Top 15 Richest Actors In The World

Acting is something which is measured on the basis of acting skills and inborn talent.It is a career which attracts riches and fame at the same time.There are actors around the world who have rags to riches stories,and have made fans on the basis of high quotient of their acting skills.In addition to the money they have global fan following too.Most of these started their career at a low,but today they have an empire which is worth millions of dollars.Here is a list of top 15 richest actors in the world:

15. Ryan Seacrest

He is an American radio personality, television host, and producer.He is known for hosting the the competition show American Idol and many other shows like countdown program American Top 40, and the KIIS-FM morning radio show On Air with Ryan Seacrest.He has also received an Emmy Award for producing Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution.His total net worth is over $ 380 million.

14. Tom Hanks

He is an American actor and filmmaker.He is known for his comedy and dramatic roles. He has been acclaimed for a number of hit movies like Da Vinci Code, Apollo 13 and Catch Me if You Can.This 61 year old actor has net worth of $ 390 million.

13. Johnny Depp

He is an American actor,producer and musician.He has been listed in the 2012 Guinness World Records as the highest paid actor,with earnings of $75 million. He is also a guitarist and is part of the band,Hollywood Vampires. He has given some brilliant performances since entering Hollywood in 1984.He has a net worth figure of $ 400 million. 

12. Sylvester Stallone

He is one of the highly regarded American actors.He is well known for his roles in the movies like the Rocky series,Rambo series and The Expandables films.This 71 year old actor has started his career in 1970 and his net worth is over $ 400 million.

11. Jack Nicholson

He is an American actor and filmmaker.He has performed in the film industry for more than 60 years.He has won three Academy Awards.This 80 year old veteran star has net worth of $ 390 million.

10. Dr. Phil

Phil McGraw is an American television personality,author and psychologist.He started his career with the show Dr. Phil,which debuted in the year 2002. In 2015 Forbes ranked him the 15th highest earning celebrity in the world.At present his net worth is over $ 400 million.

9. Keanu Reeves

He is a Canadian actor,director,producer and musician.He started his career in 1984 and since then he has worked in many popular movies and shows like The Matrix, Bill and Ted Franchise, and Little Buddha.He has played bass guitar for the bands Dogstar and Becky.He has achieved net worth of $ 350 million.

8. Arnold Schwarzenegger

He is a popular Australian-American actor who has worked in many Hollywood action movies. In addition to this, before joining the film industry,he was a professional bodybuilder.In the later years, Arnold started investing in businesses and has also held significant posts in government.He was the 38th governor of California and at present, his net worth is over $ 400 Million.

7. Mel Gibson

He is a popular American actor and filmmaker.He is known for his roles in the movies like The Bounty,Lethal Weapon series and Mad Max series.His popularity is on the rise and his net worth is about $ 425 million.

6. George Clooney

George Clooney is a multi-talented millionaire.He is an American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, activist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is the only person who has been nominated for Academy Awards in six different categories.He has been awarded with two Academy Awards for his work in Syriana and Argo.This 56 year old actor has net worth of over $ 500 Million.

5. Simon Cowell

He is an English reality television judge and producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Cowell is the principal founder and chief executive of the British entertainment company Syco. He also appeared on The X Factor and apart from that, he worked as a judge for America’s Got Talent, Britain’s Got Talent and American Idol. This 58 year old reality television judge has net worth of over $ 550 Million.

4. Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise started his acting career at an early age of 19 in the movie Endless Love.He has won three Golden Globe Awards.He has made some noteworthy performances in movies like Mission Impossible,The Last Samurai,Jack Reacher and many more.This 55 year old American star has net worth of $ 570 million.

3. Tyler Perry

He is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, writer, and songwriter, specializing in the gospel genre.The 48 year actor has been working in Hollywood since 1992. In 2011, Forbes listed him as the highest paid man in entertainment.He is among the richest in the world with a net worth of $ 600 million.

2. Shahrukh Khan

This 52 year old actor started his acting career in Bollywood since 1988.Before that he had a brief stint on Indian television.He is popularly known as King Khan and King Of Romance for his series of romantic films like DDLJ,DTPH,KKHH,Mohabbatein and many more. He is the co-owner of the production company Red Chillies Entertainment. He is also the co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders.This makes him as one of the richest in the world with net worth of $ 750 million.

1. Jerry Seinfeld

The richest actor in the world is occupied by the Hollywood actor-comedian Jerry Seinfeld with net worth of approximately $ 900 million.The 63 year old star made his career debut in 1976 and there was no looking back for him after that. In his stand-up comedy career, Seinfeld specializes in observational comedy,particularly on relationships and embarassing social situations.