THIS YEAR'S HIGHEST PAID ACTORS
Added on: 28th Nov 2015
RUSSELL CROWE, $18 MILLION
Born in New Zealand, Russell Crowe is most famous for his role as the
Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic
film Gladiator. Last year, Crowe, who is also a successful film producer
and musician, acted in Noah (directed by Aronofsky) and The Water
Diviner (directed by himself).
CHOW YUN-FAT, $18 MILLION
Commonly known as Chow Yun-fat, Donald Chow Yun-fat is a popular
Hong Kong actor. He mainly plays in dramatic films and has won
three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and two Golden Horse Awards
for Best Actor in Taiwan. In 2014, Chow was the second-highest
earning actor in Hong Kong.
LIAM NEESON, $19.5 MILLION
Born in Northern Ireland in 1952, Liam Neeson has starred in numerous
films including Excalibur, Schindler’s List, The Bounty, Star Wars Episode I,
Love Actually, several Batman films etc. In 2014, Neeson made an appearance
in seven films (e.g. the Nut Job or A Walk Among The Tombstones) that
earned him almost $20 million.
BEN AFFLECK, $19.5 MILLION
A popular American actor, film director, screenwriter and producer,
Ben Affleck gained fame when he won the Academy Award and
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting (1997).
He has starred in several high-profile films including Armageddon
(1998), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Pearl Harbour (2001) and Changing Lanes
(2002). His most recent endeavour is currently the role of Batman in the
upcoming movie Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.
HUGH JACKMAN, $23 MILLION
Born in 1968, Hugh Jackman is an Australian actor and producer. Best
known for his roles in the X-Men film series, action-horror film
Van Helsing (2004), magic-themed drama The Prestige (2006), epic historical
romantic drama Australia (2008) and the thriller Prisoners (2013),
Jackman made $23 million last year.
MATT DAMON, $25 MILLION
A prominent American actor, screenwriter and producer, Damon was
ranked one of the top-40 highest-grossing actors of all time according
to Forbes. In 2007, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
and was named the Sexiest Man Alive by the People magazine. This year,
Damon is the 20th highest paid actor in the world.
WILL SMITH, $26 MILLION
The winner of four Grammy Awards and nominee for four Golden Globe
Awards and two Academy Awards, Smith is best known for his legendary
roles in Bad Boys and Men In Black series. In 2007, Newsweek called him
“the most powerful actor in Hollywood” while Forbes ranked him as the
most bankable star worldwide.
SHAH RUKH KHAN, $26 MILLION
Known as SRK, King of Bollywood or King Khan, Shah Rukh Khan is
an Indian film actor, producer and television personality. With an
estimated net worth of up to $600 million, Khan is one of the richest
actors in the world. The Los Angeles Times even described him as the
world´s biggest movie star. Last year, he earned $26 million.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, $26.5 MILLION
McConaughey is best known for his roles in romantic comedies such
as The Wedding Planner, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Failure to Launch
or Fool’s Gold but he also acted in other genres films including the
black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street, the sci-fi film Interstellar and the
drama Dallas Buyers Club which earned him the Academy Award for
Best Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
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