10 Actors Who Are Getting Paid More Than A Million Dollars Per Episode

These days, there are more than a few actors and actresses who have hit the $1 million mark per episode, according to Variety. While some stars have to work their way through contract renegotiations, others are getting paid before their show even premieres. Regardless of how they got there, it’s clear they’re some of the highest paid stars in Hollywood.

Find out which actors earn millions per episode…

1. Jason Sudeikis – “Ted Lasso”

Jason Sudeikis is currently grossing around $1 million per episode of “Ted Lasso,” in which he stars and serves as head writer and executive producer. In the series, he plays the main character of the series who moves from Kansas to England to take charge of coaching a professional football team, despite having no experience in sports. After the end of the show’s second season, which by then had garnered 20 Emmy nominations, the writers and cast opted to renegotiate their salaries. For Jason, that meant a pay raise that would see him earn millions by the end of season three.

2. Paul Rudd – “The Shrinkage Next Door”

Paul Rudd brought in a big payday on his new Apple+ series “The Shrink Next Door,” which reportedly made $1 million per episode over the eight-episode run. In the show, based on a true story, he plays Dr. Isaac Herschkopf, a narcissistic and manipulative psychologist who attacks his patient and ends up taking control of his life.

3. Will Ferrell – “The Shrinkage Next Door”

Paul’s “The Shrink Next Door” co-star Will Ferrell earned a similar salary on the show, and was also reportedly paid $1 million per episode. Will stars alongside Paul, playing Marty Markowitz, Dr. Isaac Herschkopf’s wealthy and vulnerable patient, who turns to the psychologist for help with his anxiety. Instead, it ends up falling under his control for decades.

4. Mahershala Ali – “The parcel”

“The Plot” has yet to air, but Mahershala Ali has already earned millions from Disney’s Onyx Collective limited series. The actor is reportedly making $1.3 million per episode from the upcoming show, which follows a struggling author who is presented with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to commit an act of literary theft. In the aftermath of his crime, he must protect himself and the life he has built while being threatened by someone who knows his secret.

5. Elizabeth Moss – “Shining Girls”

Elisabeth Moss’ recent AppleTV+ series “Shining Girls” reportedly earned her millions, earning $1.1 million per episode. In the psychological thriller, Elisabeth plays Kirby, a newspaper archivist who survives a brutal attack that leaves her in an ever-changing reality. She makes it her mission to catch her murderous attacker – who intends to do the same with several other women.

6. Michael Keaton – “Dopesick”

Michael Keaton earned $1 million per episode in Hulu’s “Dopesick” miniseries, playing the lead role of Dr. Samuel Finnix, a small-town Virginia doctor who was persuaded by a Purdue Pharma salesman to prescribe OxyContin to his patients. In the process, he inadvertently makes himself and his patients addicted to the painkiller. In addition to millions of dollars, the role also earned Michael a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award nomination.

seven. Kevin Costner – “Yellowstone”

Kevin Costner became one of today’s highest-paid television actors when he signed on for the fourth season of “Yellowstone,” which would earn him $1.3 million per episode. Kevin takes the lead in the series, portraying patriarch John Dutton, as he and his family attempt to protect the Yellowstone Ranch from land developers in rural Montana. Since the show premiered in 2018, Kevin has doubled his salary from his original $500,000 per episode. With the show’s Season 4 finale breaking viewership records, it’s likely he’ll be able to negotiate again.

8. Harrison Ford – “1923”

The “Yellowstone” prequel “1923” is also expected to provide significant paydays, earning Harrison Ford $1 million per episode of the upcoming series. Not much is known about his role in the series, although the series focuses on the Dutton family as they struggle to survive “historic drought, lawlessness and prohibition, and an epidemic rustling” in the midst of the Montana Great Depression and the end of the world. War I.

9. Helen Mirren – “1923”

Helen Mirren is also set to earn $1 million per episode from the upcoming ‘Yellowstone’ prequel. Details haven’t been revealed about her character, but the series is set to premiere on Paramount+ in December 2022.

ten. Sylvester Stallone – “Tulsa King”

Sylvester Stallone is currently filming the upcoming mob drama “Tulsa King,” which is expected to earn him $1 million per episode. The actor will play New York mob capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi after he is released from prison after spending 25 years behind bars. When his boss sends him to live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Dwight realizes he may not have his best interests in mind and begins building a team to help him establish a new empire. criminal. The series will premiere November 13, 2022 on Paramount+.