| 100% | GOSLING | 7 | Ryan ___, actor who played a teacher in "Half Nelson" |
| 65% | RYANGOSLING | 11 | "La La Land" actor who plays middle-school teacher Dan Dunne in "Half Nelson" (2 wds.) |
| 57% | GEORGELOPEZ | 11 | Talk show host who plays a teacher in "Spare Parts": 2 wds. |
| 56% | JOEPESCI | 8 | Actor who played a burglar in "Home Alone" (2 wds.) |
| 56% | JIMCARREY | 9 | Actor who plays a lawyer in "Liar Liar" (2 wds.) |
| 56% | TOMCRUISE | 9 | Actor who plays a lawyer in "The Firm" (2 wds.) |
| 56% | MARISATOMEI | 11 | "My Cousin Vinny" actress who plays a teacher in "Spare Parts": 2 wds. |
| 56% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | Actor who plays a lost astronaut in 8-Down (3 wds.) |
| 56% | JOEPESCI | 8 | Actor who plays a lawyer in "My Cousin Vinnie" (2 wds.) |
| 56% | ADAMSANDLER | 11 | Actor who plays a foster father in "Big Daddy" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | JOHNNYDEPP | 10 | Actor who played a vampire in 2012's "Dark Shadows": 2 wds. |
| 55% | ALPACINO | 8 | Actor who plays a lawyer in "And Justice for All" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | ALDA | 4 | Actor who played a senator on “The West Wing” and in “The Aviator” |
| 55% | CHRISTIANBALE | 13 | Actor who plays a hedge fund manager in "The Big Short" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | RYANGOSLING | 11 | Actor nominated for an Oscar for playing a history teacher in "Half Nelson": 2 wds. |
| 54% | GARYOLDMAN | 10 | Actor who played a vampire in 1992's "Bram Stoker's Dracula": 2 wds. |
| 54% | ZACEFRON | 8 | Actor who plays a protégé of 15-Across in "The Greatest Showman": 2 wds. |
| 54% | NICOLASCAGE | 11 | "Renfield" actor who plays a biology professor in 26-Across (2 wds.) |
| 54% | DAVIDKOECHNER | 13 | "Anchorman" actor who plays a regular customer in "Superior Donuts": 2 wds. |
| 53% | MATTDAMON | 9 | Actor who played Private Ryan in "Saving Private Ryan": 2 wds. |
| 53% | DAVIDHARBOUR | 12 | "Stranger Things" actor who plays a Hydra supersoldier in 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 53% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | "Magic Mike" actor who plays a cover model in 27-Across (2 wds.) |
| 53% | MRT | 3 | Actor who played Baracus in "The A-Team" series: 2 wds. |
| 53% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 53% | DANNYDEVITO | 11 | "Matilda" actor who played A-list actor Martin Weir in "Get Shorty": 2 wds. |
| 53% | CHRISPERFETTI | 13 | "Looking" actor who plays a history teacher and ally of 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 53% | MADSMIKKELSEN | 13 | "Hannibal" actor who played a Bond villain in 2006's "Casino Royale": 2 wds. |
| 53% | FREDASTAIRE | 11 | "Top Hat" actor who played a con man in "The Towering Inferno": 2 wds. |
| 53% | CHARLESGRODIN | 13 | "Beethoven" actor who plays a health-conscious mob accountant in 38-Across (2 wds.) |
| 53% | ORLANDOBLOOM | 12 | "Carnival Row" actor who plays a motorsport marketing executive in "Gran Turismo" (2 wds.) |