| 100% | ALANRICKMAN | 11 | Actor who played Professor Snape and was a misunderstood character in "Harry Potter" series: 2 wds. |
| 51% | RICKMAN | 7 | Alan —, late actor who played Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series |
| 50% | ALAN | 4 | ___ Rickman, actor who played Professor Snape in the "Harry Potter" series |
| 50% | PETERSTORMARE | 13 | Actor who plays John Abruzzi and is a prominent figure at Fox River State Penitentiary in "Prison Break": 2 wds. |
| 50% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ALAN | 4 | ___ Rickman, actor who played professor Severus Snape in the "Harry Potter" series |
| 48% | MORRISCHESTNUT | 14 | Actor who plays the title character of 47-Across in a CBS series that premiered in January: 2 wds. |
| 47% | PAULSCHNEIDER | 13 | Actor who played the role of Mark Brendanawicz in "Parks and Recreation", a character that appeared only in the first two seasons: 2 wds. |
| 46% | DAVIDTHEWLIS | 12 | Actor who played Professor Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter film series |
| 46% | GERALDMCRANEY | 13 | Actor who won the 2017 Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for playing the obstetrician who delivered Kevin and Kate in NBC's "This Is Us" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | GARYBURGHOFF | 12 | Actor who played "Radar" O'Reilly in both the movie and TV series "M*A*S*H": 2 wds. |
| 45% | DAVIDTENNANT | 12 | Scottish actor who played Barty Crouch, Jr. in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire": 2 wds. |
| 45% | MRT | 3 | Actor who played Baracus in "The A-Team" series: 2 wds. |
| 45% | IANMALCOLM | 10 | Actor Jeff Goldblum's character in 26a who is a mathematician and chaos theorist: 2 wds. |
| 45% | EDDIEMURPHY | 11 | Actor who played Mama and Granny Klump in "The Nutty Professor": 2 wds. |
| 44% | COLINHANKS | 10 | Actor who plays officer Gus Grimly in "Fargo" and whose father is Tom Hanks: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ROBBIECOLTRANE | 14 | Scottish actor who starred in "GoldenEye" and the "Harry Potter" series: 2 wds. |
| 44% | MICHAELGROSS | 12 | Actor who played Burt Gummer in both the movie and TV series "Tremors": 2 wds. |
| 44% | LESLIENIELSEN | 13 | "Airplane!" actor who played a vampire in the comedy "Dracula: Dead and Loving It": 2 wds. |
| 43% | BENMENDELSOHN | 13 | Actor who plays the character of Talos, a shape shifting Skrull leader in "Captain Marvel": 2 wds. |
| 43% | ANTHONYMACKIE | 13 | Actor who plays Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has been on "Black Mirror": 2 wds. |
| 43% | ALECBALDWIN | 11 | Actor who plays Alan Hunley in the fifth and sixth installment of the "Mission: Impossible" series: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DANIELKALUUYA | 13 | Actor who plays W'Kabi in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has been on "Black Mirror": 2 wds. |
| 43% | ROBINWILLIAMS | 13 | Actor who played Daniel Hillard, and the title character, in the 1993 film "Mrs. Doubtfire": 2 wds. |
| 43% | ANTHONYRAMOS | 12 | "A Star Is Born" actor who plays Usnavi, the lead character in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | PETERSELLERS | 12 | Actor who played Pres. Merkin Muffley, Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake, and the title character in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | FREDSAVAGE | 10 | Actor who played Kevin Arnold in the original version of 36-Across and is coproducing the reboot: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DAVECHAPPELLE | 13 | "A Star Is Born" actor who played Reggie Warrington in "The Nutty Professor": 2 wds. |
| 42% | MENAMASSOUD | 11 | Actor who played Jared Malik in "Open Heart" and is playing Aladdin in 2019 film "Aladdin" (releasing tomorrow): 2 wds. |
| 42% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | Actor who plays the protagonist in "Christopher Robin" which is a fantasy film based on "Winnie-the-Pooh": 2 wds. |