At any given time, there are a handful of actors who seem like they are poised to become one of the most successful stars in the acting industry. For example, given everything that she has accomplished in her career over the last several years, it certainly seems like Karen Gillian is all set to be the next big thing in Hollywood. On top of that, years before Alicia Silverstone fell out of love with acting due to a single role, everyone seemingly agreed she was destined for superstardom.
Most of the time when people talk about actors who are set to become hugely successful, they focus on performers who are best known for their movie roles. However, William Jackson Harper has recently been making enough waves with his television roles that an awful lot of people seem to see him as the next big thing in Hollywood. Whether that proves to be true or not, Harper has already become a big enough deal to be paid a lot of money. With that in mind, it begs an obvious question, at this point in his career, how much money is William Jackson Harper worth?
William Jackson Harper Is An Actor On The Rise
After making his New York stage acting debut in 2006, William Jackson Harper would go on to land a series of roles in films and TV shows in the years that followed. Most notably, during the early stages of his career, Harper starred in 52 episodes of The Electric Company. Still, it wasn’t until 2016 that Harper’s career would really take off after the mostly unknown actor earned one of the starring roles in The Good Place.
In a lesser actor’s hands, The Good Place’s Chidi Anagonye easily could have been a one-note and boring character. Thankfully for The Good Place fans, Harper is an incredible actor who brought lots of nuance to his performance which resulted in Chidi arguably becoming The Good Place’s most lovable character.
In addition to helping to make The Good Place arguably one of the best sitcoms of all time, William Jackson Harper has also proved how great he is in some other roles as well. For example, Harper has proven to be fantastic as the star of Love Life’s second season. On top of that, even though Midsommar was highlighted by Florence Pugh’s stunning performance, Harper had a supporting role in the film and he was excellent in it.
William Jackson Harper Is Worth $4 Million
Despite the fact that William Jackson Harper has already accomplished so much in his career, the truth of the matter is that he isn’t a household name as of yet, even if he should be by now. As a result, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that as of the time of this writing, Harper hasn’t accumulated enough wealth to be included in lists of the highest-paid actors. Of course, just because several famous actors have a lot more money than Harper doesn’t mean that he is struggling financially by any means.
Of course, it should go without saying that the only people who can truly know the details of William Jackson Harper’s financial picture are the actor himself and any accountants he may have. That said, some websites accumulate everything that is known about an actor like Harper to put together a reliable estimate of his net worth. As a resort, it can be reported that according to celebworth.net, William Jackson Harper has a $4 million personal fortune.
This Is Where William Jackson Harper's Career Is Going In 2021
As wonderful as Harper has already been in several roles, it seems extremely possible that he is destined for even bigger things in the not too distant future. For proof of that, all you have to do is look at the fact that thousands of people online wanted Harper to be cast as the DC superhero Superman. Considering how legendary Superman is as a character, it is very noteworthy whenever people think an actor should take over the role, and in Harper’s case, he is open to donning the cape and tights.
In addition to being open to playing arguably the best-known superhero of all time, William Jackson Harper has made it clear that he has an interest in becoming a Sci-Fi star. After all, while making the rounds to promote his role starring in the second season of Love Life in 2021, Harper revealed he gravitates to the kind of things that happen in Sci-Fi movies. “Rom-coms are not the thing that I gravitate to. I like a lot of lasers and monsters and stuff like that.”
Given the fact that fans are already envisioning William Jackson Harper in legendary roles, it would be shocking if he wasn’t cast in some major movies in the years to come. After all, at the end of the day, the only thing that truly matters to the movie studios is making money and if people are willing to pay to see Harper on the big screen, they should make that happen. With that in mind and Harper’s desire to star in the kind of films that often become blockbusters, it seems his net worth will only continue to take off from here.