What is Richard Madden’s Net Worth and Salary?
Richard Madden, the Scottish actor, has a net worth of $8 million, according to reports. Madden rose to fame for his role as Robb Stark on the popular TV series “Game of Thrones.” He has also had main roles on “Medici” and “Bodyguard,” and won a Golden Globe Award for the latter.
Madden has also appeared in several major films, including “Cinderella,” “Rocketman,” “1917,” and “Eternals.”
Early Life and Education
Richard Madden was born on June 18, 1986 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He grew up with two sisters and was a shy boy who was enrolled in the PACE Youth Theatre program to help him come out of his shell. Madden went to Castlehead High School and graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2007.
Richard Madden’s Television Career
Richard Madden made his television debut in 1999 on the British children’s series “Barmy Aunt Boomerang” and played the character Sebastian Simpkins until the show’s conclusion in 2000. He also appeared in an episode of the Scottish detective drama “Taggart” before returning to television in 2009 to play Dean McKenzie on the dramedy series “Hope Springs.” Madden then portrayed English musician Kirk Brandon in the biographical television film “Worried About the Boy” and played the main role of Ashley Greenwick on the medical series “Sirens.”
His breakthrough role came in 2011 on the HBO fantasy series “Game of Thrones,” where he played Robb Stark for three seasons. While still on the show, Madden appeared in the two-part British drama “Birdsong.” After “Game of Thrones,” he starred in the Discovery Channel miniseries “Klondike” and the 2015 BBC television film adaptation of “Lady Chatterley’s Lover.” He then played Italian Renaissance leader Cosimo de’ Medici in the first season of the historical drama series “Medici” and a PTSD-afflicted war veteran on the British series “Bodyguard,” for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama. Madden was later cast in the Amazon Prime Video science-fiction series “Citadel.”
Richard Madden’s Film Career
Richard Madden made his film debut in the 2000 film “Complicity.” He later appeared in the British thriller “Chatroom” and had his first starring role in the romantic drama “A Promise.” Madden played the prince in Disney’s live-action remake of “Cinderella” and starred alongside Idris Elba in “Bastille Day.” He played a DJ in the Netflix romcom “Ibiza” before landing two notable roles in 2019: Elton John’s manager and lover in “Rocketman” and Lieutenant Joseph Blake in “1917.” Madden also starred as the superhero Ikaris in the Marvel Comics film “Eternals.”
Early Career
While still studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Madden performed with the Glasgow Repertory Company and appeared in the play “Tom Fool.” He also played Romeo in a Globe Theatre production of “Romeo and Juliet.”
Following that, Madden appeared in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of “Noughts & Crosses,” and then in a National Theatre of Scotland production of “Be Near Me.”
In 2016, Madden returned to the role of Romeo in a West End production of “Romeo and Juliet.”
Personal Life
Richard Madden prefers to keep his personal life private. He divides his time between residences in London and Los Angeles.
