| 100% | RALPHFIENNES | 12 | "Quiz Show" actor who plays M in 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 67% | ASHTONKUTCHER | 13 | Actor who played Michael Kelso in "That '70s Show": 2 wds. |
| 66% | WINSTONDUKE | 11 | "Us" actor who plays M'Baku in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever": 2 wds. |
| 65% | JASONMOMOA | 10 | Actor who plays Aquaman in 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 65% | BENAFFLECK | 10 | Actor who plays Batman in 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 65% | DYLANMINNETTE | 13 | Actor who plays Clay Jensen in the Netflix show "13 Reasons Why": 2 wds. |
| 63% | TOPHERGRACE | 11 | Actor who played the role of Eric Forman in the TV show "That '70s Show": 2 wds. |
| 63% | KYLECHANDLER | 12 | Actor who plays Cathcart in the Hulu miniseries based on 39-Across's "Catch-22" (2 wds.) |
| 63% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | Actor who plays 26-/37-Across in "Black Mass": 2 wds. |
| 63% | ERICBANA | 8 | Actor who played 32-Across in a 2003 film: 2 wds. |
| 63% | EDWARDNORTON | 12 | Actor who played 32-Across in a 2008 film: 2 wds. |
| 62% | BARRYBOSTWICK | 13 | "Scandal" actor who played Brad in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show": 2 wds. |
| 62% | DANIELCRAIG | 11 | "Knives Out" actor who plays James Bond in 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 62% | WILLEMDAFOE | 11 | "Platoon" actor who plays Heimir the Fool in 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 62% | TOPHERGRACE | 11 | "Predators" actor who played Eric Forman and was cast opposite 18a in "That '70s Show": 2 wds. |
| 62% | WINSTONDUKE | 11 | "Us" actor who plays M'Baku in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (2 wds.) |
| 61% | CHRISPRATT | 10 | "Jurassic World" actor who plays Jim in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 61% | JOELKINNAMAN | 12 | "The Killing" actor who plays Erik in 33-Across: 2 wds. |
| 61% | ANSELELGORT | 11 | "Baby Driver" actor who plays Theo in 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 61% | SKYLARASTIN | 11 | "Ground Floor" actor who played Jesse in 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 61% | BENAFFLECK | 10 | "Pearl Harbor" actor who played Batman in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 61% | DAVIDHARBOUR | 12 | "Stranger Things" actor who plays a Hydra supersoldier in 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 61% | GENEWILDER | 10 | Actor who played 31-/34-Across in a 1971 film: 2 wds. |
| 61% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | Actor who played 31-/34-Across in a 2005 film: 2 wds. |
| 60% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | Actor who played 29-/32-Across in the 1990s and 2000s: 2 wds. |
| 60% | ALECGUINNESS | 12 | Actor who played 29-/32-Across in the 1970s and 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 60% | ZACEFRON | 8 | Actor who plays a protégé of 15-Across in "The Greatest Showman": 2 wds. |
| 60% | SAMROCKWELL | 11 | Actor who plays the father in the 2015 remake of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 60% | TOPHERGRACE | 11 | "Predators" actor, who played Eric Forman in "That 70's Show": 2 wds. |
| 60% | JONAHHILL | 9 | "Moneyball" actor who plays himself in 30-/32-Across: 2 wds. |