| 100% | MARLONWAYANS | 12 | "White Chicks" actor who played Shorty Meeks in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 62% | REGINAHALL | 10 | "Girls Trip" actress who played Brenda Meeks in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | STEVENYEUN | 10 | "Beef" actor who plays Berto in "Mickey 17": 2 wds. |
| 56% | DWAYNEJOHNSON | 13 | Actor nicknamed "The Rock" who plays Roadblock in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 56% | TOMHOLLAND | 10 | Actor who plays Spider-Man in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | Actor who played David Dunn in 38-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | JACKIEGLEASON | 13 | Actor who played Minnesota Fats in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | JOSHBROLIN | 10 | Actor who plays the fixer in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | DANNYDEVITO | 11 | "Matilda" actor who played A-list actor Martin Weir in "Get Shorty": 2 wds. |
| 55% | MADSMIKKELSEN | 13 | "Doctor Strange" actor who plays the villain in the new 17-Across movie: 2 wds. |
| 55% | JOHNTRAVOLTA | 12 | "Wild Hogs" actor who played loan shark Chili Palmer in "Get Shorty": 2 wds. |
| 55% | RUSSELLCROWE | 12 | "Gladiator" actor who played police officer Bud White in "L.A. Confidential": 2 wds. |
| 55% | BENFELDMAN | 10 | Actor who plays Jonah Simms on 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | TOMHANKS | 8 | "Forrest Gump" actor who played band manager Amos White in 34-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | GENEWILDER | 10 | Actor who played 31-/34-Across in a 1971 film: 2 wds. |
| 54% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | Actor who played 31-/34-Across in a 2005 film: 2 wds. |
| 54% | DUSTINHOFFMAN | 13 | "Rain Man" actor who played "Babe" Levy in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | ROYSCHEIDER | 11 | "Jaws" actor who played "Doc" Levy in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | BRYANCRANSTON | 13 | Actor who plays Walter White in "Breaking Bad", the protagonist who also goes by the name Heisenberg: 2 wds. |
| 54% | GENEHACKMAN | 11 | "Crimson Tide" actor who played B movie producer Harry Zimm in 1995's "Get Shorty": 2 wds. |
| 53% | ERICBANA | 8 | Actor who played 32-Across in a 2003 film: 2 wds. |
| 53% | EDWARDNORTON | 12 | Actor who played 32-Across in a 2008 film: 2 wds. |
| 53% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | Actor who plays 26-/37-Across in "Black Mass": 2 wds. |
| 53% | SETHROGEN | 9 | "Knocked Up" actor who plays himself in 30-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | Actor who played 29-/32-Across in the 1990s and 2000s: 2 wds. |
| 52% | ALECGUINNESS | 12 | Actor who played 29-/32-Across in the 1970s and 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 52% | TOMHANKS | 8 | "Big" actor who played Ray Peterson in 50-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | JONAHHILL | 9 | "Moneyball" actor who plays himself in 30-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | "Ray" actor who plays Little John in 16-Across: 2 wds. |