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50 Richest Actors In The World

Hollywood is home to some of the richest actors. The wealthiest stars in the world are some of the top pioneers in the industry. The world of acting is a glamorous one, and it’s no surprise that some of the biggest names in the industry are also some of the wealthiest. From comedic stars to action heroes to dramatic actors, there’s a glimpse of something for everyone on this list of the 50 richest actors in the world.

These actors have achieved their success through a combination of talent, hard work, and being business savvy. The movie industry is a multi-billion dollar business, and the top actors can command millions of dollars per film. In addition to being paid for their movies, many actors also earn money from endorsements, product placement, and their own production companies. This article takes a look at the 50 richest actors in the world, highlighting their net worth as ranked by Forbes in 2023. 

1. Jami Gertz – Net Worth: $3 Billion

Jami Gertz tops our list of the richest actors in the world. Gertz is known for her early roles in the films Crossroads, The Lost Boys, Less than Zero, and Quicksilver, the 1980s TV series Square Pegs and 1996’s Twister, as well as for her roles as Judy Miller in the CBS sitcom Still Standing and as Debbie Weaver in the ABC sitcom The Neighbors. 

Gertz has been married to billionaire business executive Tony Ressler since 1989. Gertz and her husband are members of the investment group led by Mark Attanasio which purchased the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball. They also became owners of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2015. Gertz serves as a board director for the Melanoma Research Alliance, the largest nonprofit funder of melanoma research.

2. Tyler Perry – Net Worth: $1 Billion

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Tyler Perry is an American actor, filmmaker, and playwright. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. His breakthrough performance came in 2005 with the film Diary of a Mad Black Woman, which he wrote and produced as an adaptation of his stage play of the same name. 

Perry has been cast in numerous Hollywood films including Star Trek (2009), Alex Cross (2012), Gone Girl (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016), Vice (2018), Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021), and Don’t Look Up (2021). Perry has also done voice acting for animated films such as The Star (2017) and PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021). Forbes listed him as the highest-paid man in entertainment. Perry’s films and shows have cumulatively grossed over US$660 million, and his net worth is an estimated US$1 billion.

3. Jerry Seinfeld – Net Worth: $950 Million

Jerry Seinfeld is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. From 1989 to 1998, he played a semi-fictionalized version of himself in the sitcom Seinfeld, which he created and wrote with Larry David. The show aired on NBC from 1989 until 1998, becoming one of the most acclaimed and popular sitcoms of all time.

According to Forbes magazine, Seinfeld’s cumulative earnings from Seinfeld as of 2004 was $267 million, placing him at the top of the celebrity earnings list that year. Seinfield has steadily grown his income to get to $950 million making him the world’s highest-paid comedian.

4. Dwayne Johnson – Net Worth: $800 Million

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Dwayne Johnson also known by his ring name the Rock, is an American actor, film producer, and retired professional wrestler. Johnson’s first film role was in The Mummy Returns (2001). His role as Luke Hobbs in the Fast & Furious movies, beginning with Fast Five (2011), helped the franchise become one of the highest-grossing in film.

Johnson produced and starred in the HBO comedy-drama series Ballers (2015–2019) and the autobiographical sitcom Young Rock (2021). His autobiography, The Rock Says, was released in 2000 and was a New York Times bestseller. In 2012, he co-founded the entertainment production company Seven Bucks Productions. Johnson is a co-owner of the XFL, a professional American football league, which he acquired from WWE owner Vince McMahon for $15 million in 2020.

5. Shahrukh Khan – Net Worth: $715 Million

Shahrukh Khan is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the Baadshah of Bollywood and King Khan, he has appeared in more than 90 movies. Khan began his career with appearances in  television series in the late 1980s, and made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with Deewana. He was initially recognised for playing villainous roles in the films Baazigar (1993) and Darr (1993). 

Khan established himself by starring in a series of top-grossing romantic movies. Following a brief setback and hiatus, Khan made a career comeback with the 2023 action films Pathaan and Jawan, both of which rank among the highest-grossing Hindi films. Khan is one of the wealthiest celebrities in India, topping Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list for several consecutive years. Khan owns several properties in India and abroad, adding to his list of valuable investments. 

6. Tom Cruise – Net Worth: $570 Million

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Tom Cruise is one of the world’s highest-paid actors. His films have grossed over $4 billion in North America and over $11.5 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing box-office stars of all time.

Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in the comedy movie Risky Business (1983) and action film Top Gun (1986). Since then, Cruise has largely starred in science fiction and action films, establishing himself as an action star, often performing his own risky stunts. He has played Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible film series since 1996. His other notable roles in the genre include Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Knight and Day (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), Oblivion (2013), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), with Maverick being his highest-grossing film.

7. George Clooney – Net Worth: $550 Million

George Clooney is an American actor and filmmaker. Clooney started his career in television, gaining wide recognition in his role as Dr. Doug Ross on the NBC medical drama ER from 1994 to 1999. Clooney won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the thriller Syriana (2005) and earned Best Actor nominations for the legal thriller Michael Clayton (2007), and the comedy-dramas Up in the Air (2009) and The Descendants (2011). 

George received the Academy Award for Best Picture for co-producing the political thriller Argo (2012). He has also starred in Burn After Reading (2008), The American (2010), Gravity (2013), Hail, Caesar! (2016), and Ticket to Paradise (2022).  According to Forbes annual ranking, he was the world’s highest-paid actor for 2017–2018, earning $239 million. He has since doubled that figure to be worth $550 Million in the year 2023. 

8. Robert De Niro – Net Worth: $500 Million

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Robert De Niro is an American actor. Known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, he is considered to be one of the most influential actors of his generation. In 2009, De Niro received the Kennedy Center Honor and earned a Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Barack Obama in 2016.

De Niro earned two Academy Awards, one for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Part II (1974) and the other for Best Actor portraying Jake LaMotta in Scorsese’s drama Raging Bull (1980). His other Oscar-nominated roles were for Taxi Driver (1976), The Deer Hunter (1978), Awakenings (1990), Cape Fear (1991), and Silver Linings Playbook (2012). Six of De Niro’s films have been inducted into the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.

9. Amitabh Bachchan – Net Worth: $455 Million

Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician, who works in Hindi cinema. In a film career spanning over five decades, he has starred in more than 200 films. Bachchan is widely regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.

Bachchan first gained popularity in the early 1970s for films such as Anand, Zanjeer, Roti Kapada Aur Makaan, Deewaar and Sholay, and achieved greater stardom in later years, dubbed India’s angry young man for several of his on-screen roles in Hindi films. He consistently starred in top-grossing Indian films with critical acclaim since the mid-1970s to the 80s, such as Amar Akbar Anthony, Don, Trishul, Muqaddar Ka Sikander, Suhaag, Dostana, Kaalia, Laawaris, Naseeb, Namak Halaal, Coolie, Sharaabi and Mard. 

10. Mel Gibson – Net Worth: $425 Million

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Mel Gibson is an American actor, film director and producer. He is best known for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films of the post-apocalyptic action series Mad Max and as Martin Riggs in the buddy cop action-comedy film series Lethal Weapon.

In 1995, Gibson produced, directed, and starred in Braveheart, a historical epic, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, the Academy Award for Best Director, and the Academy Award for Best Picture. He later directed and produced The Passion of the Christ, a biblical drama that was both financially successful and highly controversial.

11. Adam Sandler – Net Worth: $420 Million

Adam Sandler is primarily a comedic leading actor in film and television. In 2023, Sandler was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Sandler’s comedic roles include Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), The Waterboy (1998), The Wedding Singer (1998), Big Daddy (1999), Mr. Deeds (2002), 50 First Dates (2004), The Longest Yard (2005), Click (2006), Grown Ups (2010), Just Go with It (2011), Grown Ups 2 (2013), Blended (2014), Murder Mystery (2019) and Hubie Halloween (2020). 

Sandler was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1995. He returned to Saturday Night Live as a host in 2019 earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He has starred in Hollywood comedy films that cumulatively grossed over $2 billion worldwide. Sandler had an estimated net worth of $420 million in 2020 and signed a new four-movie deal with Netflix worth over $250 million.

12. Kevin Hart – Net Worth: $450 Million

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Kevin Hart is an American comedian and actor. Originally known as a stand-up comedian, he has since starred in Hollywood films and on TV. Hart’s comedic reputation continued to grow with the release of his first stand-up album I’m a Grown Little Man (2009). 

Hart has since released four more comedy albums: Seriously Funny (2010), Laugh at My Pain (2011), Let Me Explain (2013), and What Now? (2016). In 2015, Time magazine named him on its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2017, he launched the Laugh Out Loud Network, a subscription video streaming service in partnership with Lionsgate.

13. Ryan Seacrest – Net Worth: $450 Million

Ryan Seacrest is an American media personality, game show host, and producer. Seacrest co-hosted and served as executive producer of Live with Kelly and Ryan, and has hosted other media shows including American Idol, American Top 40, and On Air with Ryan Seacrest. He became co-host and executive producer of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve in 2006 and stayed on as host and executive producer following Clark’s death in 2012.

Seacrest received Emmy Award nominations for American Idol every year from 2004 to 2013, and again in 2016. He won an Emmy for producing Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution in 2010 and was nominated again in 2012. In 2018, he received nominations for Live with Kelly and Ryan in the categories of Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment as well as Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host.

14. Arnold Schwarzenegger – Net Worth: $450 Million

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Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Austrian and American actor.  Schwarzenegger gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action star, with his breakthrough in the sword and sorcery epic Conan the Barbarian (1982), a box-office hit with a sequel in 1984. After playing the title character in the science fiction film The Terminator (1984), he starred in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and three other sequels. His other successful action films included Commando (1985), The Running Man (1987), Predator (1987), Total Recall (1990), and True Lies (1994), in addition to). He is the founder of the fi comedy films such as Twins (1988), Kindergarten Cop (1990) and Jingle All the Way (1996lm production company Oak Productions.

Schwarzenegger’s net worth had been conservatively estimated at $200 million. After separating from his wife, Maria Shriver, in 2011, it was estimated that his net worth had been approximately $400 million. Over the years, he shrewdly invested his bodybuilding and film earnings in an extensive array of stocks, bonds, privately controlled companies, and investment-grade real estate across the United States and worldwide, making his net worth rocket to $450 million.

15. Jack Nicholson – Net Worth: $400 Million

Jack Nicholson is an American retired actor and filmmaker. Nicholson has won three Academy Awards, for Best Actor for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and As Good as It Gets (1997) and for Best Supporting Actor for Terms of Endearment (1983). He was Oscar-nominated for Easy Rider (1969), Five Easy Pieces (1970), The Last Detail (1974), Chinatown (1974), Reds (1981), Prizzi’s Honor (1986), Ironweed (1987), A Few Good Men (1992) and About Schmidt (2002). 

Nicholson is also known for his notable roles in Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Shining (1980), Heartburn (1986), Broadcast News (1987), Batman (1989), Hoffa (1992), Mars Attacks! (1996), Something’s Gotta Give (2003), The Departed (2006) and The Bucket List (2007). Nicholson has directed three films, Drive, He Said (1971), Goin’ South (1978), and The Two Jakes (1990). He is one of only three male actors to win three Academy Awards and one of only two actors to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in films made in every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s.

16. Tom Hanks – Net Worth: $400 Million

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Tom Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Hanks’ films have grossed more than $4.9 billion in North America and more than $9.96 billion worldwide, making him the fourth-highest-grossing actor in North America.

Hanks collaborated with film director Steven Spielberg on five films: Saving Private Ryan (1998), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Terminal (2004), Bridge of Spies (2015), and The Post (2017), as well as the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) and The Pacific (2010), which launched him as a director, producer, and screenwriter. 

17. Larry David – Net Worth: $400 Million

Larry David is an American comedian, writer, actor, and television producer. He and Jerry Seinfeld created the television sitcom Seinfeld, on which David was head writer and executive producer for the first seven seasons. He gained further recognition for the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, which he created and stars in as a semi-fictionalized version of himself. He has written or co-written the story of every episode since its pilot episode in 1999. 

In 2008, David was reported to gross $55 million in total compensation, mostly from Seinfeld syndication and work on Curb Your Enthusiasm. It is estimated that David’s net worth has been a constant US$400 million as of 2020 to date.

18. Bill Cosby – Net Worth: $400 Million

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Bill Cosby is an American comedian, actor, spokesman, and media personality. He has made significant contributions to American and African-American culture and gained a reputation as America’s Dad for his portrayal of Cliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show (1984–1992). Throughout the 1970s Cosby starred in various sitcoms including Sidney Poitier’s Uptown Saturday Night (1974), Let’s Do It Again (1975), and Neil Simon’s California Suite (1978) alongside Richard Pryor.

Beginning in the 1980s, Cosby produced and starred in the television sitcom The Cosby Show, which was rated as the number-one show in America from 1985 through 1989. The sitcom highlighted the experiences and growth of an affluent African-American family. Cosby produced the spin-off sitcom A Different World, which aired from 1987 to 1993. He also starred in The Cosby Mysteries (1994–1995), the sitcom Cosby (1996–2000) and hosted Kids Say the Darndest Things (1998–2000). He then created and produced the animated children’s program Little Bill (1999–2004). He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush in 2002.

19. Jackie Chan – Net Worth: $400 Million

Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for his slapstick acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. Chan has been acting since the 1960s, performing in more than 150 films. He is one of the most popular action film stars of all time.

Chan is one of the most recognisable and influential film personalities in the world, with a widespread global following in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres. He has received fame stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  In 2015, Forbes estimated his net worth to be $350 million, he has since grown that wealth to $400 million in 2023. 

20. Jennifer Lopez – Net Worth: $400 Million

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Jennifer Lopez known by her maiden name and also shortened to J.Lo, is an American singer and actress. Often considered a Latin pop culture icon, Lopez is one of the most influential Hispanic entertainers in North America. For her first leading role in Selena (1997), she became the first Hispanic actress to earn over US$1 million for a film. She went on to star in Anaconda (1997) and Out of Sight (1998), and established herself as the highest-paid Hispanic actress in Hollywood. 

For her contributions to the recording industry, Lopez has been a landmark star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has received the Billboard Icon Award and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, among other honours. Her other ventures include beauty and clothing lines, fragrances, a production company and a charitable foundation.

21. Mark Wahlberg – Net Worth: $400 Million

Mark Wahlberg is an American actor. His work as a leading man spans the comedy, drama, and action genres. Wahlberg made his screen debut in Renaissance Man (1994) and had his first starring role in Fear (1996). In the early 2000s, Wahlberg ventured into big-budget action movies, such as The Perfect Storm (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), and The Italian Job (2003). During the 2010s, he landed successful comedy roles with The Other Guys (2010), Ted (2012), Ted 2 (2015), Daddy’s Home (2015), and Daddy’s Home 2 (2017). 

Wahlberg also became the protagonist in two movies in the Transformers live-action film franchise, Transformers: Age of Extinction and Transformers: The Last Knight. He was the world’s highest-paid actor in 2017. He has since moved to position 21 with a net worth of $400 million.

22. Sylvester Stallone – Net Worth: $400 Million

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Sylvester Stallone is an American actor and filmmaker. After his beginnings as a struggling actor for a number of years upon arriving in New York City in 1969 and later Hollywood in 1974, he won his first critical acclaim as an actor for his co-starring role as Stanley Rosiello in The Lords of Flatbush. Stallone achieved his greatest critical and commercial success as an actor and screenwriter, starting in 1976 with his role as boxer Rocky Balboa, in the first film of the successful Rocky series (1976–present)

Stallone would play the role across five Rambo films (1982–2019). From the mid-1980s through to the late 1990s, Stallone would go on to become one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors of that era by appearing in numerous action films that were commercially successful but often critically panned, including Cobra, Tango and Cash, Cliffhanger, the better-received Demolition Man, and The Specialist. In 2015, Stallone returned to the Rocky series with Creed, wherein Rocky is retired and serving as a mentor to Apollo Creed’s son Adonis Creed, played by Michael B. Jordan. Reprising the role brought Stallone praise, and his first Golden Globe Award for the first Creed, as well as a third Oscar nomination, having been first nominated for the same role 40 years prior. Since 2022, he has starred in the television series Tulsa King for Paramount+.

23. Victoria Principal – Net Worth: $400 Million

Victoria Principal is a Japanese-born American actress, producer, entrepreneur, and author, best known for her role as Pamela Barnes Ewing on the American primetime television soap opera series Dallas. She spent nine years on the long-running series, leaving in 1987. 

Afterwards, she opened her own production company, Victoria Principal Productions, focusing mostly on television films. In the mid-1980s, she became interested in natural beauty therapies, and in 1989, she created an eponymous line of skincare products, Principal Secret. Principal became a best-selling author, writing three books about beauty, skincare, fitness, well-being, and health: The Body Principal (1983), The Beauty Principal (1984), and The Diet Principal (1987). In the 2000s, she wrote a fourth book, Living Principal (2001). She is also a two-time Golden Globe Award nominee

24. Keanu Reeves – Net Worth: $380 Million

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Keanu Reeves is a Canadian actor. He made his acting debut in the Canadian television series Hangin’ In (1984), before making his feature film debut in Youngblood (1986). Reeves had his breakthrough role in the science fiction comedy Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989), and he reprised his role in its sequels. He gained praise for playing a hustler in the independent drama My Own Private Idaho (1991) and established himself as an action hero with leading roles in Point Break (1991) and Speed (1994).

Following several box office failures, Reeves’s performance in the horror film The Devil’s Advocate (1997) was well received. Greater stardom came from playing Neo in the science fiction series The Matrix, beginning in 1999. He played John Constantine in Constantine (2005) and starred in the romantic drama The Lake House (2006), the science fiction thriller The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), and the crime thriller Street Kings (2008). Following another commercially down period, Reeves made a successful comeback by playing the titular assassin in the John Wick film series, beginning in 2014. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022 and Forbes ranks his net worth at $380 million. 

25. Clint Eastwood – Net Worth: $375 Million

Clint Eastwood is an American actor and film director. Eastwood rose to international fame with his role as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone’s Dollars Trilogy of Spaghetti Westerns during the mid-1960s and as antihero cop Harry Callahan in the five Dirty Harry films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. These roles, among others, have made Eastwood an enduring cultural icon of masculinity.

An Academy Award nominee for Best Actor, Eastwood won Best Director and Best Picture for his Western film Unforgiven (1992) and his sports drama Million Dollar Baby (2004).  In 2000, he received the Italian Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion award, honouring his lifetime achievements. Bestowed two of France highest civilian honours, he received the Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1994, and the Legion of Honour in 2007.

26. Will Smith – Net Worth: $350 Million

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Will Smith is an American actor. As of 2023, his films have grossed over $9.3 billion globally, making him one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars. His personal net worth stands at $350 Million. 

Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996). Smith achieved wider fame as a leading man for the action film Bad Boys (1995) and the science fiction comedy Men in Black (1997); he later reprised his role in several sequels. His other commercially successful films include I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), Seven Pounds (2008), Suicide Squad (2016) and Aladdin (2019). For his portrayal of Richard Williams in the biographical sports drama King Richard (2021), Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor. 

27. Michael Douglas – Net Worth: $340 Million

Michael Douglas is an American actor and film producer. His early acting roles included film, stage, and television productions. Douglas first achieved prominence for his performance in the ABC police procedural television series The Streets of San Francisco, for which he received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations.

In 2013, for his portrayal of Liberace in the HBO film Behind the Candelabra, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Douglas starred as an ageing acting coach in the Netflix comedy series The Kominsky Method (2018–2021), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Television Series Musical or Comedy. He has portrayed Hank Pym in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Ant-Man (2015).

28. Jennifer Aniston – Net Worth: $320 Million

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Jennifer Aniston is an American actress. She began working as an actress at an early age with an uncredited role in the 1988 movie Mac and Me. Her first major film role came in the 1993 horror-comedy Leprechaun. She has since starred in a string of successful comedy films. Aniston also starred in the acclaimed independent films The Good Girl (2002), Friends with Money (2006), and Cake (2014). She returned to television in 2019, producing and starring in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show.

Jennifer’s net worth is estimated at $320 million, and her box office gross is over $1.6 billion worldwide. She is the recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is the co-founder of the production company Echo Films, established in 2008. She was once married to actor Brad Pitt. 

29. Edward Norton – Net Worth: $300 Million

Edward Norton is an American actor. He gained recognition and critical acclaim for his debut in Primal Fear (1996), which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy Award nomination in the same category. His role as a redeemed neo-Nazi in American History X (1998) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also starred in the film Fight Club (1999), which garnered a cult following. 

His biggest commercial successes have been Red Dragon (2002), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Incredible Hulk (2008), and The Bourne Legacy (2012). For his role in the black comedy Birdman (2014), Norton earned another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

30. Brad Pitt – Net Worth: $300 Million

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Brad Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt first gained recognition as a cowboy hitchhiker in the Ridley Scott road film Thelma & Louise (1991). His first leading roles in big-budget productions came with the drama films A River Runs Through It (1992) and Legends of the Fall (1994). 

Pitt found greater commercial success starring in Steven Soderbergh’s heist film Ocean’s Eleven (2001) and reprised his role in its sequels. He cemented his leading man status by starring in blockbusters such as the historical epic Troy (2004), the romantic crime film Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), the horror film World War Z (2013), and the action film Bullet Train (2022). He is divorced from actresses Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie. 

31. Harrison Ford – Net Worth: $300 Million

Harrison Ford is an American actor. He has been a leading man in films of several genres and is regarded as an American cultural icon. His films have grossed more than $5.4 billion in North America and more than $9.3 billion worldwide, making him the seventh-highest-grossing actor in North America. 

Ford gained worldwide fame for his starring role as Han Solo in the film Star Wars (1977), a role he reprised in four sequels over the next four decades. He is also known for his portrayal of the titular character in the popular media franchise Indiana Jones, beginning with the action-adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); he reprised that role in four sequels over the next four decades as well.  He has since starred in the Paramount+ western series 1923 (2022–present) and the Apple TV+ comedy series Shrinking (2023–present).

32. Robert Downey Jr – Net Worth: $300 Million

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Robert Downey Jr is an American actor. At the age of five, he made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.’s film Pound in 1970. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in the teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987). In 1992, Downey portrayed Charlie Chaplin in the biopic Chaplin. 

Downey gained global recognition for starring as Tony Stark/Iron Man in ten movies within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Iron Man (2008), and leading up to Avengers: Endgame (2019). He has also played Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him his second Golden Globe, and its sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011). Downey has also taken on dramatic parts in The Judge (2014) and Oppenheimer (2023).

33. Denzel Washington – Net Worth: $280 Million

Denzel Washington is an American actor, producer and director. After training at the American Conservatory Theater, Washington began his career in theatre, acting in performances off-Broadway. He first came to prominence in the NBC medical drama series St. Elsewhere (1982–1988) and in the war film A Soldier’s Story (1984).

Washington established himself as a leading man with starring roles in Mo’ Better Blues (1990), Mississippi Masala (1991), Philadelphia (1993), Courage Under Fire (1996), Remember the Titans (2000), Man on Fire (2004), Inside Man (2006), and American Gangster (2007). He starred in The Equalizer trilogy (2014–2023). Washington directed and starred in the films Antwone Fisher (2002), The Great Debaters (2007), and Fences (2015).

34. Leonardo DiCaprio – Net Worth: $260 Million

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Leonardo DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer. DiCaprio achieved international stardom with the star-crossed romances Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Titanic (1997). After the latter became the highest-grossing film at the time, he reduced his workload for a few years. As of 2019, his films have grossed over $7.2 billion worldwide, and he has been placed eight times in the annual rankings of the world’s highest-paid actors.

DiCaprio continued to gain acclaim for his performances in the biopic The Aviator (2004), the political thriller Blood Diamond (2006), the crime drama The Departed (2006) and the romantic drama Revolutionary Road (2008). The Great Gatsby (2013), the biopic The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), the survival drama The Revenant (2015) for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor,  the comedy drama Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) and Don’t Look Up (2021), and the western crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).

35. Salman Khan – Net Worth: $255 Million

Salman Khan is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works predominantly in Hindi films. He is cited in the media as one of the most commercially successful actors in Indian cinema. Forbes has included Khan in listings of the highest-paid actors in the world. Khan has starred in the annual highest-grossing Hindi film of 10 individual years, the highest for any actor.

Khan began his acting career with a supporting role in Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988), followed by his breakthrough with a leading role in Sooraj Barjatya’s romance Maine Pyar Kiya (1989). He established himself in the 1990s, with several commercially successful films, including Barjatya’s family dramas Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) and Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999), the action film Karan Arjun (1995) and the comedy Biwi No.1 (1999). After a period of decline in the 2000s, Khan achieved greater stardom in the 2010s by starring in the top-grossing action films Dabangg (2010), Ready (2011), Bodyguard (2011), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Dabangg 2 (2012), Kick (2014), and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), and dramas such as Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Sultan (2016).

36. Bruce Willis – Net Worth: $250 Million

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Bruce Willis is an American retired actor. He achieved fame with a leading role in the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1985–1989) and has appeared in over a hundred films, gaining recognition as an action hero for his portrayal of John McClane in the Die Hard franchise (1988–2013).  Movies featuring Willis have grossed between US$2.64 billion and US$3.05 billion at North American box offices, cementing his place on our list of highest-paid actors with a net worth of $250 million. 

Willis’s other notable credits include The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Hudson Hawk (1991), Pulp Fiction (1994), 12 Monkeys (1995), The Fifth Element (1997), Armageddon (1998), The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Tears of the Sun (2003), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Surrogates (2009), Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and Motherless Brooklyn (2019).

37. Jessica Biel – Net Worth: $250 Million

Jessica Biel is an American actress and producer. Biel began her career as a vocalist appearing in musical productions until she was cast as Mary Camden in the family drama series 7th Heaven (1996–2006), in which she achieved recognition. In 1997, Biel won the Young Artist Award for her role in the drama film Ulee’s Gold. She received further recognition for her lead role as Erin Hardesty in the horror movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). 

Biel has since starred in such films as The Rules of Attraction (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), Stealth (2005), The Illusionist (2006), I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), Valentine’s Day (2010), The A-Team (2010), New Year’s Eve (2011), Total Recall (2012), and Hitchcock (2012). In 2017, Biel was the executive producer and star of the USA Network limited drama series The Sinner, for which she received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.

38. Jet Li – Net Worth: $250 Million

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Jet Li is widely regarded as one of the most iconic Chinese film stars. At age 18, Li went on to win great acclaim in China as an actor, making his debut with the film Shaolin Temple (1982), which instantly catapulted him to stardom in East Asia. 

Li’s first role in a non-Chinese film was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), and his first leading role in a Hollywood film was as Han Sing in Romeo Must Die (2000). He has gone on to star in many international action films, including in French cinema with the Luc Besson-produced films Kiss of the Dragon (2001) and Unleashed (2005). He co-starred in The One (2001) and War (2007) with Jason Statham, The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) with Jackie Chan, the first three of The Expendables films with Sylvester Stallone, and as the title character villain in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).

39. Samuel L Jackson – Net Worth: $250 Million

Samuel L Jackson is an American actor. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him one of the richest actors of all time. In 2022, he received the Academy Honorary Award as a cultural icon whose dynamic work in movies has resonated across genres, generations and audiences worldwide.

Jackson’s early film roles include Coming to America (1988), Juice (1992), True Romance (1993), Menace II Society (1993), and Fresh (1994). Jackson’s breakout performance was as Jules Winnfield in Quentin Tarantino’s crime drama Pulp Fiction (1994) which earned him a BAFTA Award win and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also gained widespread recognition as the Jedi Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), and Nick Fury in 11 Marvel Cinematic Universe films, beginning with Iron Man (2008), as well as guest-starring in the ABC series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Jackson has provided his voice for Lucius Best / Frozone in the Pixar films The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018). 

40. Nicole Kidman – Net Worth: $250 Million

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Nicole Kidman is an American and Australian actress and producer.  Known for her work across various film and television productions from several genres, she has consistently ranked among the world’s highest-paid actresses.

Kidman began her acting career in Australia with the 1983 films Bush Christmas and BMX Bandits. Her breakthrough came in 1989 with the thriller film Dead Calm and the miniseries Bangkok Hilton. In 1990, she achieved international success with the action film Days of Thunder. She received greater recognition with lead roles in Far and Away (1992), Batman Forever (1995), To Die For (1995) and Eyes Wide Shut (1999). For her portrayal of writer Virginia Woolf in the drama The Hours (2002), Kidman won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She received additional Academy Award nominations for her roles in the musical Moulin Rouge! (2001) and the dramas Rabbit Hole (2010), Lion (2016) and Being the Ricardos (2021). Her highest-grossing releases include The Others (2001), The Golden Compass (2007), Just Go with It (2011), Paddington (2014), and Aquaman (2018).

41. Michelle Pfeiffer – Net Worth: $250 Million

Michelle Pfeiffer is an American actress. Beginning her acting career with minor television and film appearances, Pfeiffer attained her first major leading role in the critically and commercially unsuccessful Grease 2 (1982). She achieved further success with roles in The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Tequila Sunrise, and Married to the Mob (both 1988), for which she was nominated for her first of six consecutive Golden Globe Awards.

Her performances in Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) earned her two consecutive Academy Award nominations, for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress respectively, winning a Golden Globe Award for the latter.

42. Morgan Freeman – Net Worth: $250 Million

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Morgan Freeman is an American actor and producer. He is known for his distinctive deep voice and various roles in a wide variety of film genres. He has narrated numerous documentary projects, including The Long Way Home (1997), March of the Penguins (2005), Through the Wormhole (2010–2017), The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (2016–2019), and Our Universe (2022). He also directed the drama Bopha! (1993) and founded the film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary in 1996.

43. Kevin Costner – Net Worth: $250 Million

Kevin Costner is an American actor, producer and film director. Costner’s other notable films include Silverado (1985) No Way Out (1987), Tin Cup (1996), Message in a Bottle (1999), For Love of the Game (1999), Thirteen Days (2000), Mr. Brooks (2007), Swing Vote (2008), The Company Men (2010), 3 Days to Kill (2014), Draft Day (2014), Black or White (2014), McFarland, USA (2015), and The Highwaymen (2019). He has also played supporting parts in such films as The Upside of Anger (2005), Man of Steel (2013), Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014), Hidden Figures (2016), Molly’s Game (2017), and Let Him Go (2020).

44. Sandra Bullock – Net Worth: $250 Million

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Sandra Bullock is an American actress and producer. She has received numerous awards and nominations, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. With a net worth of $250 million, she is one of the world’s highest-paid actress. 

After making her acting debut with a minor role in the thriller Hangmen (1987), Bullock received early attention for her supporting role in the action film Demolition Man (1993). Her breakthrough in the action thriller Speed (1994) led to leading roles in the romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping (1995), and the dramas A Time to Kill (1996) and Hope Floats (1998). She achieved further success in the following decades with the comedies Miss Congeniality (2000), Two Weeks Notice (2002), The Proposal (2009), The Heat (2013), Ocean’s 8 (2018), and The Lost City (2022); the dramas Crash (2004) and The Unforgivable (2021); and the thrillers Premonition (2007) and Bird Box (2018).

45. Julia Louis Dreyfus – Net Worth: $250 Million

Julia Louis Dreyfus is an American actress and comedian. Often described as one of the greatest performers in television history, she is widely known for her roles as various characters on Saturday Night Live (1982–1985), Elaine Benes on Seinfeld (1989–1998), Christine Campbell on The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–2010), and Selina Meyer on Veep (2012–2019).

Her list of accolades makes her one of the most award-winning actresses in American television history, and she has received more Primetime Emmy Awards and more Screen Actors Guild Awards than any other performer.

46. Julia Roberts – Net Worth: $250 Million

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Julia Roberts is an American actress. Known for her leading roles in films encompassing a variety of genres, she has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. The films in which she has starred have collectively grossed over $3.9 billion globally, making her one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars. As of 2023, Roberts’ net worth was estimated to be $250 million. 

She starred in numerous commercially successful films throughout the 1990s, including the romantic comedies My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997), Notting Hill (1999) and Runaway Bride (1999). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing the title role in the biographical drama Erin Brockovich (2000). Roberts achieved further film success in the following decades with Ocean’s Eleven (2001), Ocean’s Twelve (2004), Charlie Wilson’s War (2007), Valentine’s Day (2010), Eat Pray Love (2010), August: Osage County (2013), Wonder (2017), and Ticket to Paradise (2022).

47. John Travolta – Net Worth: $250 Million

John Travolta is an American actor. He became prominent during the 1970s, appearing on the television sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes Carrie (1976), Saturday Night Fever (1977), Grease (1978), and Urban Cowboy (1980). 

His acting career declined throughout the 1980s, but he enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in Pulp Fiction (1994), and went on to star in successful movies including Get Shorty (1995), Broken Arrow (1996), Michael (1996), Phenomenon (1996), Face/Off (1997), The General’s Daughter (1999), Wild Hogs (2007), Hairspray (2007), and Bolt (2008).

48. Akshay Kumar – Net Worth: $240 Million

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Akshay Kumar is an Indian actor and film producer working in Hindi cinema. In over 30 years of acting, Kumar has appeared in over 100 films and has won several awards, including a National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards. He received the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian honour, from the Government of India in 2009. Kumar is one of the most prolific actors in Indian cinema. Forbes included Kumar in their lists of both the highest-paid celebrities and highest-paid actors in the world from 2015 to 2020.

Kumar began his career in 1991 with Saugandh and had his first commercial success a year later with the action thriller Khiladi. The film established him as an action star in the 1990s and led to several films in the Khiladi film series, in addition to other action films such as Mohra (1994) and Jaanwar (1999). Although his early tryst with romance in Yeh Dillagi (1994) was positively received, it was in the next decade that Kumar expanded his range of roles. He gained recognition for the romantic films Dhadkan (2000), Andaaz (2003), Namastey London (2007), and for his slapstick comic performances in several films including Hera Pheri (2000), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Phir Hera Pheri (2006), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), and Singh Is Kinng (2008). Kumar won Filmfare Awards for his negative role in Ajnabee (2001) and his comic performance in Garam Masala (2005).

49. Vin Diesel – Net Worth: $225 Million

Vin Diesel is an American actor and film producer. One of the world’s highest-grossing actors, he is best known for playing Dominic Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise.

Diesel began his career in 1990, but faced difficulty achieving recognition until he wrote, directed and starred in the short film Multi-Facial (1995) and his debut feature Strays (1997); the films prompted Steven Spielberg to cast Diesel in the war epic Saving Private Ryan (1998). Diesel subsequently voiced the titular character in The Iron Giant (1999) and then gained a reputation as an action star after headlining the Fast & Furious, XXX, and The Chronicles of Riddick franchises.

50. Ray Romano – Net Worth: $200 Million

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Ray Romano is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Ray Barone on the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, for which he won three Primetime Emmy Awards, one as an actor and two as a producer. 

He is also known for being the voice of Manny in the Ice Age film series. He has received several other awards including nominations for two Grammy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He closes off our list of the 50 wealthiest actors with a net worth of $200 million.

Regardless of their background or genre, the actors on this list have all achieved incredible success in their careers. They’ve starred in some of the biggest blockbusters of all time, and they’ve also built successful careers in television, theatre, and production. And their wealth is a testament to their hard work, dedication, and talent.