Emilia Clarke Net Worth 2024: How Much is the ‘Game of Thrones’ Actor Worth?

Emilia Clarke net worth is estimated to be around $20 million as of 2024. Emilia Clarke is an English actress born on October 23, 1986. She gained fame for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO series “Game of Thrones” earning four Primetime Emmy nominations. Clarke is also recognized for her roles as Sarah Connor in “Terminator Genisys” and “Qi’ra in Solo: A Star Wars Story.” Additionally, she starred in the romantic films “Me Before You” and “Last Christmas.”

Clarke studied at Drama Centre London and began her acting career on stage. She made her TV debut with a guest role on BBC “One’s Doctors” in 2009. Her Broadway debut came in 2013 with the play “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” She also played Nina in a West End production of “The Seagull,” which was halted by COVID-19. More recently, Clarke appeared as G’iah in the Marvel series “Secret Invasion.”

What is Emilia Clarke Net Worth in 2024?

Emilia Clarke is an English actress with a net worth of $20 Million as of 2024, according to Celebrity Net Worth. The main source of Emilia Clarke’s net worth comes from her acting career, particularly her role as Daenerys Targaryen on the hit HBO series “Game of Thrones.” This role not only earned her a substantial salary, reportedly around $500,000 per episode in the later seasons but also significantly boosted her popularity and opened doors to other high-paying roles in films and TV shows.

Additionally, she has earned money through endorsement deals and brand partnerships, further increasing her wealth.

Emilia Clarke’s Early Life and Education

Emilia Clarke was born on October 23, 1986, in London and grew up in Oxfordshire. Her father Peter Clarke was a sound engineer in theatre and her mother Jennifer worked as a marketing vice-president at a global firm. She has an older brother Bennett who worked in the camera department on “Game of Thrones.”

Emilia Clarke has Indian roots from her maternal grandmother who was part Indian. Her grandmother faced challenges due to her mixed heritage and hid her skin color. Clarke values this part of her heritage deeply reflecting on her grandmother’s struggles and expressing her love for her Indian background. When her grandmother passed away Clarke aged sixteen traveled to India to scatter her ashes.

Clarke’s passion for acting began at age three after seeing “Show Boat.” At ten, she auditioned for “The Goodbye Girl” with her father.

She attended Rye St Antony School and St Edward’s School in Oxford leaving in 2005. Despite being at prestigious schools she felt like an outsider due to her different background.

After school, Emilia Clarke applied to several drama schools but was rejected. She worked and traveled before finally graduating from Drama Centre London in 2009.

Emilia Clarke’s Career

Beginnings

Emilia Clarke began her acting journey in school productions appearing in “Twelfth Night” and “West Side Story” at St Edward’s School. After taking a year off she joined Drama Centre London. In 2009, she took part in the play “Sense” co-produced by the Company of Angels and Drama Centre London.

Her first film role was in the short student film “Drop the Dog.” Clarke graduated from drama school in 2009 and initially worked various non-acting jobs while auditioning. She starred in two Samaritans charity commercials playing a domestic abuse victim.

Clarke’s TV debut came with a small role in a 2009 “Doctors” episode. Her first significant film role was as Savannah in the 2010 Syfy movie “Triassic Attack.” Despite the film’s poor reviews, Clarke was recognized as a “UK Star of Tomorrow” by Screen International.

Game of Thrones

In 2010, Emilia Clarke landed her breakthrough role as Daenerys Targaryen in HBO’s “Game of Thrones” based on George R. R. Martin’s books. Originally Tamzin Merchant was cast but Clarke took over when the pilot was re-shot. The series aired from 2011 to 2019 with Clarke portraying Daenerys in all eight seasons.

Clarke received widespread acclaim for her role evolving from a frightened girl to a powerful leader. Critics praised her performance noting her captivating presence despite limited emotional range. In 2017, she became one of TV’s highest-paid actors earning between £1.2 and £2 million per episode. She received multiple Emmy nominations including her first for Lead Actress in 2019.

Emilia Clarke also contributed her voice and likeness to the 2014 “Game of Thrones” video game and made a cameo on “Saturday Night Live” in April 2019. She embraced her role as Daenerys despite occasional discomfort with nudity on set.

Spike Island

Emilia Clarke’s film career expanded with the short film “Shackled” and the comedy “Spike Island” which later saw a North American release. She starred in a Broadway adaptation of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” in 2013 though reviews were mixed. Later in 2013, she appeared in “Dom Hemingway” with Jude Law.

In 2015, Clarke played Sarah Connor in “Terminator Genisys” a box office hit despite poor reviews. She also starred in “Me Before You” a successful adaptation of the bestselling novel. Clarke was nominated for awards for her role in the film.

Emilia Clarke appeared in “Solo: A Star Wars Story” as Qi’ra which despite mixed reviews was noted for her standout performance. She also starred in “Last Christmas” which while not critically acclaimed became a box-office success.

She made her “West End” debut in “The Seagull” in 2020 though the production was paused due to COVID-19 and resumed in 2022. In 2021, Clarke co-wrote a comic book series M.O.M.: Mother of Madness.

In 2022, Clarke voiced a character in the animated film “The Amazing Maurice” released in late 2022 and early 2023. She starred in and produced “The Pod Generation” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023.

Emilia Clarke is set to lead the English adaptation of “The Beauty Inside” and portray poet Elizabeth Barrett in “Let Me Count the Ways.” She joined the cast of “Secret Invasion” for Disney+ premiering in June 2023. Clarke will also play Jean Kerr in the biopic McCarthy and Irish author Constance Lloyd in “An Ideal Wife.”

Emilia Clarke’s Personal Life

Emilia Clarke lives in Islington London and previously owned a house in Venice Beach, Los Angeles. She bought the property in 2016 and sold it in December 2020.

In 2012, Emilia Clarke and Seth MacFarlane were romantically involved for a short time. Later she was in a relationship with Charlie McDowell for a few years but they broke up in 2019.

At present, Emilia Clarke appears to be enjoying her single life. Since her split from McDowell, there have been no public reports of her dating anyone new.

In a 2013 Allure interview, Clarke shared that her mother had strict rules for her upbringing: no drugs, no sex, and no touching her eyebrows. Clarke mentioned being bullied as a child for her “ridiculous eyebrows.”

In a 2019 New Yorker essay, Clarke opened up about suffering a life-threatening brain hemorrhage from a burst aneurysm in February 2011. She had emergency surgery and later experienced aphasia which made it difficult for her to speak including not being able to say her name. Clarke had another aneurysm treated surgically in 2013.

In 2014, Clarke was named the most desirable woman in the world by AskMen readers. The following year Esquire declared her the Sexiest Woman Alive and she also won the GQ Woman of the Year Award. Clarke appeared on FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women list in 2015, 2016, and 2017 and was featured on Glamour’s Best Dressed Women list in 2017.

After finishing “Game of Thrones,” Clarke celebrated her role as Daenerys Targaryen by getting a tattoo of three flying dragons on her wrist.

Emilia Clarke’s Philanthropy

Emilia Clarke has been actively involved with several charities over the years. In September 2011, she became a celebrity ambassador for SMA UK Trust which funds research for spinal muscular atrophy. By August 2017, she was supporting Open Door a nonprofit helping young people get drama school auditions.

In 2018 Clarke auctioned a chance to watch “Game of Thrones” with her raising over $120000 for disaster relief through the J/P HRO. She also introduced award winners at the Centrepoint Awards in London celebrating courageous homeless youth.

April 2018 marked Clarke’s appointment as the sole ambassador for the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). She committed to advocating for better nursing investments and addressing issues like declining training numbers and workforce shortages.

Emilia Clarke also supported the Time’s Up initiative aimed at combating sexual harassment and gender discrimination in the workplace. In August 2018 she appeared in the short film “Leading Lady Parts” highlighting gender inequality in film casting.

In 2019 after revealing her past brain aneurysms, Clarke founded SameYou a charity focused on neurorehabilitation for young people. She co-hosted a YouTube livestream that raised over £200000 for the charity and received over £83000 from “Justice for Daenerys” fans.

Clarke was honored with the Public Leadership in Neurology award in 2020 and along with her mother received an MBE in 2024 for their work with SameYou.

In April 2020, Clarke launched a fundraiser for SameYou’s COVID-19 fund aiming to raise £250000. The funds supported hospitals in Boston and London and the initiative included a virtual rehab clinic for brain injury and stroke patients. She also started an Instagram poetry reading series to benefit SameYou.

In September 2020, Emilia Clarke participated in a virtual reading of Noël Coward’s “Private Lives” with other actors. The funds raised were used to help theater professionals impacted by the pandemic.

Emilia Clarke Real Estate

In 2016, Emilia Clarke bought a mansion in Venice Beach, California, for $4.64 million. The house is 2,817 square feet with sliding glass doors, big bookcases, and a 30-foot pool. In 2018, she rented it out for $25,000 a month. By August 2020, she listed it for sale for nearly $5 million.

Later in 2016, she also bought a 6-bedroom house in Hampstead, London, for £8 million.