |
| 37% | CHARLIECOX | 10 | Actor who plays Daredevil in "The Defenders": 2 wds. |
| 37% | STEVECARELL | 11 | Actor who plays Donald Rumsfeld in "Vice": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ROBINWRIGHT | 11 | Actor from "Forrest Gump", who plays the wife of the character played by 18-Across in "House of Cards": 2 wds. |
| 36% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | Actor who played David Dunn in 38-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | Actor who played Ichabod Crane in "Sleepy Hollow": 2 wds. |
| 36% | DANNYGLOVER | 11 | Actor who played Mister in "The Color Purple": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ADAMSANDLER | 11 | Actor who played Jill in "Jack and Jill": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ALPACINO | 8 | Actor who played Michael Corleone in "The Godfather": 2 wds. |
| 36% | JACKIEGLEASON | 13 | Actor who played Minnesota Fats in 18-Across: 2 wds. |