Charlie Thomas Cox was born on the 15th December 1982 in London, England and is an award-winning television, film, and stage actor best known to the world as Matt Murdock/Daredevil in the TV series “Daredevil”, and as Owen Sleater in another TV series, “Boardwalk Empire”, among many other differing roles he has secured so far in his career.
Have you ever wondered how rich Charlie Cox is, as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Cox’s net worth is as high as $15 million, an amount earned through his successful career in the world of entertainment, active since the early 2000s.
Charlie Cox Net Worth $15 Million
Charlie is the second child born to Patricia and Andrew Frederick Seaforth Cox, while he also a younger half-brother to Emma, Oliver, and Zoe, children from his father’s first marriage.
He went to Ashdown House School, located in the village of Forest Row in East Sussex, while later he transferred to Sherborne School, in Sherborne, Dorset. After matriculation, Charlie started honing his acting skills at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol.
Charlie made his professional debut in 2002 with a minor role in the TV series “Judge John Deed”, and the following year made his film debut with the role of Theo in the romantic drama “Dot the I”, starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Natalia Verbeke, and James D’Arcy. In 2004, Charlie was Lorenzo in the film based on Shakespear play “The Merchant of Venice”, starring Al Pacino, Joseph Fiennes, and Lynn Collins. Continuing his rise, Charlie portrayed Giovanni Bruni in the award-winning adventure drama “Casanova”, directed by Lasse Hallström, and starring Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, and Jeremy Irons, and it was in 2007 that Charlie got his first starring role, as Tristan Thorn in the fantasy adventure film “Stardust”, which only increased his net worth to a large degree, since the film grossed over $135 million worldwide. After the success of “Stardust”, Charlie was given another lead role, this time as Ian Hamilton, a legendary nationalist who fought to bring the Stone of Scone back to Scotland in the ‘50s, in the biopic “Stone of Destiny”, directed by Charles Martin Smith, while next to Charlie, the lead roles were given to Kate Mara, and Stephen McCole.
His next notable role was as Owen Sleater in the TV crime-drama series “Boardwalk Empire” (2011-2012), while in 2014 appeared in the Academy Award-winning biopic about famed physicist Stephen Hawking, entitled “The Theory of Everything”, starring Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking, and Felicity Jones, as his wife, Jane Hawking.
In 2015, Charlie became the first non-American actor to play Marvel’s superhero Matt Murdock/Daredevil, and in order to get into the character, Charlie had to gain thirty pounds of muscles. Also, Charlie wasn’t a fan of the comics, but after he won the role of Daredevil, Charlie became one of the biggest fans of the hero. Aside from his own series, Charlie has also portrayed Daredevil in the TV mini-series “The Defenders” (2017), further increasing his net worth.
Most recently, Charlie appeared in the horror film “Eat Locals” (2017) and will appear in the crime drama “The King of Thieves”, which is yet to receive its release date.
In addition to his screen roles, Charlie has also made a few notable stage appearances, including the role of Giovanni in the play “’Tis Pity She’s a Whore” in 2005, and in the play “Incognito” in 2016.
When it comes to his personal life, Charlie is in a relationship with Samantha Thomas, a co-producer of the “Jessica Jones” and “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” series. The couple has a daughter together, born in 2016.
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