LAST YEARS MOST HIGHLY PAID ACTORS

SALMAN KHAN,

£23 MILLION

Referred to in the media as “The Tiger of Bollywood”, “Blockbuster

Khan” or “Box-office King”, Salman Khan is another Indian actor,

producer and celebrity. Known for his philanthropy but also

tumultuous personal life and a negligent driving case in which

he killed one person, Khan has starred in the highest-grossing

Bollywood films of nine separate years which is a Bollywood record.

AMITABH BACHCHAN,

£23 MILLION

Amitabh Bachchan is the oldest of the Bollywood actors listed

in the ranking. Featured in almost 200 Indian films, Bachchan

has won numerous major awards in his exceptionally long

career, including three National Film Awards as Best Actor.

In 2013, he even made his Hollywood debut in the epic

drama The Great Gatsby, in which he played a non-Indian

Jewish character.

TOM CRUISE,

£28 MILLION

One of the biggest movie stars ever, Tom Cruise has starred

in many blockbusters such as Top Gun, Mission: Impossible,

Rain Man, Minority Report, The Last Samurai, War of the Worlds

and many others. A holder of three Golden Globe Awards,

Cruise was the Hollywood´s highest paid actor in 2012.

In the past year, he earned £28 million, which currently puts

him in sixth place.

ADAM SANDLER,

£28 MILLION

Sandler is a popular American actor, comedian, screenwriter,

entrepreneur, film producer, and musician. Featured in films

that combined have grossed over £1.4 billion at the box office,

he is best known for his comedy roles in films such as

 Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer and 

Big Daddy. He has also appeared in more dramatic roles

in movies like Punch-Drunk Love, Spanglish, and

Reign Over Me.

BRADLEY COOPER,

£29 MILLION

Cooper first gained recognition in the spy-action television show

 Alias and the television drama Jack & Bobby. He later

appeared in supporting roles in the romantic comedies 

Wedding Crashers (2005), Yes Man (2008), and He’s Just Not

That Into You (2009). His breakthrough role came with the

comedy franchise The Hangover trilogy (2009–13)

that earned him international fame.

VIN DIESEL,

£32 MILLION

Born as Mark Sinclair but better known by his stage name Vin Diesel,

Diesel is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer

best known for his portrayals of Dominic Toretto in The Fast and

the Furious film series and Richard B. Riddick in The Chronicles

of Riddick trilogy. Between June 2014 and June 2015, Diesel

earned £32 million, which made him the third highest

paid actor of the year.

JACKIE CHAN,

£35 MILLION

One of the most famous non-American Hollywood actors of all time,

Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director,

producer, stuntman, and singer. Featured in more than 150 films,

he is notable for his acrobatic fighting style and original stunts.

A devoted philanthropist, Chan has a star on the Hollywood Walk

of Fame. With the help of highly profitable franchises such as 

Dragon Blade, Chan made £35 million in the past 12 months.

ROBERT DOWNEY JR.,

£56 MILLION

Making his screen debut as early as age five, Robert Downey Jr.

is an American actor best known for his iconic role in the

Iron Man series. Three of the films starring Downey Jr.

(The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Iron Man 3) each

earned over .7 billion pounds. He has topped the Forbes list of

Hollywood’s highest-paid actors for three consecutive years.