How much is Jude Law worth?
| Net Worth: | $65 Million |
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| Profession: | Professional Actor |
| Date of Birth: | December 29, 1972 (age 50) |
| Country: | London, United Kingdom |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
About Jude Law
Jude Law has stolen our hearts many timed with movies like Alfie, The Holiday and Sherlock Holmes. Born in London in 1972 and yearning to be an actor from a young age. His first acting experience came in theater, he made his first television appearance in 1989 in a children’s TV film The Tailor of Gloucester, based on the Beatrix Potter book of the same name. He appeared in a soap opera entitled Families and also had minor roles in a number of other shows.
Jude Law is famous because of his wide range of acting credits. From television and theater to movies, he is an accomplished and highly regarded actor.
His early fame was boosted by his portrayal of Lord Alfred Douglas in the movie of Oscar Wilde’s life Wilde. Lord Alfred Douglas was Oscar Wilde’s young lover. Jude also appeared in the science-fiction film Gattaca and in the Clint Eastwood-directed film Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
In 1999, Jude appeared in the highly-rated film The Talented Mr Ripley starring with Matt Damon. His performance received high praise, and recognition in the form of a BAFTA award, plus nominations for a Golden Globe and an Oscar.
Other important roles followed in the films Enemy at the Gates, A.I. Artificial Intelligence and Road to Perdition. In 2004 and 2007 Jude appeared in two remakes of films that had starred Michael Caine. One was Alfie and the other was Sleuth. He later appeared along with Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell in the Terry Gilliam film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, following this with a role alongside Forest Whitaker in Repo Men.
One of Jude’s best known roles was in the Guy Ritchie film Sherlock Holmes, where he played Dr Watson opposite Robert Downey, Jr as Holmes.
He reprised this role in 2011 in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
In 2019 Jude joined the list of actors to appear in a Marvel film when he appeared in Captain Marvel as Yon-Rogg.
The previous year he had portrayed Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
In 2015, Jude returned to television when he took on the role of the fictional Pope Pius XIII in the Sky Atlantic/HBO/Canal+ production The Young Pope. This was another role he reprised in a spin-off series in 2020 entitled The New Pope.
Jude Law’s net worth has come from fees he has received from his many performances in movies, television and theater.
He earned an estimated $10 million for his performance in Sleuth and an estimate $8 million for his appearance in Alfie, to name just two. He also appears in TV commercials, and they are big earners.
Jude Law doesn’t chase big movie productions in the hopes of making more money. Rather he likes what he likes and this can be seen in his body of work through the decades.
Jude Law is one of the hardest working actors in show business. He is successful because he is prepared to keep on working. His roster of films, TV programs and plays shows just how much work he has done over the almost 30 years of his career.
He says that the secret to success is to make sure you have learned the basics of whatever job it is you want to do. Without a solid grounding in the skills needed to do a job properly, then you are going to have to work even harder to catch up. Any fancy stuff can come later. All of that is built on a good, solid base. No-one can build on shifting sands.
Jude also is dismissive of failure although he does know what failure is. Jude has said, “I think everyone goes through chapters in their life and there was a time when I wasn’t feeling terribly positive about what I was contributing to film, or wasn’t feeling as if I was going in the direction I wanted and I re-evaluated what I was doing.”
He believes that the fear of failure can paralyze some people, but only if they let it happen. Turn fear into ambition, and you will soon feel free to follow your dreams.
Jude also advises against letting worry take up space in your mind. People often worry about things that won’t happen, and this prevents them from succeeding. Worry is draining and saps your energy. Stop worrying and start achieving.
Law’s Total Net Worth
Jude Law has been earning major movie paychecks since the early 2000s, like the $10 million dollars he earned for his role as Inman in Cold Mountain (2003). That was a big step up from his mere $750,000 paycheck he earned for his role in 1999’s The Talented Mr. Ripley.
In 2004, he earned a reported $8 million dollars for his role as Alfie in Alfie and $9.5 million for playing the role of Dan in Closer. He was much later hired for the role of Dr. John Watson in the new Sherlock Holmes movies alongside Robert Downey Jr., earning some $25 million dollars in the process. All told, it is estimated that Jude Law’s career earnings are at somewhere around $145 million dollars. That is, including his behind the scenes work and all of the appearances that he has made as himself, including in advertising.
After tax, it is estimated that Law’s career earnings are at around $79.75 million, having paid $65.25 million dollars (45%) in taxes.
Jude Law married Sadie Frost in 1997 and they later divorced six years later, in 2003. They had three children together, Iris, Rafferty and Rudy Law. The divorce settlement had Jude pay Sadie $18 million dollars in 2004.
In his personal life, there has been no reason to suspect that Jude will have had any trouble wisely investing his career earnings. On the contrary taking an $18 million dollar hit is no small thing. He will have likely put every effort into investing the money that he had left. While he will have likely incurred some early losses, that’s almost always true, plus since then, he will have realized far more in investment gains.
He has invested in real estate in the UK and it is more than likely in the UK stock market, as well. All in all, after factoring in losses, expenses and fees, he will likely be up some $10 million on his investments. Jude will have likely spent around $7 million dollars of his career earnings. Meaning that the money has been “eaten” or is no longer retrievable. That is relatively normal but does impact his overall net worth. It is likely when accounting for that and his investment gains, along with his career earnings. That Jude Law has a net worth of about $65 million dollars.
Summing-Up
Jude Law is a great example to us all of how hard work can lead to success. He is a skillful actor who is well-trained in the basics needed to be a success in the profession. Dedication to his craft has made him popular in United Kingdom and in the United States, as well.
