‘Fallout’ Cast Net Worth Rankings: Who Is the Richest Star?

Fallout turned one of gaming’s most recognizable post-apocalyptic worlds into a major television franchise, and its ensemble arrived with an unusually wide range of financial histories. Some performers entered the wasteland after years of prestige television, Broadway, blockbuster films, voice acting, and long-running network roles, while others landed the series during a much earlier stage of their careers. That gap means the wealthiest members of the cast built most of their fortunes long before the Amazon series, while several younger stars are only beginning to benefit financially from its global success.

The net worth ranges below are based on widely reported public internet estimates and analysis, so they should be treated as informed approximations rather than exact figures.

For this ranking, the focus is on ten of the most significant performers from the series, combining its central trio with major Vault residents, antagonists, and recurring characters who shaped the larger story. Several estimated fortunes overlap, so career longevity, documented earning history, major previous roles, and the consistency of public estimates help separate close placements. Ranked from lowest to highest estimated fortune, here are the Fallout cast members who appear to have accumulated the most wealth.

10. Xelia Mendes-Jones

Xelia Mendes-Jones plays Dane, the Brotherhood of Steel initiate whose relationship with Maximus gives viewers another perspective on the rigid military organization operating above the wasteland. Fallout arrived relatively early in Mendes-Jones’ screen career, following appearances in The Wheel of Time and Havoc. That makes Dane one of the actor’s most visible roles so far and places Mendes-Jones inside a franchise with substantially more mainstream reach than the smaller projects that typically define the beginning of a television career.

There is limited credible public reporting about Mendes-Jones’ personal finances, so the lower range in this ranking is deliberately conservative. Acting salaries from television and film appear to form the primary financial base, without decades of residual income, producing fees, or major studio contracts to inflate the total. Continued appearances in Fallout could change that quickly. A recurring role in a successful streaming franchise can increase future episode rates, convention opportunities, casting leverage, and access to larger film and television projects.

9. Aaron Moten

Aaron Moten became one of the three central faces of Fallout as Maximus, the Brotherhood recruit whose desire for status repeatedly collides with his conscience and his feelings for Lucy. Moten already had a serious dramatic résumé before entering the wasteland. He appeared in Mozart in the Jungle, Disjointed, Next, and the film Emancipation, while his theater work included acclaimed performances that established him as a trained stage actor before television provided his largest audience.

Public estimates of Moten’s net worth remain inconsistent and generally sit around the lower-million-dollar level. His career before Fallout was built through a combination of theater, supporting television work, and film rather than years of highly paid series leadership. Maximus changes that financial trajectory considerably because Moten now occupies one of the franchise’s central roles. Multiple seasons of a global streaming hit can create salary increases and stronger negotiating power, meaning his current ranking could look very different if the series continues for several more years.

8. Zach Cherry

Zach Cherry plays Woody Thomas, one of Vault 33’s residents and a member of the community leadership attempting to keep order after the attack that changes life underground. Cherry had already become a familiar comedic and supporting presence through projects including Severance, where he plays Dylan George, Succession, You, and Crashing. Film audiences have also seen him in Spider-Man: Homecoming and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, giving him smaller connections to some extremely valuable franchises.

Cherry’s estimated wealth is generally placed in the lower multimillion-dollar range, built through steady television employment, film roles, comedy, and voice work rather than one huge leading salary. Severance has become particularly valuable because it gives him a continuing role on one of streaming television’s most acclaimed series. Fallout adds another high-profile production to that résumé, although Woody remains less central than the franchise’s principal trio. Cherry’s financial strength comes from consistently appearing in successful projects across several different corners of television and film.

7. Ella Purnell

Ella Purnell leads the Vault side of Fallout as Lucy MacLean, whose optimism is repeatedly tested after she leaves the sheltered world of Vault 33. Purnell had already been acting professionally since childhood, appearing in Never Let Me Go, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, and Army of the Dead. Television dramatically raised her profile through Yellowjackets, while voice acting gave her major roles in Arcane and Star Trek: Prodigy. She later expanded her leading-lady status through Sweetpea.

Purnell’s estimated fortune generally falls within the lower multimillion-dollar range, but her earning power is clearly moving upward. Acting since childhood gave her years of income before Fallout, while recent lead roles, voice work, fashion opportunities, and producing responsibilities have strengthened her financial position. Lucy may ultimately become the most valuable role of her career because the franchise gives Purnell both global recognition and long-term salary potential. Her current wealth remains below that of older cast members, though her career momentum is considerably stronger than the ranking alone might suggest.

6. Moisés Arias

Moisés Arias plays Norm MacLean, Lucy’s younger brother, whose suspicion and curiosity gradually lead him toward some of Vault-Tec’s darkest secrets. Arias began earning professionally long before Fallout through Disney Channel work, most famously as Rico on Hannah Montana. He later moved into more mature films including The Kings of Summer, Ender’s Game, Five Feet Apart, and The King of Staten Island. That transition gave him the unusual financial advantage of accumulating screen income from childhood into adulthood.

Public estimates of Arias’ fortune often fall somewhere between roughly $3 million and $5 million. Years of Disney television, film salaries, residuals, voice work, photography, and later dramatic roles have all contributed. Norm is especially useful for his current career because the character gives Arias substantial dramatic material and keeps him involved in one of the show’s largest ongoing mysteries. His wealth is less about one recent payday and more about nearly two decades of professional employment beginning during an unusually lucrative period of children’s television.

5. Leslie Uggams

Leslie Uggams plays Betty Pearson, the seemingly reassuring Vault 33 authority figure whose history eventually reveals deeper connections to the system governing the shelters. Uggams entered Fallout after an extraordinary career spanning more than six decades. She became a major Broadway performer through Hallelujah, Baby!, winning a Tony Award, and later earned enormous television recognition through Roots. Modern audiences also know her as Blind Al from Deadpool, Deadpool 2, and Deadpool & Wolverine.

Uggams’ estimated fortune generally falls within the mid-single-digit-million range, reflecting decades of theater, television, film, recording, and voice work. Her career began in an era when entertainment salaries were dramatically smaller than today’s blockbuster contracts, which helps explain why her extraordinary longevity does not automatically translate into the largest fortune on this list. She nevertheless possesses one of the deepest earning histories in the cast. Fallout and the Deadpool movies have also given her a remarkable late-career connection to two enormous modern franchises.

4. Sarita Choudhury

Sarita Choudhury plays Lee Moldaver, one of the most mysterious figures in the first season and a character whose apparent role in the Vault attack becomes much more complicated as Lucy learns the truth. Choudhury made an immediate impression opposite Denzel Washington in Mississippi Masala and went on to build a long career across independent film, prestige television, and mainstream productions. Her credits include Homeland, Jessica Jones, The Green Knight, And Just Like That…, and numerous international projects.

Public estimates of Choudhury’s net worth vary significantly, generally placing her somewhere in the mid-single-digit millions. More than three decades of screen work provide the foundation, while recurring television roles, films, stage appearances, and residual income have steadily added to that wealth. Moldaver is one of the most important characters in Fallout despite appearing far less frequently than Lucy or Maximus, and the series introduced Choudhury to a massive genre audience that may not have followed her earlier work. Her ranking reflects professional longevity combined with a remarkably consistent career across several eras of television and cinema.

3. Michael Emerson

Michael Emerson plays Dr. Siggi Wilzig, the Enclave scientist whose escape sets several of the show’s most important storylines in motion. Emerson entered Fallout with one of television’s most recognizable prestige résumés. His breakthrough as Benjamin Linus on Lost earned him an Emmy Award and turned what began as a limited role into one of the show’s defining characters. He later starred as Harold Finch across five seasons of Person of Interest and continued through projects including Evil and extensive voice work.

Emerson’s estimated fortune is generally placed around the high-single-digit-million range. Multiple years as a principal performer on successful network series created substantial salary income, while theater, voice acting, recurring roles, and residuals added to the total. Wilzig’s time on Fallout is comparatively brief, so the Amazon series contributes far less to his wealth than Lost or Person of Interest. His financial position instead reflects decades of consistent employment and several unusually durable television characters that kept him working at a high level for years at a time.

2. Kyle MacLachlan

Kyle MacLachlan plays Hank MacLean, Lucy and Norm’s father, whose apparently respectable life as Vault 33’s overseer conceals a much larger connection to the world’s destruction. MacLachlan had already spent four decades moving between cult classics, prestige television, studio films, and comedy before joining Fallout. His collaboration with David Lynch produced Dune, Blue Velvet, and the career-defining Twin Peaks. He later reached another huge television audience through Sex and the City and Desperate Housewives.

MacLachlan’s estimated fortune is widely placed around $10 million, reflecting decades of acting, voice work, producing, residual income, real estate, and business interests. Unlike younger cast members, his wealth has accumulated through several completely different phases of television and film rather than one franchise. Hank gives him another unusually memorable role because the character shifts from reassuring father to one of the central figures behind the series’ larger conspiracy. Financially, Fallout adds another prestigious streaming salary to a career that was already comfortably established long before the adaptation arrived.

1. Walton Goggins

Walton Goggins sits at the top after delivering two sides of the same extraordinary character: pre-war actor Cooper Howard and the irradiated bounty hunter known as the Ghoul. Long before Fallout, Goggins had built one of television’s strongest character-actor careers. He spent seven seasons as Shane Vendrell on The Shield, became Boyd Crowder on Justified, and later starred in Vice Principals and The Righteous Gemstones. His film credits include Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, and Ant-Man and the Wasp, while The White Lotus added another major prestige success.

Goggins’ estimated fortune is widely placed around $12 million, giving him a narrow financial advantage over MacLachlan. More than three decades of acting income, producing, film work, television residuals, voice performances, and real-estate activity have built that position. The Ghoul has now become one of the most commercially valuable roles of his career because Goggins occupies the center of both the wasteland story and the pre-war mystery. Fallout therefore adds long-term franchise potential to a fortune already constructed through decades of critically acclaimed television and film work.