The 21 richest stars of The Walking Dead, ranked
Hooking legions of viewers from its 2010 premiere until the 2022 finale, The Walking Dead is a landmark of post-apocalyptic TV. Following a large ensemble of survivors battling undead 'walkers', brutal warlords, and the collapse of civilisation, the series delivered relentless gore, intense drama and some of the small screen's most gripping moments. A critical darling and ratings powerhouse that spawned numerous spin-offs, it also launched and elevated the careers of many cast members.
Read on to discover which stars of the show escaped the end of days with the heaviest wallets. All dollar amounts in US dollars.
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Austin Nichols played Spencer Monroe, the privileged and increasingly resentful Alexandrian whose entitled streak repeatedly clashed with Rick Grimes' leadership. This simmering ambition ultimately led to his grisly death at Negan Smith's hands.
Before stepping into the apocalypse, Nichols was already known for his TV roles in One Tree Hill and HBO's John from Cincinnati, along with film appearances in The Day After Tomorrow
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Joining The Walking Dead in season nine, Dan Fogler portrayed Luke Abrams, the warm-hearted former music teacher who played a pivotal role in Alexandria's pushback against the Whisperers.
Off-screen, Fogler has built one of the most eclectic résumés in the cast. He's a Tony Award winner, a key player in the Fantastic Beasts film franchise and the voice of Zeng in
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As Eugene Porter, Josh McDermitt made his debut in The Walking Dead in season four, becoming a main cast member from the fifth season through to the finale. Initially a timid liar claiming scientific expertise, Eugene grew into Alexandria's chief engineer, though he briefly defected to the Saviors.
Pre-apocalypse, McDermitt was mainly known for comedy projects such as Last Comic Standing and the sitcom Retired at 35. Post-The Walking Dead, he has taken on more dramatic roles in the likes of supernatural Western thriller
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From season seven onwards, Khary Payton took on the role of 'King' Ezekiel Sutton, the charismatic, theatre-loving leader of the Kingdom whose steady optimism helped unite Alexandria's allied communities.
This Important Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Character Still Needs Their Own Episode
There are only two seasons of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds left, but there's plenty of time to give this main character her own spotlight episode.
Trekkers lament the bygone era when a
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Nurse Christine Chapel Still Hasn’t Gotten Her Own Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Episode
Remarkably, Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush) has not received her own spotlight episode in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Chapel is one of the most popular characters in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Yet Star Trek: Strange New Worlds hasn't delved into Nurse Chapel's backstory the way, for instance, the prequel fleshed out Ensign Nyota Uhura's (Celia Rose Gooding) history. We know Chapel is from Vermont, that she's a genius, she has loved men and women, and she is a veteran of the Klingon War.
Still, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds needs to go deeper into Nurse Chapel's life and give Jess Bush the opportunity to carry an entire hour. Chapel is a pivotal character in
How Star Trek: The Original Series Treats Nurse Chapel Is A Letdown After Strange New Worlds
Even if Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ends without an episode devoted to Nurse Christine Chapel, the transition to Star Trek: The Original Series is inevitably a letdown for Chapel, who is played (and originated) by Majel Barrett Roddenberry.
This was always going to be a pitfall of a 21st-century Star Trek
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Nurse Chapel is so skilled and talented that she should logically become a doctor, but canon dictates that Dr. Christine Chapel doesn't happen until roughly a decade later in
Regardless, Nurse Christine Chapel's backstory remains to be told, and Jess Bush deserves the opportunity to display the full range of her limitless talent by carrying her own episode of
