| 100% | DAVIDWENHAM | 11 | "The Lord of the Rings" actor who plays Jasper Queller in 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 72% | ELIJAHWOOD | 10 | "The Lord of the Rings" actor who plays Fritz Garbinger in the 2025 movie "The Toxic Avenger": 2 wds. |
| 71% | SEANASTIN | 9 | "The Lord of the Rings" actor who played Notre Dame football player Rudy Ruettiger in "Rudy": 2 wds. |
| 68% | DAVIDWENHAM | 11 | "The Lord of the Rings" actor who plays country music artist Hank Snow in "Elvis" (2 wds.) |
| 66% | JOHNRHYSDAVIES | 14 | "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy actor who plays Sallah in "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" (2 wds.) |
| 64% | KARLURBAN | 9 | "The Lord of the Rings" actor who plays vigilante leader Billy Butcher on the superhero satire "The Boys": 2 wds. |
| 64% | VIGGOMORTENSEN | 14 | "The Lord of the Rings" actor who bought three horses that appeared in the film trilogy: 2 wds. |
| 63% | SIMULIU | 7 | "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" actor who plays Leo in 47-Across (2 wds.) |
| 62% | ELIJAHWOOD | 10 | Actor who portrayed Frodo Baggins in "The Lord of the Rings": 2 wds. |
| 61% | ORLANDOBLOOM | 12 | "The Lord of the Rings" actor who plays the half-faerie Rycroft "Philo" Philostrate on "Carnival Row" (2 wds.) |
| 61% | ORLANDOBLOOM | 12 | Actor who portrayed Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings": 2 wds. |
| 60% | IANMCSHANE | 10 | "Deadwood" actor who plays Mr. Wednesday in the Starz adaptation of 29-Across by 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 60% | SAMROCKWELL | 11 | Actor who plays the father in the 2015 remake of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 59% | DENNISQUAID | 11 | "Flight of the Phoenix" actor who plays the title role in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 58% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | Actor who plays one of the studio's stars in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 58% | FREDSAVAGE | 10 | Actor who played Kevin Arnold in the original version of 36-Across and is coproducing the reboot: 2 wds. |
| 58% | ELIJAHWOOD | 10 | He played Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings": 2 wds. |
| 57% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | RAYBOLGER | 9 | Actor who played the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz": 2 wds. |
| 57% | MARLONBRANDO | 12 | "The Godfather" actor who played 41-Across in the original 1940s stage production of "A Streetcar Named Desire": 2 wds. |
| 57% | JOSHBROLIN | 10 | Actor who plays the fixer in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | ORLANDOBLOOM | 12 | Actor who played Legolas Greenleaf in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy |
| 57% | ZACHARYLEVI | 11 | "Chuck" actor who plays the grown-up superhero version of 38-Across in "Shazam!": 2 wds. |
| 57% | DOMINICWEST | 11 | "The Wire" actor who plays 32-Across in season 5 of "The Crown": 2 wds. |
| 56% | DANAYKROYD | 10 | "Ghostbusters" actor who plays the Scarecrow in "Legends of Oz": 2 wds. |
| 56% | MORRISCHESTNUT | 14 | Actor who plays the title character of 47-Across in a CBS series that premiered in January: 2 wds. |
| 56% | EZRAMILLER | 10 | "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" actor, who plays The Flash in 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 56% | ANTHONYRAMOS | 12 | "In the Heights" actor who plays Noah Diaz in "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts": 2 wds. |
| 56% | TYRESEGIBSON | 12 | "The Fate of the Furious" actor who plays Robert Epps in multiple "Transformers" movies: 2 wds. |
| 56% | SCOTTEASTWOOD | 13 | "The Fate of the Furious" actor who plays Nate Lambert in "Pacific Rim Uprising": 2 wds. |