| 100% | REMO | 4 | ___ Williams, character played by Fred Ward in an action movie by the same name |
| 56% | LANTERN | 7 | DC Comics character Green ___, played by Ryan Reynolds in the 2011 movie of the same name |
| 48% | HEATHERLEE | 10 | Character played by Alicia Vikander in the action spy movie "Jason Bourne": 2 wds. |
| 46% | RON | 3 | First name of the character played by Rupert Grint in the Harry Potter movies |
| 43% | HARPO | 5 | "The Color Purple" character whose name spelled backward is an actress in the same movie |
| 41% | LUND | 4 | Ilsa ___, character played by Ingrid Bergman in the movie "Casablanca" |
| 41% | SNAPE | 5 | Severus ___, character played by Alan Rickman in the "Harry Potter" movies |
| 40% | STARRCARTER | 11 | Character played by Amandla Stenberg in the movie adaptation of 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ABBI | 4 | Comedian Jacobson who plays a character by the same name on "Broad City" |
| 40% | KEN | 3 | Character played by five different actors in the upcoming "Barbie" movie |
| 39% | INCREDIBLEHULK | 14 | Marvel Comics character currently played by Mark Ruffalo in the Avengers movies: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALI | 3 | ___ Mills, name of the character played by Elisabeth Shue in the film mentioned in 17a |
| 39% | RONWOODROOF | 11 | The real life character played by Matthew McConaughey in the Oscar winning movie "Dallas Buyers Club": 2 wds. |
| 38% | CEDRIC | 6 | ___ Diggory, character played by Robert Pattinson in the "Harry Potter" movies who was part of the Triwizard tournament |
| 38% | MAC | 3 | The name of the character played by Rob McElhenney on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" |
| 38% | MACDUFF | 7 | Character who kills Macbeth in the William Shakespeare play of that name |
| 38% | MRBEAN | 6 | Eccentric character portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in a show by the same name: 2 wds |
| 38% | JUNEOSBORNE | 11 | Original name of the character played by 30a in the series in 18a: 2 wds. |
| 37% | OMAR | 4 | Character played by Michael K. Williams in “The Wire” |
| 37% | MISSDAISY | 9 | Character played by Jessica Tandy in a 1989 movie |
| 37% | BAGGINS | 7 | Frodo ___, fictional character from "The Lord of the Rings" played by Elijah Wood in the movies |
| 37% | ODDJOB | 6 | Character played by Harold Sakata in 1964 action film Goldfinger |
| 37% | LARASTHEME | 10 | Informal name of the instrumental music written for the character played by 33-Across in "Doctor Zhivago" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | CHO | 3 | ___ Chang (character played by Katie Leung in the Harry Potter movies) |
| 36% | DEDE | 4 | ___ Tate, character played by Jodie Foster who was mom to Fred in the 1991 film "Little Man Tate" |
| 36% | ARGO | 4 | Fictional movie in a real movie of the same name |
| 36% | OTHELLO | 7 | Moorish general in a Shakespearean tragedy by the same name |
| 36% | HEX | 3 | "Jonah ___," a 2010 western film based on the DC comics character of the same name, played by Josh Brolin |
| 36% | RADAR | 5 | Only regular "M*A*S*H" character played by the same actor in both the film and TV series |