| 100% | MARTINFREEMAN | 13 | Actor who played Bilbo Baggins in 2012's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey": 2 wds. |
| 54% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | Actor who played an exotic dancer in 2012's "Magic Mike": 2 wds. |
| 51% | MARTINFREEMAN | 13 | He plays Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug": 2 wds. |
| 49% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | Actor who played a vampire in 2012's "Dark Shadows": 2 wds. |
| 49% | JOAQUINPHOENIX | 14 | Actor who won an Oscar playing the Joker in 2019's "Joker," 11 years after Heath Ledger did the same: 2 wds. |
| 48% | HEATHLEDGER | 11 | Actor who played The Joker in "The Dark Knight," and met an untimely death, aged only 28: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MICHAELKEATON | 13 | Actor who plays an alternate-universe Batman in "The Flash": 2 wds. |
| 48% | TOMHANKS | 8 | Actor who played Elvis's manager in the biopic "Elvis": 2 wds. |
| 48% | CLARKGREGG | 10 | Actor who plays the character of Phil Coulson, a S.H.I.E.L.D agent in "Captain Marvel": 2 wds. |
| 47% | EDWARDNORTON | 12 | Actor who played the Hulk in 2008's "The Incredible Hulk": 2 wds. |
| 47% | MARKRUFFALO | 11 | "Spotlight" actor who plays an unscrupulous lawyer in the 2023 film adaptation of 27-Across's "Poor Things" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | DUSTINHOFFMAN | 13 | Actor who played 43-Across in the movie "All the President's Men": 2 wds. |
| 47% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | Actor who plays one of the studio's stars in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | MATTSMITH | 9 | Actor who played Prince Philip in "The Crown" and had an Outstanding Supporting Actor nomination for the 70th Emmys: 2 wds. |
| 47% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | Actor who played Danny Ocean in the Ocean's trilogy: 2 wds. |
| 47% | RUSSELLCROWE | 12 | "Gladiator" actor who plays Javert in the 2012 film adaptation of 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 47% | JASONMOMOA | 10 | "Aquaman" actor who plays Paul Atreides's mentor in the new movie "Dune": 2 wds. |
| 47% | PETERDINKLAGE | 13 | Actor who plays Tyrion Lannister in "Game of Thrones," and has an Outstanding Supporting Actor nomination for the 70th Emmys: 2 wds. |
| 46% | DEANJONES | 9 | "The Love Bug" actor who played Wilby Daniels as an adult in the sequel to 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 46% | COLINFIRTH | 10 | Actor who played King George VI in the 2010 movie "The King's Speech": 2 wds. |
| 46% | RUSSELLCROWE | 12 | "Gladiator" actor who played the title boy's father in "Boy Erased": 2 wds. |
| 46% | ETHANHAWKE | 10 | "Boyhood" actor who plays Clay in Netflix's "Leave the World Behind": 2 wds. |
| 46% | BURTLANCASTER | 13 | Actor who played baseball's Jim Thorpe in the 1951 biopic "Jim Thorpe — All-American": 2 wds. |
| 46% | MATTHEWRHYS | 11 | "The Americans" actor who plays the title role in HBO's "Perry Mason": 2 wds. |
| 46% | JASONROBARDS | 12 | Actor who played 15-Across in the 1967 film "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre": 2 wds. |
| 46% | DANSTEVENS | 10 | "Downton Abbey" actor who played the Beast in 2017's "Beauty and the Beast": 2 wds. |
| 46% | EDDIEMURPHY | 11 | "Coming to America" actor who played the title role in 1998's "Dr. Dolittle": 2 wds. |
| 46% | MICHAELPENA | 11 | "Narcos: Mexico" actor who plays Dora's father in the movie mentioned in 33a: 2 wds. |
| 46% | OMARIHARDWICK | 13 | "Army of the Dead" actor who plays an FBI agent in "The Mother": 2 wds. |
| 45% | JOSHBROLIN | 10 | Actor who plays the fixer in 18-Across: 2 wds. |