| 100% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | "Ray" actor who plays the wrongfully imprisoned Walter McMillian in 48-Across (2 wds.) |
| 54% | JOSHBROLIN | 10 | Actor who plays the fixer in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | STEPHANJAMES | 12 | Actor who plays Walter Cruz in the psychological thriller web TV series, "Homecoming": 2 wds |
| 53% | SAMROCKWELL | 11 | Actor who plays the father in the 2015 remake of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 53% | SPENCERTRACY | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on Clarence Darrow in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | HENRYFONDA | 10 | "On Golden Pond" actor who played the title role in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | MADSMIKKELSEN | 13 | "Hannibal" actor who plays the villain Kaecilius in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | JASONBIGGS | 10 | "American Pie" actor who plays the father in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | BRYANCRANSTON | 13 | Actor who plays Walter White in "Breaking Bad", the protagonist who also goes by the name Heisenberg: 2 wds. |
| 52% | FREDRICMARCH | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on William Jennings Bryan in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | TONYTODD | 8 | "Final Destination" actor who plays the title role in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | SHAWNHATOSY | 11 | "In & Out" actor who plays the son Andrew "Pope" Cody in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | MADSMIKKELSEN | 13 | "Doctor Strange" actor who plays the villain in the new 17-Across movie: 2 wds. |
| 51% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | Actor who played 29-/32-Across in the 1990s and 2000s: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ALECGUINNESS | 12 | Actor who played 29-/32-Across in the 1970s and 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 51% | DANAYKROYD | 10 | "The Blues Brothers" actor who played Ray Stantz in 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | MORRISCHESTNUT | 14 | Actor who plays the title character of 47-Across in a CBS series that premiered in January: 2 wds. |
| 50% | COREYFELDMAN | 12 | "Stand by Me" actor who played the Petersons' neighbor, Ricky Butler, in 50-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | DUSTINHOFFMAN | 13 | Actor who played 43-Across in the movie "All the President's Men": 2 wds. |
| 50% | MARKRUFFALO | 11 | Actor who played the Hulk in the Avengers movies: 2 wds. |
| 50% | EZRAMILLER | 10 | Actor who plays the title character in the new movie "The Flash": 2 wds. |
| 50% | EDWARDNORTON | 12 | Actor who played the magician Eisenheim in the 2006 film "The Illusionist": 2 wds. |
| 50% | JAMESHANDY | 10 | Actor who played the exterminator in the 1995 fantasy adventure film "Jumanji": 2 wds. |
| 50% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | "Ray" actor who plays the gun-slinging Bats in "Baby Driver" (2 wds.) |
| 50% | CHACECRAWFORD | 13 | Actor who plays the key male character in "Gossip Girl": 2 wds. |
| 50% | RAYBOLGER | 9 | Actor who played the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz": 2 wds. |
| 50% | JASONROBARDS | 12 | Actor who played 15-Across in the 1967 film "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre": 2 wds. |
| 50% | DANAYKROYD | 10 | "The Blues Brothers" actor who plays Ray Stantz in the "Ghostbusters" films (2 wds.) |
| 49% | TOMELLIS | 8 | Actor who plays the titular role in the fantasy series "Lucifer": 2 wds. |
| 49% | IANMCKELLEN | 11 | Actor who played the "old" Magneto in the "X-Men" series: 2 wds. |