| 100% | SAMUELLJACKSON | 14 | "The Avengers" actor who plays a man with extremely fragile bones in "Unbreakable" and 62-Across (3 wds.) |
| 62% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | "Die Hard" actor who plays a man with superhuman strength in "Unbreakable" and 62-Across (2 wds.) |
| 58% | JAMESMCAVOY | 11 | "X-Men: Apocalypse" actor who plays a man with multiple personalities in 1-Across and 62-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | Actor who played Samuel Gerard, the man who leads a team of U.S. Marshals in 18a: 3 wds. |
| 47% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ROBERTDUVALL | 12 | Oscar-winning actor who played a man in love with a tiny doll on "The Twilight Zone": 2 wds. |
| 46% | DICKVANDYKE | 11 | Actor who played Bert, a singing and dancing chimney sweep, in 39-Across: 3 wds. |
| 45% | CHAR | 4 | Actor who played a character with the same first name on "Two and a Half Men" |
| 44% | PAULBETTANY | 11 | Actor who plays a powerful android in Marvel's "Avengers" films and on 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | LESLIENIELSEN | 13 | "Airplane!" actor who played a vampire in the comedy "Dracula: Dead and Loving It": 2 wds. |
| 44% | ROBERTDOWNEYJR | 14 | "The Avengers" actor who played the title role in "Chaplin": 3 wds., abbr. |
| 44% | VINCEVAUGHN | 11 | "Dodgeball" and "The Internship" actor who plays a killer who changes bodies with Millie in "Freaky" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | WILLIAMHMACY | 12 | "Shameless" actor who played a car salesman who hired kidnappers in the 1996 film "Fargo": 3 wds. |
| 43% | RYANGOSLING | 11 | "The Notebook" actor who plays in the indie rock band Dead Man's Bones: 2 wds. |
| 43% | JOSHOCONNOR | 11 | "Emma" actor who played 32-Across in seasons 3 and 4 of "The Crown": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ROBERTDOWNEYJR | 14 | Actor who plays Iron Man in "Avengers: Infinity War": 3 wds. |
| 42% | FREDASTAIRE | 11 | "Top Hat" actor who played a con man in "The Towering Inferno": 2 wds. |
| 41% | ROBERTDENIRO | 12 | Actor who played 15-Across in the 1987 film "The Untouchables": 3 wds. |
| 41% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | Actor who played 29-/32-Across in the 1990s and 2000s: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ALECGUINNESS | 12 | Actor who played 29-/32-Across in the 1970s and 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BENEDICTWONG | 12 | "Doctor Strange" actor who plays a master of the mystic arts in 24-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | SAMUELLJACKSON | 14 | "The Avengers" actor who played hit man Jules Winnfield in "Pulp Fiction" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | ROBERTDOWNEYJR | 14 | "Iron Man" actor who plays 53-Across in a 2020 film (3 wds.) |
| 41% | ROBERTDOWNEYJR | 14 | "Iron Man" actor who played Doctor Dolittle in a 2020 film: 3 wds. |
| 41% | ROBERTDENIRO | 12 | "Joy" actor who plays the title character in 18-Across: 3 wds. |
| 41% | DUSTINHOFFMAN | 13 | Actor who played 43-Across in the movie "All the President's Men": 2 wds. |
| 41% | PAULSCHNEIDER | 13 | Actor who played the role of Mark Brendanawicz in "Parks and Recreation", a character that appeared only in the first two seasons: 2 wds. |
| 41% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | Actor who co-stars with 38-Across in "Michael Clayton" and with Bill Murray in "The Monuments Men" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | VINDIESEL | 9 | "The Fast and Furious" actor who plays a Marine turned supersoldier in 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | HARVEYKORMAN | 12 | Actor who played Mother Marcus in "As the Stomach Turns" skits with 38-Across (2 wds.) |