Have you ever wondered how much the leading actor of your favorite series makes? In recent years, television productions have grown in popularity exponentially. Mainly due to the growth of streaming video platforms. This has, of course, caused wages in the sector to rise considerably. Variety shared an interesting report on the huge numbers that actors like Pedro Pascal and Henry cavill, to mention just a few.
In the case of Pedro Pascal, his fame rose like foam after playing Din Djarin in The Mandalorian. Despite the series going on hiatus during 2021, the actor is currently working on a highly anticipated production. We refer, of course, to the series of The last of us on HBO, in which he will play Joel. According to the aforementioned medium, Pedro Pascal is winning $ 600,000 per episode. That is, $ 6 million dollars just for his participation in the first season.
Henry Cavill, although he does not reach the sum of Pedro Pascal, has no reason to complain either. Netflix pays you $ 400,000 for each episode of The witcher. However, here it is important to clarify that the aforementioned series is about to start its second season. Therefore, the actor already accumulates about 8 million dollars for giving life to Geralt de Rivia.
Now, if the salaries of Pedro Pascal and Henry Cavill seem huge to you, wait until you know those of Bryan cranston and Chris pratt. The first0, known worldwide for his extraordinary role in Breaking bad, get $ 750,000 dollars for each chapter of Your Honor. Chris Pratt, meanwhile, is the highest paid actor on the small screen with $ 1.4 million per episode of Terminal List. Jeff Bridges follows, with $ 1 million for The old man.
We share a part of the list below; note that the figure is in dollars and represents the pay per episode:
- Chris pratt – $ 1.4 million (Terminal List).
- Jeff Bridges – $ 1 million (The old man).
- Bryan cranston – $ 750,000 (Your Honor).
- Sarah Jessica Parker – Between $ 650,000 and $ 750,000 (And Just Like That …).
- Cynthia nixon – Between $ 650,000 and $ 750,000 (And Just Like That …).
- Kristin davis – Between $ 650,000 and $ 750,000 (And Just Like That …).
- Kate winslet – $ 650,000 (Mare of Easttown).
- Pedro Pascal – $ 600,000 (The last of us).
- Alec baldwin – $ 575,000 (Dr. Death).
- Henry cavill – $ 400,000 (The witcher).