| 100% | JOHN | 4 | With 39-Across, "Snowpiercer" actor who starred as John Merrick in 16-Across |
| 54% | ROBERTMITCHUM | 13 | "The Winds of War" actor who starred with John Wayne in "El Dorado" and in 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 51% | TARONEGERTON | 12 | "Eddie the Eagle" actor who starred as Elton John in the 2019 biopic "Rocketman": 2 wds. |
| 50% | DUDGEON | 7 | Neil —, actor who stars as DCI John Barnaby in ITV series Midsomer Murders |
| 50% | DUDGEON | 7 | Neil -, actor who stars as DCI John Barnaby in ITV series Midsomer Murders |
| 50% | CRAIG | 5 | Michael —, actor who starred as Captain John Anderson in 1980s BBC TV soap Triangle |
| 50% | BAKER | 5 | Stanley —, Welsh actor who starred as Lt John Chard in 1964 action film Zulu |
| 49% | NICHOLAS | 8 | With 37-Across, actor who stars in 49-Across as Neil Melendez and in "Being Mary Jane" as Orlando Lagos |
| 49% | PETER | 5 | With 7-Across, late actor who starred in "Easy Rider" |
| 49% | JOHN | 4 | English actor who starred as Chief Supt John Kingdom in 1970s ITV drama series New Scotland Yard |
| 48% | CHAZ | 4 | ___ Lamar Shepherd, "Set It Off" actor who starred in "7th Heaven" as John Hamilton |
| 48% | ERICKSON | 8 | Leif —, US actor who starred as Big John Cannon in television Western series The High Chaparral from 1967-71 |
| 48% | KEVINCOSTNER | 12 | "Field of Dreams" actor who starred as the title character in the 1990 film "Dances With Wolves": 2 wds. |
| 47% | TYESHERIDAN | 11 | Actor who stars as Wade Owen Watts/"Parzival" in 33-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | BILLNIGHY | 9 | Actor who stars as ageing rocker in Love Actually |
| 47% | JOSEPH | 6 | With 14- and 45-Across, "Inception" actor who stars in 49-Across |
| 47% | CHRISTIANBALE | 13 | Actor who stars as Dick Cheney in "Vice": 2 wds. |
| 46% | JOEMANTEGNA | 11 | Actor who starred as Bobby Gold in 1991 film drama Homicide |
| 46% | ROBERTHAYS | 10 | Actor who starred as Ted Striker in 1980 film comedy Airplane! |
| 46% | TRACYMORGAN | 11 | "30 Rock" actor who co-stars with 29-Across in 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 46% | CHARLIESHEEN | 12 | Actor who starred as Bud Fox in 1987 film drama Wall Street |
| 46% | GEORGECOLE | 10 | Actor who starred as Arthur Daley in long-running ITV series Minder |
| 46% | HAMILL | 6 | Mark —, actor who starred as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars |
| 45% | EJIOFOR | 7 | Actor Chiwetel who stars as 14-/18-Across in "12 Years a Slave" |
| 45% | MARKVALLEY | 10 | Actor who starred as Christopher Chance in US television action series Human Target |
| 45% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | "Ray" actor who plays Little John in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 45% | DENZEL | 6 | With 26-Across, "Malcolm X" actor who stars in 40-Across |
| 45% | MARTINSHEEN | 11 | Actor who starred as Jed Bartlet in US television drama series The West Wing |