| 100% | ERIC | 4 | With 76-Down, actor in "Troy" and "Munich" |
| 51% | AWKWAFINA | 9 | Actor and rapper with album In Fina We Trust |
| 49% | JOSEPH | 6 | With 14- and 45-Across, "Inception" actor who stars in 49-Across |
| 47% | ACID | 4 | With 76 Down, hazardous precipitation |
| 47% | SETHMACFARLANE | 14 | Actor who starred in and made his directorial debut with 2012's "Ted": 2 wds. |
| 46% | KNIGHTSOF | 9 | With 76-Down, 1953 Ava Gardner film ... as depicted elsewhere in this puzzle? |
| 46% | PITT | 4 | Actor Brad who costarred in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" with 31-Across |
| 45% | KARL | 4 | With 33-Down, actor who played Skurge in "Thor: Ragnarok" |
| 45% | LEE | 3 | With 42-Down, "Halt and Catch Fire" actor |
| 45% | RALPHFIENNES | 12 | Actor who co-stars with 38-Across and Bill Murray in "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | LARRY | 5 | With 31-Across, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actor and former "SNL" writer who returned to host in 2016 |
| 45% | JUSTIN | 6 | With 35-Across, actor who plays Riley Poole in the "National Treasure" films and Disney+ series |
| 45% | MELGIBSON | 9 | "Lethal Weapon" and "Braveheart" actor who turned down the lead role in "Gladiator": 2 wds. |
| 45% | BASS | 4 | Alfie ---, comedy actor who co-starred with Bill Fraser in ITV sitcom Bootsie and Snudge |
| 45% | CLARKGABLE | 10 | Actor in the Best Picture Oscar films "It Happened One Night," "Mutiny on the Bounty," and "Gone With the Wind": 2 wds. |
| 45% | SETH | 4 | With 4-Down, actor who plays Steve Wozniak in "Steve Jobs" |
| 44% | TIMOTHEE | 8 | With 39-Across, "Wonka" actor who costars with Zendaya in the 2021 and 2024 "Dune" films: 2 wds. |
| 44% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | Actor who starred in and made his directorial debut with 2018's "A Star Is Born": 2 wds. |
| 44% | BASS | 4 | Alfie —, comedy actor who co-starred with Bill Fraser in 1960s ITV sitcom Bootsie and Snudge |
| 44% | EDASNER | 7 | Actor in "Elf" and "Up" |
| 44% | ZACEFRON | 8 | 15-Across, 9-Down, and 22-Down actor who plays Troy Bolton in the "High School Musical" movies (2 wds.) |
| 44% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | Actor who starred in and made his directorial debut with 2002's "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind": 2 wds. |
| 44% | BURTREYNOLDS | 12 | "Smokey and the Bandit" actor who turned down the role of Edward in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SEANBEAN | 8 | ACTOR IN "PATRIOT GAMES" AND "GOLDENEYE" |
| 43% | JACK | 4 | With 46-Down, actor who voices Po in the “Kung Fu Panda” films |
| 43% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | Actor who co-stars with 38-Across in "Michael Clayton" and with Bill Murray in "The Monuments Men" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ROB | 3 | With 46-Down, actor in the 2023 movie "Dog Gone" |
| 43% | KEVINHART | 9 | "Ride Along" actor/comedian who co-stars with Tiffany Haddish and 45-Across in 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | VINCEVAUGHN | 11 | "Dodgeball" and "The Internship" actor who plays a killer who changes bodies with Millie in "Freaky" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | OFFERMAN | 8 | Nick ___, actor who rose to prominence with his role as Ron Swanson in NBC sitcom "Parks and Recreation" |