Jude Law's Net Worth (Updated 2022) | Wealthy Gorilla

Net Worth:	$75 Million
Age:	52
Born:	December 29, 1972
Gender:	Male
Height:	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Country of Origin:	United Kingdom
Source of Wealth:	Professional Actor
Last Updated:	Dec 23, 2025

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• Introduction
• Before Wealth & Fame
• Acting Career
• Film Earnings
• The Third Day Salary

Introduction

Jude Law is an English professional actor with an estimated net worth of $75 Million.

Quick Facts

• Earned a reported $49 million from just six film salaries
• Reportedly earned $425,000/episode from The Third Day

Before Wealth & Fame

Born into an academic family, both of Jude Law’s parents were drama school teachers in London, and naturally, this helped ignite his passion for the Theatre. At just six years old, Jude joined London’s National Youth Music Theatre and performed in stage productions while in school. He dropped out of high school at just 16 years old to pursue his professional acting career. However, before making it big in the acting industry, Law worked various menial jobs, such as in a warehouse and washing dishes in restaurants. He also shared an apartment with fellow actor Ewan McGregor, who was also beginning the pursuit of his acting career.

Acting Career

Jude Law’s professional acting career began in the final two years of the 1980s, when he appeared in two short movies, The Ragged Child (1988) and The Tailor of Gloucester (1989). At the time, he was still a teenager and worked the aforementioned jobs to support himself. This continued in the early 1990s, landing just two minor roles in the TV shows The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes and Families.

Things began picking up towards the mid-late 1990s, and Law consistently landed more prominent roles in film. This included leading roles in films such as Shopping (1994), Wilde (1997), Gattaca (1997), and The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998).

In the 2000s, Jude Law began landing breakout roles in high-budget movies. These roles included the voice of Lemony Snicket in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) and the supporting role as Graham in The Holiday, working alongside actors such as Cameron Diaz, Jack Black, and Kate Winslet. However, perhaps the most iconic role of his career arrived in 2009, starring as Dr. John Watson alongside Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes. He reprised this role in the 2011 sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

Film Earnings

Year	Project	Salary
1999	The Talented Mr. Ripley	$2,500,000
2003	Cold Mountain	$10,000,000
2004	Alfie	$8,000,000
2004	Closer	$9,500,000
2007	Sleuth	$10,000,000
2009	Sherlock Holmes	$9,000,000
Total Calculated Earnings:		$49,000,000

One of Jude Law’s earliest recorded film salaries was earning $745,000 for starring in The Talented Mr. Ripley. For comparison, Matt Damon was paid a base salary of $5 million for the lead role. In the early 2000s, Law reportedly earned $10 million to star in Cold Mountain, $8 million for his work in Alfie, and $9.5 million for Closer.

Fast-forward a few years to 2007, and Jude earned a reported $10 million for starring in Sleuth. After landing his iconic role as Dr. Watson in 2009’s Sherlock Holmes, he received approximately $9 million. It was reported that Robert Downey Jr. also received $9 million for the first film, followed by $15 million for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows in 2011. Law’s salary for the second instalment has never been confirmed.

The Third Day Salary

Jude Law was paid an estimated $425,000 per episode to star in the HBO and Sky Atlantic miniseries The Third Day. After six episodes, he earned roughly $2.55 million.