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We've Ranked The Most Popular Game Of Thrones Actors, By Salary

Game of Thrones was and can in all likelihood remain one of the most epic and thrilling fable sequence of all time. The fights, dragons, family betrayals, and insane plot twists at the moment are seared in the minds of thousands and thousands of fans round the international who tuned in for 8 seasons to look who would take a seat atop the Iron Throne and be named ruler of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros (don’t worry, we’ll spare you the complete name).

However, no longer everybody would possibly know precisely how much each and every actor was paid for their tenure on the display. Given the high number of deaths that occur in the series (now not all of which performed out exactly as they did in the authentic books), some stars will have been caught by wonder and noticed their character killed off much sooner than anticipated.

Here is how much every actor earned consistent with episode. Will we get to see any of these actors ever again in the rest exciting and that may result in more massive paydays for them? Only time will tell.

20 Rose Leslie As Ygritte: $10,000 Per Episode

Jon Snow's true love, Ygritte the wildling, was once handiest on Game of Thrones for 3 seasons (2-4) and briefly changed into memorable for her teasing of the leader of the Night's Watch and for her catchphrase: "You know nothing, Jon Snow." Fans went much more wild after Leslie and Kit Harington in reality turned into a married couple. However, Leslie — who additionally starred on the hit series Downton Abbey — earned most effective about $10,000 according to episode for her function, even though that is just an estimate because of her short time on the show. According to celebritynetworth.com, Leslie has a net value of roughly $4 million.

19 Natalia Tena As Osha: $10,000 Per Episode

Like Leslie, Natalia Tena's salary in keeping with episode on Thrones is just an approximation as a result of of her couple of minutes on the show. Tena — who is also recognized for playing Nymphadora Tonks in the Harry Potter collection — portrayed Freefolk Osha, who was once allied with House Stark. She especially took much care of Bran and Rickon until Ramsay Bolton killed her in season 6. Tena's net value is estimated to be $5 million.

18 Conleth Hill As Varys: $100,000 Per Episode

Lord Varys, the eunuch who was Tyrion Lannister's ever-present significant other, served as a a professional guide who introduced necessary warnings to many of the major characters on the display. Varys gave the impression in almost each and every unmarried episode of the sequence and wasn't killed off until the penultimate episode, after he betrayed Daenerys. However, he wasn't thought to be a prime persona, so Conleth Hill best won $100,000 per episode.

17 John Bradley As Samwell Tarly: $100,000 Per Episode

If there may be one liked persona in Game of Thrones, it's Sam. The Maester-in-training used to be a loyal buddy to Jon Snow as a member of the Night's Watch and fought exhausting for the living till the sour finish. It used to be also in the end him who printed to Jon the reality about him being a Targaryen and thus having a rightful claim to the Iron Throne, so he can't be written off as utterly unimportant. Bradley's salary is also an estimate.

16 Aidan Gillen As Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish: $100,000 Per Episode

Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish many times proved to be one of the most devious characters on the complete sequence. However, he in spite of everything met his fit in Season 7, when Sansa and Arya condemned him to death and the latter quickly but superbly carried out the execution. Gillen is an Irish actor also recognized for his roles in the Maze Runner movie series, Sing Street, Peaky Blinders, and The Wire. 

15 Gwendoline Christie As Brienne Of Tarth: $100,000 Per Episode

Brienne of Tarth is every other incredibly honorable personality on Game of Thrones who first entered the global of the show as a member of Renly Baratheon's Kingsguard. Brienne also had many major moments all through the series but again, was now not regarded as sufficiently a very powerful to earn as much as the display's top 5 stars. Christie could also be recognized for her role as stormtrooper Captain Phasma in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. 

14 Nathalie Emmanuel As Missandei: $100,000 Per Episode

Scores of fanatics screamed in frustration when Nathalie Emmanuel's Missandei — Daenerys Targaryen's unswerving adviser and translator and Grey Worm's lover — used to be carried out by Cersei Lannister after Khaleesi's military approached King's Landing. Missandei started out as a slave and worked her way up the ranks to turn into a relied on & unfastened member of Daenerys's inner circle. Despite appearing in six seasons, Emmanuel only earned $100,000 in step with episode for her function.

13 Rory McCann As Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane: $100,000 Per Episode

Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane thrilled enthusiasts along with his cantankerous angle and foul mouth all throughout the series, right through which he basically complained about Arya Stark's selections. His massive burn marks on his brow and large size handiest made him more intimidating. However, actor Rory McCann — who also just lately performed the villain Jurgen the Brutal in Jumanji: The Next Level — handiest earned $100,000 for showing on the display.

12 Iain Glen As Jorah Mormont: $100,000 Per Episode

Jorah Mormont used to be a relied on member of Daenerys Targaryen's inner circle or even professed his love for her. He used to be one of the many that misplaced his lifestyles all over the struggle of the residing towards the dead, and Khaleesi unsurprisingly wept over his cadaver in that memorable episode. However, Iain Glen — who additionally plays Batman on the DC Universe web collection Titans — only commanded as much as the up to now named actors on Thrones. 

11 Natalie Dormer As Margaery Tyrell: $100,000 Per Episode

Margaery Tyrell was recognized for being a girl who, much like Sansa Stark, had terrible success with husbands: Renly used to be in love along with her brother, Joffrey was once a monster, and Tommen was once naive and inexperienced. She was once one of the many people who Cersei Lannister killed by setting hearth to the Sept of Baelor in Season 6. Dormer — who additionally appeared in The Hunger Games as Cressida — handiest won $100,000 in keeping with episode for enjoying Margaery.

10 Alfie Allen As Theon Greyjoy: $100,000 Per Episode

Theon Greyjoy used to be a personality who fanatics had various critiques of all through the display, because of his changing allegiances. He betrayed House Stark, however he additionally redeemed himself by preventing valiantly in opposition to the lifeless and being eliminated by the Night King. He was additionally subjected to horrific torture and known as 'Reek' by the sociopathic Ramsay Bolton. Allen — who has additionally seemed in John Wick and The Predator — earned an estimated $100,000 for enjoying Theon.

9 Richard Madden As Robb Stark: $175,000 Per Episode

Madden — a Scottish hunk you might also now know from his roles in 2015's Cinderella, the Netflix sequence Bodyguard, and the Elton John biopic musical Rocketman — most effective lasted 3 seasons on Thrones, as Robb Stark misplaced his lifestyles all over "The Rains of Castamere" episode, when the Red Wedding used to be held. Madden is assumed to have earned kind of $175,000 in line with episode and to have a net price of round $6 million.

8 Isaac Hempstead Wright As Bran Stark: $175,000 Per Episode

Many fans had been left at a loss for words and dissatisfied after the collection finale published Bran — the crippled Stark boy who essentially predicted many of the show's occurrences and who served as the successor to the name of Three-Eyed Raven — can be named the Lord of the Six Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm. Wright, 20, who additionally gave the impression in The Awakening and The Boxtrolls, was once paid $175,000 according to episode for his position on Thrones. 

7 Sophie Turner As Sansa Stark: $175,000 Per Episode

Sansa Stark didn't do any real combating all over the whole sequence, but she proved herself as a young lady determined not to let somebody trample all over the place her like she was in her more youthful years. Sophie Turner — who also seemed in the final X-Men movie Dark Phoenix and who is now also identified for being married to Joe Jonas — received $175,000 per episode for her function on Thrones. And she is only 23 years old! (Only a year older than her bestie and maid of honor Maisie Williams.)

6 Maisie Williams As Arya Stark: $175,000 Per Episode

One might suppose that 22-year-old Maisie Williams, who performed fierce Winterfell local Arya Stark, would earn a top payday since her personality now not handiest graduated from the Faceless Men's academy of deceit but also took out the Night King. However, Williams earned $175,000 in keeping with episode on Game of Thrones, no longer as much as the most sensible five actors on the display. Perhaps she'll earn more in the long run with other giant roles?

5 Nikolaj Coster-Waldau As Jaime Lannister: $500,000 Per Episode

Known in the universe of Westeros as "the Kingslayer" and "Prince Charming" by lovers of Game of Thrones, Jaime Lannister was identified for being cruel, having an incestuous dating together with his diabolical sister Cersei, and treating Brienne of Tarth like filth — among different issues. Danish actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau — who also appeared in movies like The Other Woman and Gods of Egypt — is one of the best five earners for his role on Thrones: he received a whopping part 1,000,000 in line with episode.

4 Lena Headey As Cersei Lannister: $500,000 Per Episode

Cersei Lannister met her loss of life in the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones, "The Bells." As Daenerys rained hellfire on King's Landing, she and Jaime misplaced their lives in combination while the foundations of the castle crumbled throughout them. Cersei was identified for turning into particularly villainous in any case three of her children lose their lives. Headey — who has also starred in 300, Dredd, and Fighting With My Family — won $500,000 in step with episode for her time on the show, since she was once considered one of the most sensible five stars.

3 Peter Dinklage As Tyrion Lannister: $500,000 Per Episode

You will have first identified him for his position as the midget Miles in Elf, however since then, Peter Dinklage has gained the hearts of many for his function as the witty and prostitute-obsessed Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones. For enjoying the Master of Coin and eventual member of Daenerys Targaryen's interior circle, Dinklage — the sole American actor amongst Thrones's main cast — earned $500,000.

2 Kit Harington As Jon Snow: $500,000 Per Episode

Kit Harington additionally starred and government produced the BBC One ancient drama mini sequence Gunpowder, and gave the impression in motion pictures like Pompeii and How to Train Your Dragon. However, he'll most most probably forever be remembered by many as Night's Watch Lord Commander Jon Snow, the "crow" who was once for long believed to be a bastard son of Ned Stark but actually used to be Aegon Targaryen, the rightful heir to the Iron Throne. Harrington earned $500,000 per episode for his function as Jon Snow.

1 Emilia Clarke As Daenerys Targaryen: $500,000 Per Episode

Daenerys Targaryen proved to be one of the most essential characters on the show from beginning to finish. Khaleesi gave the impression to constantly waver from being a type and compassionate leader to a cruel ruler, and her loss of life at the hands of Jon Snow in the collection finale broke the hearts of many. It's therefore no wonder that 33-year-old Emilia Clarke also earned a top payday for this iconic function as the mom of Dragons.

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