| 100% | RAYLIOTTA | 9 | "Goodfellas" actor who plays James "Big Jim" Keene on 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 65% | TARONEGERTON | 12 | "Rocketman" actor who plays James Keene in 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 57% | CHARLIEHUNNAM | 13 | Actor who plays 30-Across on 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 56% | PETERGRAVES | 11 | Actor who played Jim Phelps on "Mission: Impossible": 2 wds. |
| 56% | KEVINALEJANDRO | 14 | "Lucifer" actor who plays Manny Perez on 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | ROBERTSEAN | 10 | With 25-Across, actor who played Dr. James Wilson (based on 47-Across) on the Fox series "House": 2 wds. |
| 55% | DAVIDHARBOUR | 12 | "The Newsroom" actor who plays Jim Hopper on 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | MAXTHIERIOT | 11 | "SEAL Team" actor who plays Bode Donovan on 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | CHRISTIANKANE | 13 | "Leverage: Redemption" actor who played Jacob Stone on 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | SEANGIAMBRONE | 13 | Actor who plays the geeky boy, Adam, on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | JIMPARSONS | 10 | Actor who plays Sheldon on "The Big Bang Theory" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | JOHNNYGALECKI | 13 | Actor who plays Leonard on "The Big Bang Theory" (2 wds.) |
| 53% | CHRISPRATT | 10 | "Jurassic World" actor who plays Jim in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 53% | CARROLLOCONNOR | 14 | Actor who played Archie on 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 53% | SPENCERTRACY | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on Clarence Darrow in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 53% | JACKCOLEMAN | 11 | "Dynasty" actor who plays Noah Bennet on 30-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 53% | ZACHARYLEVI | 11 | "Chuck" actor who plays Luke Collins on 30-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | FREDRICMARCH | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on William Jennings Bryan in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | BENFELDMAN | 10 | Actor who plays Jonah Simms on 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | HARRYANDERSON | 13 | Actor who played Judge Stone on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | DONADAMS | 8 | Actor who played Agent 86 on 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | JAMESBROLIN | 11 | Actor who played a physician on 28-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | ALEXRUSSELL | 11 | "Unbroken" actor who plays Officer Jim Street on "S.W.A.T." (2 wds.) |
| 51% | MANNYJACINTO | 12 | Actor who played Yao on "Nine Perfect Strangers" and costarred in 29- and 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | JAMESBROLIN | 11 | "Marcus Welby, M.D." actor who plays the father on 29-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | JOHNTRAVOLTA | 12 | "Grease" actor who played James Ubriacco in "Look Who's Talking": 2 wds. |
| 51% | JAMESPUREFOY | 12 | "Rome" actor who plays wealthy mogul Laurens Bancroft on 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | WALTONGOGGINS | 13 | "Justified" actor who plays the main character Wade on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | BILLYPORTER | 11 | Actor who plays Pray Tell on "Pose": 2 wds. |
| 51% | ANDYKAUFMAN | 11 | Actor who played Latka Gravas on "Taxi": 2 wds. |