These 7 HBO Series Actors and Actresses Are Worth Up to $100 Million

No matter if you're watching the HBO series "The Flight Attendant" or "I May Destroy You," you may have found yourself wondering just what your favorite actors and actresses actually get paid to star in these roles. Perhaps you saw the headlines a few years ago about the enormous salaries paid out to some of the cast members of HBO's wildly popular dark comedy series "Big Little Lies," which ran from 2017-2019. In season 2 of the show, both Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman earned $1 million per episode -- a huge increase from the $250,000-$350,000 they made per episode for season one.

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Of course, $1 million per episode is not the normal payday for actors and actresses who star in an HBO series. But are they making enough to be richer than the rich? With Emmy nominations coming out July 13, let's take a look at the net worth of seven actors and actresses who recently starred (or are starring) in seven popular HBO or HBO max series.

Uzo Aduba

HBO brought back the series "In Treatment" in 2021 for a fourth season  -- 10 years after the third-season finale. In this newest season, Uzo Aduba replaces Gabriel Byrne as the main character via her role as therapist Dr. Brooke Taylor. If Aduba's name doesn't ring a bell, you'll know who she is if you've ever watched the Netflix series, "Orange Is the New Black." Aduba played Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren in the series. Aduba's earnings per episode on the Netflix comedy were never revealed, but two actors on the series were reportedly making $35,000 per episode, according to Celebrity Net Worth. No information is available for Aduba's salary for "In Treatment" either. However, the actress' net worth is $1 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

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Jonathan Majors

Jonathan Majors most recently played Atticus Freeman in HBO's horror/drama series "Lovecraft Country."  Unfortunately, HBO announced in July that the show will not renew for another season, so the first season of the series is also its last. Although Majors' net worth is unknown, it's certain to increase. Majors recently confirmed he will play Kang the Conqueror in Marvel's "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantuma." Additionally, the actor is in talks to possibly play the opponent of Adonis Creed (played by Michael B. Jordan) in the movie Creed III.

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Kate Winslet

While she was no stranger to film acting in the mid-'90s, it wasn't until 1997 that British actress Kate Winslet skyrocketed to fame when she starred opposite Leonardo DiCaprio as Rose DeWitt Butaker in James Cameron's "Titanic." According to IMDB, Winslet made $2 million for her role in the movie. Now, with many more film credits to her name and almost 2 1/2 decades later, Winslet stars in HBO's "Mare of Easttown" as Mare Sheehan, a detective in small-town Pennsylvania who is tasked with investigating a local murder. According to Celebrity Net Worth, has a net Winslet worth of $65 million.

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Jean Smart

Known most recently for her portrayal of legendary Las Vegas comedian Deborah Vance on the HBO max series "Hacks," and on the HBO limited series "Mare of Easttown," Jean Smart is no stranger to the stage or the screen and has amassed a host of theater, television and movie credits to her name. One of her longest-standing roles was as Charlene Frazier on the hit show "Designing Women" from 1986-1991. Smart has a net worth of $4 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

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Kaley Cuoco

Kaley Cuoco's major claim to fame was her role as Penny on "Big Bang Theory" from 2007- 2019 for which she famously began pulling in $1 million per episode in 2014. Even though the show has ended, Cuoco and two of her castmates were entitled to 80% of their regular paychecks for the first year of reruns and they also each negotiated a deal to own 1% of "Big Bang Theory's" backend equity, which was created from syndication sales. After all her successes, it's no wonder Celebrity Net Worth reported that Cuoco has a net worth of $100 million. These days Cuoco is not idle, she's found success in her starring role in HBO's "Flight Attendant, " based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name.

Michaela Coel

Before Michaela Coel began acting, she was a poet, then a performance artist. And in 2013, the actress performed in her own play, "Chewing Gum Dreams." In 2015, Coel crossed into television acting by starring in a sitcom, "Chewing Gum" which was based on her previously written play. Fast-forward to 2020, Coel's most recent acting project is the 12-episode BBC-HBO series "I May Destroy You." The series is based on a fictionalized account of a sexual assault Coel experienced in real life. As of now, the actress' net worth is unknown.

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Cynthia Measom

Cynthia Measom is a personal finance writer and editor with over 12 years of collective experience. Her articles have been featured in MSN, Aol, Yahoo Finance, INSIDER, Houston Chronicle, The Seattle Times and The Network Journal. She attended the University of Texas at Austin and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.

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