| 100% | KINGARTHUR | 10 | Tim Curry's royal Tony-nominated role in 51-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | SONNYCROCKETT | 13 | Don Johnson's role in 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ETHANHUNT | 9 | 54-Across's role in "Mission: Impossible": 2 wds. |
| 42% | CLIFFHUXTABLE | 13 | Lead role in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BELLASWAN | 9 | 24-/37-Across's role in the "Twilight" saga films: 2 wds. |
| 40% | QUEENLILLIAN | 12 | 14-Across's voice role in the "Shrek" films: 2 wds. |
| 40% | RICOTUBBS | 9 | Philip Michael Thomas' role in 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | RONKOVIC | 8 | 54-Across's role in "Born on the Fourth of July": 2 wds. |
| 39% | RUSSELLCROWE | 12 | He played the title role in 2010's "Robin Hood": 2 wds. |
| 38% | MICHAELKEATON | 13 | Actor with the title role in 1988's "Beetlejuice": 2 wds. |
| 38% | EMMAPEEL | 8 | Uma Thurman's role in "The Avengers": 2 wds. |
| 38% | ELLEWOODS | 9 | Reese Witherspoon's role in "Legally Blonde": 2 wds. |
| 38% | NICKJONAS | 9 | "Camp Rock" actor/singer who voices Lou in 51-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | TIFFANYHADDISH | 14 | "Girls Trip" actress who plays La Linda in 51-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | VITOCORLEONE | 12 | Character who has the title role in 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | "Broken & Beautiful" singer who voices Moxy in 51-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | IRONMAN | 7 | Robert Downey, Jr.'s role in "The Avengers": 2 wds. |
| 37% | PHILIPMARLOWE | 13 | Humphrey Bogart's role in 1946's "The Big Sleep": 2 wds. |
| 37% | AUNTMAY | 7 | Sally Field's role in the "Amazing Spider-Man" films: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RICKBLAINE | 10 | Humphrey Bogart's role in 1942's "Casablanca": 2 wds. |
| 37% | KYLOREN | 7 | Adam Driver's role in "The Last Jedi": 2 wds. |
| 36% | MATTHEWRHYS | 11 | "The Americans" actor who plays the title role in HBO's "Perry Mason": 2 wds. |
| 36% | JULIAROBERTS | 12 | "Pretty Woman" actress who played the title role in 2000's "Erin Brockovich": 2 wds. |
| 36% | MELANIEWILKES | 13 | Olivia de Havilland's role in "Gone With the Wind": 2 wds. |
| 36% | IRONMAN | 7 | Robert Downey, Jr.'s role in "Avengers: Age of Ultron": 2 wds. |
| 36% | SCARLETTOHARA | 13 | Vivien Leigh's role in "Gone With the Wind": 2 wds. |
| 36% | RHETTBUTLER | 11 | Clark Gable's role in "Gone With the Wind": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ACIDQUEEN | 9 | Tina Turner's role in the 1975 film "Tommy": 2 wds. |
| 36% | EDDIEMURPHY | 11 | "Coming to America" actor who played the title role in 1998's "Dr. Dolittle": 2 wds. |
| 36% | KINGGEORGEIII | 13 | Royal character in Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning musical "Hamilton" (3 wds.) |