| 100% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | Actor who played baseball's Ty Cobb in the 1994 biopic "Cobb": 3 wds. |
| 64% | BURTLANCASTER | 13 | Actor who played baseball's Jim Thorpe in the 1951 biopic "Jim Thorpe — All-American": 2 wds. |
| 56% | ANTHONY | 7 | With 38-Across, actor who played baseball's Jim Piersall in the 1957 biopic "Fear Strikes Out" |
| 53% | TOMHANKS | 8 | Actor who played Elvis's manager in the biopic "Elvis": 2 wds. |
| 50% | JOHNTRAVOLTA | 12 | "Saturday Night Fever" actor who played hit man Vincent Vega in the 1994 film "Pulp Fiction" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | ROBERTDENIRO | 12 | Actor who played 15-Across in the 1987 film "The Untouchables": 3 wds. |
| 49% | SAMUELLJACKSON | 14 | "Pulp Fiction" actor who plays an assassin in "The Hitman's Bodyguard": 3 wds. |
| 49% | ROBERTDENIRO | 12 | "Joy" actor who plays the title character in 18-Across: 3 wds. |
| 49% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | Actor who played Samuel Gerard, the man who leads a team of U.S. Marshals in 18a: 3 wds. |
| 49% | DENNISQUAID | 11 | "The Rookie" actor who played Doc Holliday in 1994's "Wyatt Earp": 2 wds. |
| 48% | ROBERTDENIRO | 12 | "Casino" actor who plays Murray Franklin in the psychological thriller "Joker": 3 wds. |
| 48% | MICHAELOKEEFE | 13 | Actor who plays baseball player Darryl Palmer in "The Slugger's Wife" and aspiring golfer Danny Noonan in 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | RAYLIOTTA | 9 | Actor who plays baseball outfielder "Shoeless Joe" Jackson in the 1989 film "Field of Dreams" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | JESSELMARTIN | 12 | "The Flash" actor who played Tom Collins in the original Broadway cast of "Rent": 3 wds. |
| 48% | PIERCEBROSNAN | 13 | "The Foreigner" actor who plays Donna's husband Sam in the "Mamma Mia!" sequel: 2 wds. |
| 48% | DANAYKROYD | 10 | "Ghostbusters" actor who played Mack Sennett in the 1992 biopic "Chaplin": 2 wds. |
| 47% | LESLIEODOMJR | 12 | "Murder on the Orient Express" actor who played Aaron Burr in "Hamilton": 3 wds. |
| 47% | ROBERTDOWNEYJR | 14 | "The Avengers" actor who played the title role in "Chaplin": 3 wds., abbr. |
| 47% | JASONMOMOA | 10 | "Aquaman" actor who plays Paul Atreides's mentor in the new movie "Dune": 2 wds. |
| 47% | CUBAGOODINGJR | 13 | "Jerry Maguire" actor who played Tre in "Boyz n the Hood": 3 wds. |
| 46% | OTFAGBENLE | 10 | "The Handmaid's Tale" actor who plays President Obama in "The First Lady": 3 wds. |
| 46% | WALTERMATTHAU | 13 | "Grumpy Old Men" actor who played Albert Einstein in the 1994 rom-com "I.Q.": 2 wds. |
| 46% | OSCARISAAC | 10 | "Inside Llewyn Davis" actor who plays Paul Atreides's father in the new movie "Dune": 2 wds. |
| 46% | JOHNCORBETT | 11 | "Sex and the City" actor who plays Ian Miller in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | MICHAELBJORDAN | 14 | "Black Panther" actor who played boxer Donnie Creed in 2015's "Creed": 3 wds. |
| 46% | ETHANHAWKE | 10 | "Boyhood" actor who plays Clay in Netflix's "Leave the World Behind": 2 wds. |
| 45% | WILLIAMHMACY | 12 | "Shameless" actor who played a car salesman who hired kidnappers in the 1996 film "Fargo": 3 wds. |
| 45% | RALPHFIENNES | 12 | "Schindler's List" actor who plays the Duke of Oxford in "The King's Man": 2 wds. |
| 45% | DUSTINHOFFMAN | 13 | Actor who played 43-Across in the movie "All the President's Men": 2 wds. |
| 45% | JOHNCORBETT | 11 | "Sex and the City" actor who plays Rebel's husband Grady in "Rebel": 2 wds. |