No matter what kind of character you’re playing, you want to make sure it’s done well. These top Hollywood actors know how to bring a character to life and make sure the audience is left wanting more. With all of their hard work, talent and dedication, these actors have been paid handsomely for their work. Here are the top 10 highest paid male actors of all time:

1.Tom Cruise – $75 Million

2.Will Smith – $80 Million

3.Johnny Depp – $75 Million

4.Robert Downey Jr. – $80 Million

5.Keanu Reeves – $71 Million

6.Vin Diesel – $75 Million

7.Leonardo DiCaprio – $77 Million

8.Hugh Jackman – $81 Million

9.Jack Nicholson – $79 Million

10.Adam Sandler – $85 Million

1. Tom Cruise

Born on the 3rd July 1962, Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (Tom Cruise) is one of the most famous actors in Hollywood today. From his first appearance on screen in Endless Love (1981) to his latest appearance in the Mission Impossible series Tom Cruise has always been popular with audiences and critics alike. Tom Cruise was actually born in Syracuse New York but he grew up in Canada, New Jersey and Glen Ridge, New Jersey. He has had a long and successful career and is currently one of the highest paid actors.

2. Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford is a popular actor who has appeared in many movies including Star Wars, Indiana Jones and The Fugitive, as well as many others. He was born on July 13th 1942 in Chicago Illinois. He started out working as a carpenter for the film industry for years before finally being given small roles. He was eventually given larger roles especially once his Star Wars character Han Solo became so popular with audiences all over the world. Harrison Ford is one of the highest paid actors of all time and it’s no surprise when you consider how talented he is.

3. Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson was born on April 22nd 1937 and has been acting since 1958 when he appeared alongside Andy Griffith in The

The Top Ten

10. Tom Cruise – $250 Million

9. Johnny Depp – $350 Million

8. Mel Gibson – $425 Million

7. Tom Hanks – $470 Million

6. Amitabh Bachchan- $480 Million

5. Adam Sandler – $475 Million

4. Sylvester Stallone – $520 Million

3. Shahrukh Khan – $600 Million

2. Arnold Schwarzenegger – $700 Million

1. Jerry Seinfield – $820 million

1. Sean Connery: Sean Connery is still the highest paid James Bond actor, earning $3.2 million for his role as 007 in Never Say Never Again in 1983. The Scottish actor has a reported net worth of $300 million and has appeared in several Hollywood blockbusters including Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Rock, and Dragonheart.

2. Tom Cruise: Tom Cruise has been the highest paid actor in Hollywood on several occasions. He was paid $75 million for his work in War of the Worlds and $70 million for Mission Impossible III. His reported net worth is around $350 million.

3. Johnny Depp: The Pirates of the Caribbean star is one of Hollywood’s most well-known and bankable actors, earning $60 million for Alice in Wonderland and a whopping $100 million for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

4. Will Smith: Will Smith has had a long career as an actor and musician, with his first major film being Bad Boys in 1995 where he earned $2 million for his role as Detective Mike Lowery. In 2001 he became the first actor to earn over 20 million per movie when he starred in Ali, earning a total salary of $28 million (including back end fees).

1) Tom Cruise – $75 million

2) Tom Hanks – $45 million

3) Johnny Depp – $35 million

4) Leonardo DiCaprio – $28 million

5) Mel Gibson – $25 million

6) Bruce Willis – $24.5 million

7) Adam Sandler – $22.5 million

8) Will Smith – $20.5 million

9) Eddie Murphy – $20 million

10) Ben Stiller – $20 million

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1. Tom Cruise

Salary: $75 million

Box Office Earnings: $3.5 billion

Tom Cruise is a three time Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe and Emmy winning American actor and film producer. He is one of the highest-paid actors in the world, and has been featured in a number of Forbes annual lists of the most powerful celebrities throughout the late 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. In 2012, he was Hollywood’s highest paid actor. With an estimated net worth of US$480 million as of 2012, he is also one of the richest actors in Hollywood.

Cruise started his career at age 19 in the 1981 film Endless Love. After portraying supporting roles in Taps (1981) and The Outsiders (1983), his first leading role was in Risky Business released in August 1983. Cruise has since starred in such films as Top Gun (1986), The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988), Cocktail (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), A Few Good Men (1992), Jerry Maguire (1996), Magnolia (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report(2002) and others. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards, won three Golden Globe Awards,