| 100% | SAMUELLJACKSON | 14 | Actor who plays Nick Fury in "What If ...?": 3 wds. |
| 77% | SAMUELLJACKSON | 14 | "The Hateful Eight" actor who plays Nick Fury in "Captain Marvel": 3 wds. |
| 58% | SAMUELLJACKSON | 14 | "Snakes on a Plane" actor who wore an eyepatch to play Nick Fury in many Marvel movies: 3 wds. |
| 58% | TOMHIDDLESTON | 13 | Actor who plays Loki in the Disney+ Marvel alternate-universe animated series "What If ...?": 2 wds. |
| 57% | MELGIBSON | 9 | "Braveheart" actor who played ad executive Nick Marshall in 2000's "What Women Want": 2 wds. |
| 56% | GEORGECSCOTT | 12 | Actor who played Gen. Buck Turgidson in 32-Across: 3 wds. |
| 55% | ROBERTDOWNEYJR | 14 | Actor who plays Iron Man in "Avengers: Infinity War": 3 wds. |
| 55% | JOHNCREILLY | 11 | "Chicago" actor who plays Dr. Watson in "Holmes & Watson": 3 wds. |
| 55% | LILRELHOWERY | 12 | "Get Out" actor who plays Buddy in "Free Guy": 3 wds. |
| 55% | ROBERTDENIRO | 12 | "GoodFellas" actor who played Father Bobby Carillo in "Sleepers": 3 wds. |
| 54% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | Actor who played baseball's Ty Cobb in the 1994 biopic "Cobb": 3 wds. |
| 54% | ROBERTDENIRO | 12 | Actor who played 15-Across in the 1987 film "The Untouchables": 3 wds. |
| 54% | ROBERTDENIRO | 12 | "Joy" actor who plays the title character in 18-Across: 3 wds. |
| 54% | DICKVANDYKE | 11 | Actor who played Bert, a singing and dancing chimney sweep, in 39-Across: 3 wds. |
| 54% | SEBASTIANSTAN | 13 | "Avengers: Endgame" actor who plays CIA agent Nick in "The 355": 2 wds. |
| 54% | CUBAGOODINGJR | 13 | "Jerry Maguire" actor who played Tre in "Boyz n the Hood": 3 wds. |
| 54% | ROBERTDENIRO | 12 | "Raging Bull" actor who played "Johnny Boy" Civello in "Mean Streets": 3 wds. |
| 54% | MAXVONSYDOW | 11 | Swedish-born actor who played Father Lankester Merrin in 18-Across: 3 wds. |
| 54% | ROBERTDOWNEYJR | 14 | "The Avengers" actor who played the title role in "Chaplin": 3 wds., abbr. |
| 53% | LESLIEODOMJR | 12 | "Hamilton" actor who plays William Still in "Harriet": 3 wds. |
| 53% | MICHAELBJORDAN | 14 | "Black Panther" actor who played boxer Donnie Creed in 2015's "Creed": 3 wds. |
| 53% | ROBERTDOWNEYJR | 14 | Actor who plays Iron Man in "Avengers: Endgame" (3 wds.) |
| 53% | SAMUELLJACKSON | 14 | "Snakes on a Plane" actor who played criminal Jules Winnfield in "Pulp Fiction": 3 wds. |
| 52% | MARTINSHORT | 11 | "Innerspace" actor who played 45-Across in "The Santa Clause 3" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | DBSWEENEY | 9 | "Memphis Belle" actor who played "Shoeless Joe" Jackson in 1988's "Eight Men Out": 3 wds. |
| 52% | CLINTEASTWOOD | 13 | Actor who plays Inspector Harry Callahan in "The Dead Pool" and Detective Nick Pulovski in "The Rookie" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | CLINTEASTWOOD | 13 | Actor who played Inspector Harry Callahan in "The Dead Pool" and Detective Nick Pulovski in "The Rookie" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | Actor who played Samuel Gerard, the man who leads a team of U.S. Marshals in 18a: 3 wds. |
| 52% | WILLIAMHMACY | 12 | "Shameless" actor who played a car salesman who hired kidnappers in the 1996 film "Fargo": 3 wds. |
| 52% | TOBIASMENZIES | 13 | "Outlander" actor who plays Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in season 3 of "The Crown" (2 wds.) |