40 Game Of Thrones Stars, Ranked By Net Worth

Thomas Brodie-Sangster already had a recognizable face when he joined Game of Thrones. He was, of course, in Christmas favorite Love Actually in his younger days. But he’s got quite an extensive CV now, one full of hits — he was in The Maze Runner franchise and the extremely popular The Queen’s Gambit — so he’s richer than you might think. And we’ve no doubt that’ll just keep on growing!

Iain Glen’s Jorah Mormont may not have been a main character as such, but the actor still pulled in plenty of money for playing him. Glen’s net worth stands at about $3 million these days, especially as he’s taken on other high-profile roles since. And yet he’s stayed down-to-earth — his preferred method of transport’s a bike, not a chauffeur-driven car.

Jerome Flynn hadn’t had a screen part for a decade before Game of Thrones came along. And he’d assumed that he probably never would in the future! Flynn had purchased a farm using the money he’d saved during his time as a pop star and used most of the cash on fixing it up. But getting the role of Bronn changed everything. He can add a few more farms to the shopping list!

Actor Jacob Anderson played Grey Worm from season three all the way through to season eight, and he made himself a multi-millionaire in the process. Not only does he have a cool $3 million in the bank, but he can also proudly say he’s one of the few GoT characters who made it to the end of the show without dying!

Did you know Michelle Fairley wasn’t actually the first choice to portray Catelyn Stark? The role initially went to Jennifer Ehle, who played Catelyn in the pilot episode of the show. But because the pilot didn’t go down too well, and as Ehle had recently given birth, she opted not to return. The role was therefore given to Fairley, who must be very pleased with how things turned out — not least because of what it did to her bank account!

Iconic Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actor Alexander Siddig wasn’t too happy when his character was killed off in Game of Thrones. In 2020 he told StarTrek.com that he was contracted for more episodes than he’d gotten to shoot and added, “It costs them money whether I do [more episodes] or not, so it’s not great business sense to do it just in case.” But he can’t really complain with a net worth of $3 million!

Nathalie Emmanuel was between acting jobs and doing shifts in a store when she received the call that changed her life. HBO wanted her to try out for the part of Missandei in Game of Thrones — and she got the role. Thanks to the crazy success of the show, Emmanuel went from barely getting by to a net worth of $4 million. Impressive stuff!

Isaac Hempstead Wright won the part of Bran Stark at the age of ten — what a first job! And now he has $4 million in the bank! He told ScienceFiction.com in 2012, “It is pretty incredible getting paid to have all this fun, but to be honest, my mum doesn’t really like me spending my money, because she wants me to save it for university funds.” And when the show wrapped, Wright did go back and study neuroscience.

Despite Samwell Tarly being one of the most popular characters on Game of Thrones, actor John Bradley was reportedly paid a modest $10,000 for each episode. It may sound like a lot to you and me, but it wasn’t all that much compared to what many of his colleagues were taking home. When all is said and done, though, he doesn't seem to have missed out too much!

Gwendoline Christie has now been in several mega-franchises. There’s Game of Thrones, of course, in which she played fan-favorite Brienne of Tarth. And there are also The Hunger Games and Star Wars — both massive money-spinners. So naturally, Christie has a healthy net worth. It’s enough so she can afford to always be the best-dressed at parties! For those who don’t know, Christie is a bit of a queen in the fashion world!

Liam Cunningham responded with a chuckle to 2017 rumors that the GoT cast were getting paid millions for every show. He told the Sunday Independent newspaper, “What?! You think the Game of Thrones works like a pensionable job in the civil service? Where the last men standing get the most money? It doesn’t!” His net worth’s still $4 million, though.

Rose Leslie, a.k.a. Ygritte, was actually born into wealth. You know how she and fellow Thrones star Kit Harington tied the knot at a beautiful Scottish castle? Yeah, it belongs to the Leslie family. So even without a blockbuster franchise, she’d be a well-off actress, but her $10,000 per episode Game of Thrones salary helped give her a little more spending money!

Tobias Menzies played Edmure Tully on Game of Thrones, but it wasn’t a massive role — he was only in nine episodes. Even so, his star’s been on the rise more and more since he was first cast as Edmure. He played Jack Randall in Outlander for four years from 2014, and then Prince Philip in The Crown. All that’s ensured he’s worth $4 million now.

Iwan Rheon portrayed one of the more memorable roles on Game of Thrones. He was Ramsay Bolton, a sadistic villain who thankfully gets what he deserves in the end. And arguably Rheon also now has what he deserves — a cool $4 million in net worth for successfully playing such a monster so well.

Carice van Houten has an impressive load of cash in the bank, but it certainly hasn’t all come from playing Melisandre. She’s done a lot of high-profile work in Europe over the years and has appeared in movies such as Valkyrie with Tom Cruise. Game of Thrones definitely increased her profile, though — she even got an Emmy nomination for her role.

You might know David Bradley first and foremost as Walder Frey, the monster behind the massacre of the Stark family at the Red Wedding. But Bradley’s been in multiple other franchises, too. Remember the First Doctor in Doctor Who? That was him. And Argus Filch in Harry Potter? Yep, him again! It’s no wonder he’s built up such an impressive worth over the decades!

Tom Hopper was the second person to play Dickon Tarly on Game of Thrones. The first was Freddie Stroma, but since he was unavailable for season seven, Hopper took over. That worked out very well for him, as the increased profile that he gained led Hopper to a role in smash hit The Umbrella Academy. And now he’s worth a cool $5 million.

Natalie Tena portrayed the Wildling woman Osha, and she did such a good job that she even inspired George RR Martin to develop the character more in the books. But GoT isn’t the only popular franchise you’ll have seen her in. She played Tonks in Harry Potter and more recently, she was in world-conquering mega-hit The Mandalorian. So the figure she has to her name is unsurprising!

Jim Broadbent only appeared as Ebrose for four episodes of Game of Thrones, despite endless fan speculation about how important his character might turn out to be. We can assume he didn’t take the role for the money, though. Thanks to his long career, not to mention his turn in Harry Potter, Broadbent has a net worth of $5 million.

Jonathan Pryce’s High Sparrow had a memorable downfall in Game of Thrones, along with many others. He’s cool about it, though. In 2019 he told Vulture magazine, “I see it as a kind of good luck, a little talisman. I keep dying in fiction, so in life I’m okay.” He’s more than okay – he has a net worth of $5 million.

Charles Dance was one of those who disliked the now-infamous Game of Thrones ending. In 2021 he told the Los Angeles Times newspaper, “I was underwhelmed. I thought, ‘No, come on. Really, guys, you could do better than that.’ But, never mind.” You’d think he’d cut them some slack, though, since the show must be responsible for at least some of his $5 million net worth.

Alfie Allen’s sister, pop singer Lily Allen, once wrote a song called “Alfie” in which she detailed her brother’s laziness. One line went, “I just can’t sit back and watch you waste your life away/You need to get a job because the bills need to get paid.” But now, thanks in no small part to Game of Thrones, Alfie’s net worth is $6 million… which is more than Lily’s.

Natalie Dormer probably isn’t as rich as her Game of Thrones character Margaery Tyrell, but she’s not doing too badly. She was paid an estimated $100,000 for every episode she appeared in, which obviously adds up over the years. Throw in her other works, which include The Tudors and The Hunger Games franchise, and you’ve got an impressive net worth of $6 million.

Rory McCann’s story is a pretty amazing rags-to-riches one. Before working as an actor, he was homeless in Iceland for a bit, occasionally robbing food just to survive. Now, thanks to his role as The Hound, he’s worth $6 million. And as soon as he made it, he went back to Iceland to settle some outstanding bills.

Jack Gleeson, a young and untested actor when he took the role, absolutely awed audiences with his depiction of the monstrous King Joffrey. When Joffrey met his end, Gleeson went on a well-deserved break for more than half a decade and only recently made a comeback. But no matter what career path he chooses, he still has $6 million to do whatever he wants with.

Stephen Dillane, a.k.a. Stannis Baratheon, has rather mixed feelings about Game of Thrones. When speaking to Radio Times magazine in 2016 he said, “Money is the main thing I got out of it.” No kidding — his net worth is $6 million these days. But Dillane did quickly clarify, “I am not dismissing it at all.”

After being asked about his Game of Thrones paycheck in 2018, Robb Stark actor Richard Madden told The Sunday Times newspaper he wasn’t paid a great deal. Though people assumed the show had made him wealthy, Madden claimed it hadn’t. Well, that changed — he’s now worth $6 million. Being a Disney prince might have helped with that as well, of course.

Maisie Williams was still a child when cast as Arya Stark, and she had no idea what was ahead. In 2016 she told The Guardian newspaper, “The thing I was really obsessed about was whether I would earn enough money to buy myself a laptop. My stepdad, Gary, just looked at me and said: ‘I think there’ll be enough for a couple of laptops, Maisie.’” He can say that again!

Oona Chaplin probably would’ve always been rich, because she’s descended from an incredibly famous movie star. Yep, she’s the granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin. Oona’s worked hard to establish a career and fortune of her own, though. She’s made her $7 million by playing Talisa in Game of Thrones and choosing plenty of other successful projects.

Aiden Gillen played Littlefinger on Game of Thrones, King Robert’s master of coin. And technically he could be called that in real life, too. He has a net worth of $8 million, a very impressive sum. Of course, unlike Littlefinger he came by his fortune honestly rather than murdering and manipulating his way into it.

Sophie Turner’s had an incredible ride since she was first cast as Sansa in Game of Thrones. As the show went on and she gained more film roles and commercial deals, the figure in her bank account went up and up. By the time she married pop star Joe Jonas in 2019, she was living a very comfortable lifestyle indeed, and she still is to this day!

Pedro Pascal wasn’t a household name when he finished playing Oberyn Martell on Game of Thrones, but today he is. Starting from 2019 he began playing the title character of The Mandalorian, which was an incredible success. He’s worth $10 million now, a figure that’s probably only going to rise from there.

Much has been made of Lena Headey’s salary for the final season of Game of Thrones. Apparently, she was paid $1.2 million, despite not having a massive amount to do in those episodes. Media outlets worked it out: she appeared in just 25 minutes of the whole season and yet each of those minutes earned her $48,000. Wow! So unsurprisingly she’s worth rather a lot these days!

Kit Harington’s descended from King Charles II, but that didn’t necessarily translate to wealth. He told the Evening Standard in 2014, “My parents didn’t have a lot of money when I was growing up. We were comfortable, but I didn’t go to Oxbridge, and yet every American interviewer I get says to me, ‘You’re related to Charles II! Your grandfather was a baronet.’ And it’s infuriating, because that is a part of my history, but you’re trying to turn me into a posh boy and I’m not.” But post-Thrones, he’s worth $14 Million. So he probably has a pretty lavish lifestyle!

Jason Momoa played Khal Drogo for a single season of Game of Thrones and got many hearts thumping in the process. Unfortunately his fortunes took a dip after that, and he was struggling for money for a while — until he got cast as Aquaman for the DC superhero movie franchise. That left him practically dripping in cash!

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, a.k.a. Jaime Lannister, was another cast member who earned around $1 million per episode starting from season seven. And that’s not all. He makes money from merchandise and public appearances, too. Despite a recent lawsuit against his ex-manager — those things can get costly — he’s worth $16 million now.

Clarke’s role as Daenerys, the Mother of Dragons — arguably the female lead of the show, and at least the character with the most titles — ensured that she was paid the same as the male actors for her role. As a result, she made millions. Post-Game of Thrones she’s still a megastar, and her net worth is $20 million.

Of course, Sean Bean needs no introduction. He was famous for productions such as Sharpe, Troy and Ronin, plus of course The Lord of the Rings trilogy, before being cast as the shockingly ill-fated Ned Stark in Game of Thrones. So naturally he’s got a pretty high net worth — it’s $20 million.

Peter Dinklage’s tremendous performance as Tyrion Lannister made him a household name. Before Thrones his face might’ve rung some bells — he was in Christmas hit Elf after all. But now he’s a superstar. The hits just keep coming for Dinklage as well, and he’s even showed up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s no wonder he’s got so much in the bank!

The Game of Thrones star with the highest net worth isn’t technically a Game of Thrones star at all. Singer Ed Sheeran very briefly popped up for a controversial cameo in season seven, but it wasn’t for the money. Thanks to his music career he’s worth a whopping $200 million, making him the richest Thrones actor.