1. Tom Cruise. Tom Crusie is an American actor, and producer best known for his work in Mission: Impossible, and Top Gun Jerry Maguire has been identified as the 2023 highest-paid actor. As per sources, his earnings have reportedly reached around $100 million.
For certain projects, Cruise forgoes an upfront salary altogether and gets paid a percentage of the film's profits (more on that later). Generally, though, he makes an average of at least $20 million to $25 million upfront to topline a film.
1. Sofia Vergara. Colombian actress Sofia Vergara has a net worth of $50 million and is the highest-paid TV actress in 2023. Best known for her role in 'Modern Family,' Sofia's humour and likable personality have made her a fan favourite.
The widely popular sitcom earned them large figures and even made Charlie Sheen the highest-paid actor on television. The Platoon actor received a gargantuan sum of $1.8 million per episode and this troubled his co-star Jon Cryer quite a lot.
There was a time when Charlie Sheen was the highest paid actor on television ever. Yep, he was getting $1.8 million per episode of Two And A Half Men, and considering he was in 177 episodes of that show... well, you do the math.
The pay is called “top-of-show.” That's the most a show will pay for a guest star actor, unless that person is a name. On network TV, the rate for a one-hour drama is currently $9,522 (eight days of work) and half-hour comedies pay $5,951 (five days of work).
Parsons was making $1 million per episode in 2017. His rate began at $60,000, which grew to $300,000 by season eight. He was named Forbes' top-paid TV actor in 2017, earning $27.5 million from the show.
Why Keanu Reeves has a reputation for being one of the nicest people in Hollywood. Keanu Reeves may be known for his action roles, including 'The Matrix' franchise, 'Constantine', and most famously for playing John Wick in the franchise of the same name — but he is most well known for his kindness.
