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[Qwerty]

Sir Sean Connery & Sir Roger Moore in top 10 richest Brit actors

The recently released Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince movie boasts an impressive cast made up of mostly British actors. In a world where American stars dominate headlines, we count down the British actors with salaries to rival their US counterparts.

1. Catherine Zeta Jones (with husband Michael Douglas)
Worth: £170m
Zeta Jones is worth far more than any other British actor, mainly due to her husband's fortune. However, the Swansea born actor has starred in several high grossing films including Chicago and Ocean’s Twelve. The couple are not shy to splash their cash, spending £1.5 million on their lavish wedding ceremony at New York’s Plaza hotel.

2. Sir Sean Connery
Worth: £80m
Despite declining the role of Gandalf the wizard in the film trilogy of The Lord of the Rings, a role that could have earned him reportedly up to $400m, the former James Bond actor has claimed second place among Britain’s wealthiest actors. He has seven highly commercial Bond films under his belt.

3. Sir Antony Hopkins
Worth: £65m
Hailed as the "greatest actor of his generation" Antony Hopkins is the second wealthiest British actor. Born in Wales, Hopkins is famous for his role as depraved cannibal Hannibal Lector in The Silence of the Lambs. The franchise of the film was immense and Hopkins was the main beneficiary.

4. Sir Roger Moore
Worth: £50m
The second James Bond to feature in the top ten starred in seven Bond films including Live and Let Die and A View to Kill. Moore also owes much of his fortune to his marriage to Danish-Swedish multi millionaire Kristina Tholstrup.

5. Helena Bonham Carter (With Tim Burton)
Worth: £50m
The eccentrically dressed Bonham Carter is best known for her roles in the films directed by her partner Tim Burton including Sweeney Todd and the 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Their New York City apartment recently sold for an estimated $8.75 million...

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http://timesbusiness...ish-actors.html - The Times

[HildebrandRarity]

I thought Connery is really only making good dough off of DAF and NSNA. I thought that he was getting paid peanuts up to Thunderball and was getting no 'points' on any of the stuff up to YOLT?

And you gotta love old Roger...he used his looks and charm to marry into money. Now that's the way you do it!

[DAN LIGHTER]

When I saw the headline I thought how was Sir Roger Moore making so much money? Cant think his Bond films still payout. He's seems very happy these days so good on him. Must be because he met the right woman.

Edited by DAN LIGHTER, 06 August 2009 - 01:38 PM.

[The Ghost Who Walks]

If any man deserves the money, it's Roger Moore. With his tireless job of promoting the rights of children throughout the world and his incredibly nice persona, I wish him nothing but the best.

[Skudor]

I would have thought Con was far richer than this - being a Scot, never spending any money and all that.

[Mr. Somerset]

I wonder if Sean or Roger could loan me a few bucks for a Blu-Ray player? 7

[Cruiserweight]

Nice to see Roger on the list.

[HildebrandRarity]

Is Zeta from Ulster? I though she was from Catholic Ireland. If so, Connery moves up.

Besides, Zeta is only up there because of her grandpa of a husband. Wonder who she's screwing on the side?!

[St Louis]

Forgive me for being slightly OT, but these Harry Potter kids are doing well:

7. Daniel Radcliffe
Worth: £30m
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is one of the youngest to feature in the top ten, allegedly being paid a magical £8 million for the fifth Potter film alone. With continued success in television, film and theatre and the remaining Potter films to be completed, Radcliffe is likely to climb the list higher.

9. Emma Watson
Worth: £12m
Although best known for her part as school swot Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series, the nineteen-year-old actor has also begun modelling for Burberry for an estimated six-figure fee. Watson is soon to become a university student and expected to take a break from acting while studying.

10. Rupert Grint
Worth: £9m
Grint is another actor who has thrived from the success of the Harry Potter Films. His role as the ginger haired Ron Weasley has ranked him beside his Potter co stars as one of the youngest high earners in the industry.

BTW, I think Emma Watson would make a lovely Bond girl...

Edited by St Louis, 06 August 2009 - 09:22 PM.

[DaveBond21]

I'm surprised we haven't had anyone thinking that a Brit and a Scot are different things.

[dinovelvet]

Is Zeta from Ulster? I though she was from Catholic Ireland. If so, Connery moves up.

She's from Wales.