| 100% | JUSTINBALDONI | 13 | Former "The Bold and the Beautiful" actor who plays an accidental father in 41-Across (2 wds.) |
| 73% | GINARODRIGUEZ | 13 | Former "The Bold and the Beautiful" actress who plays the title role in 41-Across (2 wds.) |
| 54% | RUSSELLCROWE | 12 | "Thor: Love and Thunder" actor who plays Kraven's father Nikolai in "Kraven the Hunter": 2 wds. |
| 54% | MICHAELPENA | 11 | "Ant-Man" actor who plays Dora's father in "Dora and the Lost City of Gold": 2 wds. |
| 52% | CHRISHEMSWORTH | 14 | "Rush" actor who plays Thor, the former king of Asgard, in "Thor: Love and Thunder": 2 wds. |
| 52% | HEATHLEDGER | 11 | Actor who played The Joker in "The Dark Knight," and met an untimely death, aged only 28: 2 wds. |
| 51% | KARLAMOSLEY | 11 | "The Bold and the Beautiful" actress who plays Dani Dupree on "Beyond the Gates": 2 wds. |
| 51% | OMARIHARDWICK | 13 | "Army of the Dead" actor who plays an FBI agent in "The Mother": 2 wds. |
| 51% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | Actor who played 29-/32-Across in the 1990s and 2000s: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ALECGUINNESS | 12 | Actor who played 29-/32-Across in the 1970s and 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ANTHONYHOPKINS | 14 | "The Father" actor who played physician Frederick Treves in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | MATTSMITH | 9 | Actor who played Prince Philip in "The Crown" and had an Outstanding Supporting Actor nomination for the 70th Emmys: 2 wds. |
| 51% | PETERDINKLAGE | 13 | Actor who plays Tyrion Lannister in "Game of Thrones," and has an Outstanding Supporting Actor nomination for the 70th Emmys: 2 wds. |
| 50% | SAMROCKWELL | 11 | Actor who plays the father in the 2015 remake of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | NICKOFFERMAN | 12 | "Parks and Recreation" actor who plays the US president in "Civil War": 2 wds. |
| 50% | JASONBIGGS | 10 | "American Pie" actor who plays the father in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | STEVECARELL | 11 | "The Big Short" actor who played the title boy's father in "Beautiful Boy": 2 wds. |
| 49% | BURTREYNOLDS | 12 | "Smokey and the Bandit" actor who played filmmaker Jack Horner in "Boogie Nights": 2 wds. |
| 49% | MICHAELPENA | 11 | "Narcos: Mexico" actor who plays Dora's father in the movie mentioned in 33a: 2 wds. |
| 49% | MARLONBRANDO | 12 | "The Godfather" actor who played 41-Across in the original 1940s stage production of "A Streetcar Named Desire": 2 wds. |
| 49% | FREDSAVAGE | 10 | Actor who played Kevin Arnold in the original version of 36-Across and is coproducing the reboot: 2 wds. |
| 49% | PETERSELLERS | 12 | Actor who played Pres. Merkin Muffley, Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake, and the title character in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | TEDDANSON | 9 | "Cheers" and "CSI: Cyber" actor who plays Michael, the "afterlife architect" in 15a: 2 wds. |
| 48% | JOHNCORBETT | 11 | "Sex and the City" actor who plays Rebel's husband Grady in "Rebel": 2 wds. |
| 48% | MICHAELKEATON | 13 | Actor who plays Vulture, the villain in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | DEANJONES | 9 | "The Love Bug" actor who played Wilby Daniels as an adult in the sequel to 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | COLINHANKS | 10 | Actor who plays officer Gus Grimly in "Fargo" and whose father is Tom Hanks: 2 wds. |
| 48% | BENKINGSLEY | 11 | Actor whose birthday it is today who won an Academy Award for playing Gandhi in the titular film and was knighted in 2002: 2 wds. |
| 48% | PAULBETTANY | 11 | "A Beautiful Mind" actor who plays Vision in the Disney+ show "WandaVision": 2 wds. |