| 100% | DICAPRIO | 8 | Surname of an actor in Titanic and The Revenant |
| 52% | DICAPRIO | 8 | Titanic and The Revenant actor, Leonardo __ |
| 48% | HOPKINS | 7 | Surname of Welsh actor in Thor, Nixon and Hannibal |
| 46% | LEDGER | 6 | Surname of The Dark Knight and Casanova actor |
| 46% | BOUVIER | 7 | Surname of Patty and Selma in The Simpsons |
| 46% | PETERDINKLAGE | 13 | Actor who plays Tyrion Lannister in "Game of Thrones," and has an Outstanding Supporting Actor nomination for the 70th Emmys: 2 wds. |
| 46% | CORLEONE | 8 | The surname of an Italian family depicted in films |
| 45% | HARPER | 6 | Surname of the brothers in Two and a Half Men |
| 45% | NICHOLSON | 9 | Actor in the Best Picture winners of 1975, 1983 and 2006 |
| 44% | AMES | 4 | Surname of brothers with 38 chart hits in the '40s and '50s |
| 44% | SKARSGARD | 9 | The surname of actors Stellan, Alexander and Bill |
| 43% | GUNSMITH | 8 | An expert in the design and repair of firearms |
| 43% | STEVEMARTIN | 11 | American comedian and actor that reportedly has an IQ as high as 142, and known for his role in "Father of the Bride": 2 wds. |
| 43% | EWAN | 4 | Actor ___ McGregor of "Trainspotting" and "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" |
| 43% | RODRIGUEZ | 9 | Surname of the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007 |
| 42% | BOHR | 4 | Surname of the father and son who won Nobel Prizes for Physics in 1922 and 1975 |
| 42% | SIMULIU | 7 | Lead actor in Marvel's "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" |
| 41% | BAGGINS | 7 | Frodo and Bilbo's surname in the Lord of the Rings |
| 41% | REPETITEUR | 10 | Member of an opera company who coaches singers and accompanies them on the piano in rehearsal |
| 41% | SMITH | 5 | Most common surname in the U.S. (ahead of Johnson and Williams) |
| 41% | THEWHO | 6 | With Yes and the Band, band in an “SCTV” parody of a classic Abbott and Costello bit |
| 41% | BURTREYNOLDS | 12 | "Smokey and the Bandit" actor who turned down the role of Edward in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | AMYDORRIT | 9 | Title character of an 1857 novel by Charles Dickens born and raised in the Marshalsea debtors' prison |
| 40% | ALLBROKENUP | 11 | Emotionally crushed, and an apt description of the circled elements in this puzzle? |
| 40% | DEBUT | 5 | First appearance, as of an actor in a movie |
| 40% | SIMULIU | 7 | "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" actor who plays Leo in 47-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BOYD | 4 | Cayden ___, actor who plays Max in the film "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl" |
| 40% | LAUTNER | 7 | Taylor ___, actor who plays Sharkboy in the film "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl" |