| 100% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | Actor/director who plays Scheisskopf in the Hulu miniseries based on 39-Across's "Catch-22" (2 wds.) |
| 86% | KYLECHANDLER | 12 | Actor who plays Cathcart in the Hulu miniseries based on 39-Across's "Catch-22" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | ROBERTDUVALL | 12 | "The Godfather" actor who starred in the 1989 miniseries based on 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | SPENCERTRACY | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on Clarence Darrow in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | FREDRICMARCH | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on William Jennings Bryan in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | Actor who plays the protagonist in "Christopher Robin" which is a fantasy film based on "Winnie-the-Pooh": 2 wds. |
| 47% | NICHOLASHOULT | 13 | Actor who plays the protagonist in "Jack the Giant Slayer," which is a fantasy film based on British fairy tales: 2 wds. |
| 46% | JOSEPHFIENNES | 13 | "Shakespeare in Love" actor who plays Fred Waterford on the Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | STEVEMARTIN | 11 | "Only Murders in the Building" actor who plays a character based on Cyrano de Bergerac in the film "Roxanne" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | ANTHONYMACKIE | 13 | Actor who plays Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has been on "Black Mirror": 2 wds. |
| 45% | GREGKINNEAR | 11 | "Sabrina" actor who played JFK in the miniseries "The Kennedys": 2 wds. |
| 45% | RUFUSSEWELL | 11 | "The Man in the High Castle" actor who plays Kate's husband Hal, an ex-ambassador, on "The Diplomat": 2 wds. |
| 45% | FRANKIEMUNIZ | 12 | Actor who played child prodigy Malcolm on "Malcolm in the Middle": 2 wds. |
| 45% | KENNETHBRANAGH | 14 | Actor who played Hercule Poirot in 2017's "Murder on the Orient Express" and 2022's "Death on the Nile": 2 wds. |
| 45% | MARTINSHEEN | 11 | "Wall Street" actor who played JFK in the miniseries "Kennedy": 2 wds. |
| 44% | DUSTINHOFFMAN | 13 | Actor who played 43-Across in the movie "All the President's Men": 2 wds. |
| 44% | DANIELKALUUYA | 13 | Actor who plays W'Kabi in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has been on "Black Mirror": 2 wds. |
| 43% | WILLEMDAFOE | 11 | "Platoon" actor who plays Heimir the Fool in 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | MARTINSHORT | 11 | "Three Amigos" actor who plays a Broadway director/true crime podcaster on "Only Murders in the Building" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | KENNETHBRANAGH | 14 | "Tenet" actor who plays Hercule Poirot in "Death on the Nile": 2 wds. |
| 43% | MIKECOLTER | 10 | Actor who plays Luke Cage in the Netflix miniseries "The Defenders": 2 wds. |
| 43% | EMMATHOMPSON | 12 | Actress who plays the protagonist in "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang," which is based on the "Nurse Matilda" books: 2 wds. |
| 42% | KATHRYNHAHN | 11 | "WandaVision" actress who plays advice columnist Clare Pierce in the Hulu series "Tiny Beautiful Things," based on a book by 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | TOMHANKS | 8 | Actor who played Elvis's manager in the biopic "Elvis": 2 wds. |
| 42% | CLARKGREGG | 10 | Actor who plays the character of Phil Coulson, a S.H.I.E.L.D agent in "Captain Marvel": 2 wds. |
| 42% | IANMCSHANE | 10 | "Deadwood" actor who plays Mr. Wednesday in the Starz adaptation of 29-Across by 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | EDWARDNORTON | 12 | Actor who played the Hulk in 2008's "The Incredible Hulk": 2 wds. |
| 42% | HUGHJACKMAN | 11 | Actor who played Wolverine in the "X-Men" series: 2 wds. |
| 42% | OTFAGBENLE | 10 | "The Handmaid's Tale" actor who plays a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent in 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | STEVENWEBER | 11 | Actor who played Jack Torrance in the 1997 TV miniseries "The Shining" (2 wds.) |