| 100% | JESSELMARTIN | 12 | "The Flash" actor who played Tom Collins in the original Broadway cast of "Rent": 3 wds. |
| 70% | ANTHONYRAPP | 11 | "Star Trek: Discovery" actor who played Mark Cohen in the original Broadway cast of "Rent": 2 wds. |
| 63% | IDINAMENZEL | 11 | "Frozen II" actress who played Maureen Johnson in the original Broadway cast of "Rent": 2 wds. |
| 56% | TAYE | 4 | Actor Diggs who was in the original Broadway cast of "Rent" |
| 50% | EDDIEREDMAYNE | 13 | "The Danish Girl" actor who plays Tom Hayden in "The Trial of the Chicago 7" (2 wds.) |
| 50% | FREDSAVAGE | 10 | Actor who played Kevin Arnold in the original version of 36-Across and is coproducing the reboot: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MARLONBRANDO | 12 | "The Godfather" actor who played 41-Across in the original 1940s stage production of "A Streetcar Named Desire": 2 wds. |
| 47% | EZRAMILLER | 10 | "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" actor, who plays The Flash in 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | Actor who played Samuel Gerard, the man who leads a team of U.S. Marshals in 18a: 3 wds. |
| 45% | ROBERTDENIRO | 12 | "Casino" actor who plays Murray Franklin in the psychological thriller "Joker": 3 wds. |
| 45% | JOSHOCONNOR | 11 | "Emma" actor who played 32-Across in seasons 3 and 4 of "The Crown": 2 wds. |
| 45% | JOSEPHMORGAN | 12 | Actor who plays Niklaus Mikaelson in the fantasy TV series "The Originals": 2 wds. |
| 45% | SAMROCKWELL | 11 | Actor who plays the father in the 2015 remake of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 45% | RAYBOLGER | 9 | Actor who played the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz": 2 wds. |
| 44% | MICHAELJFOX | 11 | "The Secret of My Success" actor who played Marty McFly in "Back to the Future" (3 wds.) |
| 44% | NOAHSCHNAPP | 11 | "Bridge of Spies" actor who plays Will Byers in the Netflix series "Stranger Things" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | TIMCURRY | 8 | "Tasty" British actor who played King Arthur in the Broadway musical "Spamalot": 2 wds. |
| 44% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | "Christopher Robin" actor who plays Dan Torrance in the 2019 film adaptation of 37-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | TIMOTHYHUTTON | 13 | "Ordinary People" actor who plays two roles in the 1993 film adaptation of 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ELIJAHWOOD | 10 | "The Lord of the Rings" actor who plays Fritz Garbinger in the 2025 movie "The Toxic Avenger": 2 wds. |
| 44% | SUTTONFOSTER | 12 | "Younger" actress who played Princess Winnifred in the 2024 Broadway revival of "Once Upon a Mattress": 2 wds. |
| 43% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | "Black Mass" actor who plays a pirate in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BRUCEMCGILL | 11 | "The Best of Enemies" actor who played Jack Dalton on the original "MacGyver" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | SAMWORTHINGTON | 14 | "The Shack" actor who plays Jake Sully in "Avatar: The Way of Water" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | JASONWATKINS | 12 | "A Very English Scandal" actor who plays Prime Minister Harold Wilson in season 3 of "The Crown" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | TOBIASMENZIES | 13 | "Outlander" actor who plays Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in season 3 of "The Crown" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | TYRESEGIBSON | 12 | "The Fate of the Furious" actor who plays Robert Epps in multiple "Transformers" movies: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SCOTTEASTWOOD | 13 | "The Fate of the Furious" actor who plays Nate Lambert in "Pacific Rim Uprising": 2 wds. |
| 43% | BOYDHOLBROOK | 12 | "The Sandman" actor who plays Klaber in "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | MICHAELKEATON | 13 | "Spotlight" actor who plays Ramsey Clark in "The Trial of the Chicago 7" (2 wds.) |