Conleth Seamus Eoin Croiston Hill was born on 24 November 1964, in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and is best known as the actor who portrayed Lord Varys in ‘‘Game of Thrones’’, and Brockman in ‘‘Whatever Works’’.
So just how rich is Conleth Hill as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, this actor has a net worth of over $2 million, accumulated from his over three decades-long career in the mentioned field.
Conleth Hill Net Worth $2 Million
Hill was a student of St MacNissi’s College, and later on of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he participated in their acting program. He made his small screen debut with a minor role in ‘‘Boon’’ in 1988, and went on with support appearances in ‘‘Medics’’ and ‘‘Bunch of Five’’, in 1990 and 1992 respectively. In the same year, he worked on seven episodes of ‘‘Blue Heaven’’ , then in 1994 he landed the role of Michael in ‘‘A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day’’, a critically acclaimed drama romance movie, in which he starred alongside Richard Hawley, Colum Convey and John Keegan. After that, Conleth was cast to play Coulter in ‘‘Crossmaheart’’, the movie which follows the story of an Irish journalist assigned to Crossmaheart, a violent city, in which a previous journalist had disappeared. As of 2007, Hill landed the role of Jared, one of the main characters in ‘‘The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle’’, in which he worked with Jennifer Saunders and Miranda Richardson. Conleth was then cast for the part of Brockman in ‘‘Whatever Works’’, a comedy romance movie, which follows the story of a middle aged man who enters a relationship with a much younger girl; the movie won two awards – EDA Special Mention Award and Turia Award.
In the next decade, Hill played one of the most important roles in ‘‘The Shore’’, a short comedy movie which was rewarded with an Oscar, in addition to winning two more awards – Grand Prize and The Adrienne Fancey Award. During the same year, Hill began working on ‘‘Game of Thrones’’ which, as of today is one of the most popular series worldwide. The series is set in a fantasy world with dragons and other creatures, and follows the fight between nine noble families over the control of Westeros. Working on such a notable project allowed him to gain more recognition with the audience as he is best known for portraying Varys in the series, so far working on over 40 episodes, with more to come, significantly boosting his net worth.
In 2013, Conleth got the role of Edward Darby in ‘‘Suits’’ and worked on six episodes of the mentioned critically appraised series. In 2014 he played one of the main characters in ‘‘Shooting for Socrates’’ and in the same year joined the cast of ‘‘Serena’’. In 2016, Hill got the role of Johnny Rafferty in ‘‘The Truth Commissioner’’, and in the following year portrayed George in ‘‘National Theatre Live: Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’’, working alongside Imogen Poots and Imelda Staunton.
When it comes to Conleth’s future projects, he has several ahead of him and most importantly will be starring in ‘‘The Isle’’, a fantasy horror movie set in 1840s, as Douglas Innis. Overall, this actor has had more than 50 acting gigs so far.
Besides being a silver screen and small screen actor, Hill is also a stage actor, having portrayed the main character of ‘‘Uncle Vanya’’ at Lyric Theatre in Belfast, Roger DeBris in ‘‘The Producers’’, and Lopakhim in ‘‘The Cherry Orchard’’, adding somewhat to his wealth.
When it comes to his private life, Hill doesn’t share much information, but is still unmarried, with no rumours of any romantic associations.
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