Christoph Waltz, Actor and Director, $30 million

Christoph Waltz is an award-winning Austrian-German actor who has built up some wealth through his career. He was only well known within the confines of German theatres but got famous in 2009 for his role in “Inglourious Basterds.” He was notably seen again in 2012 “Django Unchained,” and the two movies both earned him an Academy Award.

Since being based mainly in the United States, Waltz has gone ahead to act in more movies like “Alita: Battle Angel” in 2019 and remains a prominent face in the industry to date. He is worth about $30 million in 2021.