| 100% | BENMENDELSOHN | 13 | Actor who plays the character of Talos, a shape shifting Skrull leader in "Captain Marvel": 2 wds. |
| 63% | CLARKGREGG | 10 | Actor who plays the character of Phil Coulson, a S.H.I.E.L.D agent in "Captain Marvel": 2 wds. |
| 56% | BRIELARSON | 10 | Actress who plays the character of Carol Danvers, a former U.S. Air Force pilot in "Captain Marvel": 2 wds. |
| 53% | MORRISCHESTNUT | 14 | Actor who plays the title character of 47-Across in a CBS series that premiered in January: 2 wds. |
| 53% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | 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. |
| 47% | DJIMONHOUNSOU | 13 | Actor who played the wizard Shazam in DC's "Shazam!" and Korath in Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy": 2 wds. |
| 47% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | "Black Mass" actor who plays a pirate in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films: 2 wds. |
| 46% | DANIELKALUUYA | 13 | Actor who plays Slim, one of the title characters on the run in 2019's "Queen & Slim": 2 wds. |
| 46% | JEREMYPIVEN | 11 | "Entourage" actor who plays a tech innovator in the new CBS drama "Wisdom of the Crowd": 2 wds. |
| 46% | JAMESMCAVOY | 11 | "X-Men: Apocalypse" star who played the title character of 28-Across in a 2015 movie: 2 wds. |
| 46% | REBBROWN | 8 | Actor who played the titular character in the TV movie "Captain America" in 1979: 2 wds. |
| 46% | MANDYPATINKIN | 13 | "The Princess Bride" actor who played the love interest of Barbra Streisand's character in 1983's "Yentl": 2 wds. |
| 46% | GEOFFREYRUSH | 12 | "Shine" actor who plays Captain Hector Barbossa in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales": 2 wds. |
| 46% | ORLANDOBLOOM | 12 | "Troy" actor who plays Captain Will Turner in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales": 2 wds. |
| 46% | ROBERTREDFORD | 13 | "The Sting" actor who played the love interest of Barbra Streisand's character in 1973's "The Way We Were": 2 wds. |
| 46% | PETERDINKLAGE | 13 | "Game of Thrones" actor who plays the title character in "The Toxic Avenger": 2 wds. |
| 46% | ZACEFRON | 8 | Actor who plays a protégé of 15-Across in "The Greatest Showman": 2 wds. |
| 45% | WALTERMATTHAU | 13 | "The Bad News Bears" actor who played the love interest of Barbra Streisand's character in 1969's "Hello, Dolly!": 2 wds. |
| 45% | CHACECRAWFORD | 13 | Actor who plays the key male character in "Gossip Girl": 2 wds. |
| 45% | RAYBOLGER | 9 | Actor who played the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz": 2 wds. |
| 45% | MICHAELCERA | 11 | "Barbie" actor who plays the head of a viral marketing firm in 26-Across (2 wds.) |
| 45% | ALANRITCHSON | 12 | "Reacher" actor who plays the father of a critically ill girl in "Ordinary Angels" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | PETERFONDA | 10 | Actor who is the son of legendary actor Henry, famous for playing the villain in "Once Upon a Time in the West": 2 wds. |
| 44% | TOMHARDY | 8 | "Inception" actor who plays the title character in "Venom": 2 wds. |
| 44% | BENEDICTWONG | 12 | "Doctor Strange" actor who plays a master of the mystic arts in 24-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | EZRAMILLER | 10 | Actor who plays the title character in the new movie "The Flash": 2 wds. |
| 44% | SAMROCKWELL | 11 | Actor who plays the father in the 2015 remake of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | DANAYKROYD | 10 | "Ghostbusters" actor who plays the Scarecrow in "Legends of Oz": 2 wds. |
| 44% | MELGIBSON | 9 | Actor who played the lead character, "Mad" Max Rockatansky in the 1979 film "Mad Max": 2 wds. |