Edward George Skrein was born on 29 March 1983, in Camden, London, England into a family of Jewish, Austrian and English descent, and is best known as a rapper and actor who played Ajax is ‘‘Deadpool’’ and Daario Naharis in ‘‘Game of Thrones’’.
So just how rich is Ed Skrein as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, this actor has a net worth of over $2 million, with his current salary reportedly being $121,000. Skrein’s wealth is accumulated from his six years-long career in the mentioned field.
Ed Skrein Net Worth $2 Million
Ed studied at Central Saint Martin’s and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in fine art painting. He went on to make his acting debut with the role of Jamie in ‘‘Piggy’’ in 2012, and subsequently starred as Ed in ‘‘Ill Manors’’, which won a Technicolor Award for Best Cinematography, and Coup de Coeur award too. As of 2013, Skrein joined the cast of the worldwide popular television series ‘‘Game of Thrones’’, in which he portrayed Daario Naharis over the course of three episodes. As of the same year, he was cast to play Anthony Walsh in ‘‘The Tunnel’’, working alongside his ‘‘Game of Thrones’’ colleague, Stephen Dillane. In ‘‘Northmen – A Viking Saga’’, Ed portrayed one of the main characters, Hjorr – the action movie earned mixed reviews, but the following year Ed was cast to play Treden in ‘‘Sword of Vengeance’’, and then the same year joined the cast of ‘‘The Transporter Refueled’’, starring as Frank Martin Jr., all adding steadily to his net worth.
In 2016, Ed played Ajax, the main villain of ‘‘Deadpool’’, in which he worked side by side with Ryan Reynolds and Karan Soni; the film won numerous awards and more nominations, ‘winning a Saturn, All Def Movie and ACCA Awards, and nominated for two Golden Globe awards – being in such a prominent film certainly helped Ed get more recognition among the audience. After that, Skrein played the role of Shane White in ‘‘The Model’’, which was rewarded with a Sven Nykvist Cinematography Award. As of 2017, Ed had several projects, most importantly, he played one of the lead characters in ‘‘In Darkness’’, alongside his ‘‘Game of Thrones’’ colleague, Natalie Dormer – the thriller movie follows the story of a blind musician who hears a murder being committed in the apartment above her, and drew a positive response from the audience.
When it comes to his future projects, Skrein has several ahead of him. His movie ‘‘Patrick’’ is currently in post-production. Additionally, ‘‘Born a King’’, in which he’ll star is also in post production. To conclude, Ed has had 20 acting gigs.
Aside from acting, Skrein is also a musician, debuting in 2004 when he released an EP of three tracks with Dented Records. Subsequently, Ed released his debut album in 2007, under the title ‘‘The Eat Up’’. In this field, he worked alongside Foreign Beggars, Asian Dub Foundation, Plan B and Dubbledge.
When it comes to his personal life, Ed has a son named Marley with his partner and they live together in London. He is active on social media such as Twitter and Instagram, and is followed by over 62,000 people on the former and 153,000 on the latter.
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