Aaron Edward Eckhart was born on the 12th May 1968, in Cupertino, California USA, of German and British descent, and is an actor best known to the world as Harvey Dent in Christopher Nolan`s “The Dark Knight” (2008), and also as Nick Naylor in the film “Thank You For Smoking” (2005), among other roles. He has been an active member of the entertainment industry since the early 1990s.
Have you ever wondered how rich Aaron Eckhart is, as of late-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Aaron Eckhart`s net worth is as high as $25 million, earned through his successful career as an actor. Apart from appearing on screen, Aaron has also had success on stage, which also improved his net worth.
Aaron Eckhart Net Worth $25 Million
Aaron`s childhood was marked by frequent moves; he is the son of James Conrad Eckhart and his wife Mary Martha Eckhart, and his father got an IT job in England when Aaron was 13 years old, so they switched several cities in England, including Ripley in Surrey, Walton-On-Thames and Cobham. There, Aaron went to the American Community School, and took his first steps towards acting there, appearing in several school plays, including “Charlie Brown”. When he turned 17 he moved to Sydney, Australia, and continued his education at the American.
International School of Sydney. Also, he continued with acting, appearing in school plays, such as “Waiting For Godot. However, he left school before magtriculating, and got himself employed in Warringah Mall movie theater, but later obtained his high school diploma through an adult education course. After that he spent a year in France, and Hawaii, enrolling at the Brigham Young University-Hawaii, only to transfer to Brigham Young University, located in Provo, Utah. In mainland USA; graduated with BFA degree in 1994.
Even before he graduated, Aaron met director and writer Neil LaBute, who helped him greatly to establish his career, by putting him in several of his own films, including “In the Company of Men” (1997), and a year later in LaBute`s film “Your Friends & Neighbors”. They continued collaborating in the early 2000s, on the films “Nurse Betty” (2000), and “Possession” (2002). In the 1990s, Aaron also had parts in films “Thursday” (1998), “Molly” (1999), and “Any Given Sunday” (1999), all of which increased his net worth.
In 2000 he portrayed George in Steven Soderbergh`s “Erin Brokovich” starring Julia Roberts and Albert Finney, and three years later he starred in the action adventure film “The Core”, with Hilary Swank and Delroy Lindo, and also had the leading role in the drama mystery film “Suspect Zero” (2004) with Ben Kingsley and Carrie-Anne Moss. He continued with leading parts throughout the 2000s, in such films as “Thank You For Smoking” (2005), “The Black Dahlia” (2006) alongside Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson, and directed by Brian De Palma. In 2007 he had several successful projects “No Reservations”, with Catherine Zeta-Jones, “Towelhead”, and “Meet Bill”, alongside Jessica Alba.
In 2008 he was cast as Harvey Dent in “The Dark Knight”, with Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, and two years later he appeared next to Nicole Kidman in the drama directed by John Cameron Mitchell, “Rabbit Hole”. Since 2010, Aaron has starred in several blockbuster films, including “The Rum Diary” (2011) with Johnny Depp, “Olympus Has Fallen” (2013) starring Gerald Butler and Morgan Freeman, and its sequel “London Has Fallen” (2016), “My All-American” (2015) with Robin Tunney, and most recently “Sully” (2016), and “Bleed For This” (2016), all of which increased his net worth by a large margin.
Thanks to his skills, Aaron has received several prestigious awards, including Independent Spirit Award in category Best Debut Performance for the film “In The Company Of Men”, and also a Golden Globe award nomination in the category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for the film “Thank You For Smoking”, among others.
Regarding his personal life, Aaron has always kept his private life to himself, however, it is known in the media that he was engaged to actress Emily Cline through 1997 and 1998, and then in a relationship with Kristyn Osborn, a country singer best known to the world for being one third of the group SheDAISY, through 2006 and 2007.
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