Who’s the richest Pirates of the Caribbean star? Net worths, ranked – from actors Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom, and Hong Kong’s Chow Yun-fat, to leading ladies Keira Knightley and Penélope Cruz
- Contrary to popular belief, the richest is not Depp, but Paul McCartney, followed by Keith Richards and Chow Yun-fat by a good few million dollars
- Some of the most popular cast members like Bloom and Knightley have moved on from the Disney franchise, but will Margot Robbie take over from Jack Sparrow for the next film?
There’s plenty of speculation about what will happen next. According to several reports, it’s pretty certain that Depp will not be returning to his famous role with the franchise, and there are already talks of who will replace him. Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the films, confirmed there will be a sequel but with a female lead – and they’ve already started writing a script for potential candidate Margot Robbie, per CNN. Fans, however, are not happy, according to many tweets since the news broke, not to mention during the trial. One netizen stated: “Only way this works is if they bring back Johnny Depp.”
Drama aside, many stars from the series have really boosted their careers through the franchise, although some of the OG cast have long set sail and moved on. We take a look at the casts’ current fortunes based on Celebrity Net Worth calculations.
14. Bill Nighy – US$8 million
You probably don’t recognise him in the film – and understandably so, since his face is covered in gigantic tentacles. Playing Davy Jones, the antagonist captain of the Black Pearl ship, the Love Actually actor seems an unlikely fit for the fearsome character, but he does it so well, and with so much heart you eventually sympathise with the massive squid man. His roles in British films and Underworld add to his comfortable US$8 million fortune.
12. Ian McShane – US$10 million
The classically trained British actor made his debut in showbiz back in 1962, and got famous through gigs like BBC’s Lovejoy, Deadwood and American Gods. In the pirate franchise, McShane plays the infamous Blackbeard, the villain in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and with over 60 years of acting experience, we can understand how he stacked up his pretty net worth.
11. Javier Bardem – US$30 million
Starring alongside his bombshell wife Penélope Cruz in the franchise, Bardem nabbed the role after visiting the set and seeing how “everything worked and how much they respected the fact she was pregnant while she was shooting”, he told The Independent. He ended up playing Captain Salazar, one of the main villains who even gets his own movie headline, Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge.
