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THIS YEAR'S HIGHEST PAID ACTORS

Added on: 28th Nov 2015

 

RUSSELL CROWE, $18 MILLION

Russell Crowe

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

Chow Yun-fat

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

Liam Neeson

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

Ben Affleck

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

Hugh Jackman

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

Matt Damon

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

Will Smith

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

Shah Rukh Khan

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

Matthew McConaughey

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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