Despite their ubiquity, only a handful of sitcoms can boast of having evoked as much fan adulation as CBS’s How I Met Your Mother. For nine seasons, the show beguiled fans with expert storytelling, hilarious plot lines, and unexpected celebrity cameos, ultimately becoming one of the most beloved comedy shows of all time. Despite its polarizing ending, the show remained a pop culture phenomenon long after its finale, and still retains a massive global fanbase to this day.
The iconic show got a new lease on life with the release of How I Met Your Father, a Hulu spinoff which made its streaming debut in January 2022. Despite rampant criticism, the spinoff is still going strong, and entered its second season in January 2023. It’s no secret that How I Met Your Mother made its cast obscenely wealthy, with heavy hitters like Neil Patrick Harris taking home an astounding $400,000 per episode. Although the spinoff’s cast might not command such hefty sums at the moment, being attached to the franchise will certainly prove quite lucrative in the long run. So, just how much is the How I Met Your Father cast worth a year the show’s premiere? Read on to find out.
8 Kim Cattrall ($40 Million)
Kim Cattrall, who plays future Sophie in How I Met Your Father, is worth a staggering $40 million, making her the wealthiest member of the HIMYF cast. Cattrall’s wealth comes primarily from her successful career as an actress, which has spanned several decades. The 66-year-old has appeared in several films and television shows, for which she’s undoubtedly received millions of dollars in acting fees and royalties.
Though Cattrall has several acting credits to her name, her most famous role remains Sex and the City’s Samantha, which earned her a Golden Globe and an impressive salary of up to $350,000 per episode.
7 Hilary Duff ($25 Million)
Hilary Duff, who plays How I Met Your Father's lead protagonist, Sophie, is worth $25 million. Duff, who moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting in the early 1990s, earned her breakthrough on the popular Disney show, Lizzie McGuire, which ran for two seasons before being parlayed into a movie.
Duff reportedly earned $15,000 per episode on Lizzie McGuire and an additional $1 million for the Lizzie McGuire Movie. After her rather lucrative stint as Lizzie McGuire had lapsed, Duff went on to star in multiple films and TV shows, earning millions in fees and royalties. Besides acting, Duff has also established an impressive musical career, having released several studio and compilation albums, and sold over 15 million records worldwide.
6 Josh Peck ($6 Million)
Josh Peck, who plays the recurring character, Drew, on How I Met Your Father, is currently worth $6 million. Peck first rose to prominence as a child star on the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh, for which he received an impressive $15,000 per episode.
After Drake & Josh closed its final chapter in 2007, Peck went on to land lucrative roles in TV shows like The Mindy Project, Fuller House, and Grandfathered, and films like Havoc, Special, Aliens in the Attic, and The Wackness. Apart from acting, Peck also makes a sizable living from posting comedy skits and vlogs on his YouTube channel, which currently has over 3 million subscribers.
5 Suraj Sharma ($5 Million)
Suraj Sharma, who plays Jesse’s roommate and best friend, Sid, is currently worth $5 million. Originally form India, the 29-year-old earned his breakthrough on Life of Pi, the 2012 critically acclaimed film that won four Academy Awards and earned Sharma his first BAFTA nomination.
After Life of Pi, Sharma went on to appear in multiple Bollywood and Hollywood films, most notably the 2015 award-winning Hindi comedy-drama, Umrika. Sharma also landed lucrative roles in TV shows like Homeland, Little America, and God Friended Me.
4 Francia Raisa ($3 Million)
Francia Raisa, the actress behind How I Met Your Father’s Valentina, is worth $3 million. Raisa, who started out as a model, has made most of her fortune from her acting career, which spans nearly two decades.
In her high school senior year, Raisa booked a lead role in the 2006 comedy Bring It On: All or Nothing, in which she showcased her acting as well as dancing prowess. After Bring It On, Raisa went on to star in TV films like The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream, The Secret Life of the American, and The Cutting Edge: Fore and Ice.
3 Tien Tran (Est. $2 Million)
Comedian, writer, and actress Tien Tran, who portrays Ellen in How I Met Your Father, is worth an estimated $2 million. Tran's started acting in 2017, when she landed a spot on the renowned Chicago-based improvisational theatre troupe, The Second City.
After The Second City, Tran landed guest roles in TV shows like Hot Date, Space Force, Q-Force, and Work in Progress. After three years in TV, Tran made her big screen debut as Jane Ji in the 2021 supernatural film Candyman.
2 Tom Ainsley (Est. $1-6 Million)
Tom Ainsley, the actor behind How I Met Your Father’s resident heartthrob, Charlie, is worth between $1 and $6 million. Ainsley began his entertainment career back in 2013, when he landed a role in Richard Eyre’s West End production of Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts.
Following his stage debut, Ainsley landed a recurring role in The Royals, a small screen adaptation of Michelle Ray’s novel, Falling for Hamlet. Before How I Met Your Father, the 31-year-old was a regular on the French historical drama, Versailles.
1 Chris Lowell ($700,000)
Chris Lowell, who portrays an aspiring musician named Jesse on How I Met Your Father is currently worth $700,000. Lowell earned his breakthrough on the ABC teen drama, Life As We Know It, which ran for thirteen episodes in 2003 before getting the ax.
Lowell would go on to star in the 2006 mystery drama Veronica Mars, the 2007 medical drama Private Practice, and the 2016 comedy Graves. The 38-year-old has also appeared in multiple films, with his most notable roles being Christopher Lemon in My Best Friend’s Exorcism, Principal Burke in Perpetrator, and Brad in Complete Unknown.
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