Hayden Christensen is a famous Canadian film producer and actor who has an aggregate net worth of $12 million. He achieved popularity worldwide by acting as the ‘Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars Episode II- ‘Attack of the Clones,’ which is a part of the Star Wars series.
Since 1993, Hayden has performed actions in 12 television series and a total of 18 films. In his long 28 years of an acting career, he achieved nominations for a total of 27 awards.
He has won 9 awards, including MTV Awards, Cannes Film Festival Award, National Board of Review Award, etc., for his acting in different films and television series.
Income Summary
Unlike other actors, Hayden Christensen has no social media accounts. So, he has no income source from social media like Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter.
He earned a vast deal of money from acting, film producing, and selling iconic merchandise to his online store fans. His timely basis income is given below:
- Yearly income: $1.96 million
- Monthly payment: $163.33K
- Weekly pay: $37.7K
- Daily income: $5.3K
- Hourly income: 223.74
Sources of Earning
Hayden Christensen is an actor and film producer at a time. He devoted his career to this kind of work. His earning sources are listed below:
- Working as an actor
- Working as a film producer
- Endorsement
- Selling merchandise from the online store
Working as an Actor
As an actor, Hayden Christensen has rolled in 12 television series episodes and 18 films. He started his career by playing a role in a television series in 1993.
The first television series he acted for was ‘Family Passions’ in 1993, and he was only thirteen years old then.
His first film was ‘In the Mouth of Madness,’ released in 1995, where his role was as ‘Skip McDeere.’ The movie was a total hit and rated 8.6 in IMDb rating.
The top 5 movies of Hayden that has hone hit are given below:
Name of the movie | Releasing Year |
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the sith | 2005 |
Life as a House | 2001 |
The Virgin Suicides | 1999 |
In the Mouth of Madness | 1995 |
Shattered Glass | 2003 |
Awake | 2007 |
Working as a Film Producer
Hayden is not only an actor but also a film producer. He worked as an executive producer in a total of 5 movies. One of the five movies was a documentary. The name of the film where he worked as a producer is given below:
Name of the movie | Releasing year |
Cooties | 2014 |
Lady of Csejte | 2015 |
Standoff | 2016 |
The Tank | 2017 |
Revolution Rent | 2019 |
Endorsement
Hayden Christensen has grown his net worth over the years by endorsing brands. He charges around $75 thousand to $150 thousand for a single advertisement.
He has been giving service to Louis Vuitton as an advertising model for years. Besides, he was a promotional ambassador of Lacoste for advertising their new fragrance.
He also worked for charity and non-profit organizations to support them, like RED and Doing Something.
Biography of Hayden Christensen
Full Name | Hayden Christensen |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 19 April 1981 |
Place of Birth | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Height | 6 feet 1 inch |
Weight | 74 Kg |
Marital Status | Divorced (in 2017) |
Ex-Wife | Actress Rachel Bilson |
Children | 1 daughter (Briar Rose) |
Nationality | Canadian |
Net Worth | $12 million |
Early Life
Hayden was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His father was a computer programmer and a communications executive, and his mother was an American Speechwriter. Hayden has four siblings.
He moved to Ontario and studied at Unionville High School in Markham. He studied the Arts York drama program in high school and got a good grade in the program.
Though he is an actor, he was an athlete in high school and played Hockey and tennis competitions.
Besides, he did cast commercials in 1988 for Pringles and Turmeric Cough Syrup, although he started his career as an actor in 1993 professionally.
Real Estate
Hayden Christensen and his wife (ex-wife at present) Rachel Bilson bought a house for around 2.7 million dollars in Sherman Oaks in 2012. The property they purchased had a spa, swimming pool, and a koi pond.
After their divorce in 2017, Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen sold their house for 3.8 million dollars.
Tove, the elder brother of Hayden Christensen, purchased a property for 1.425 million dollars in Studio City in 2003.
Christensen lived there with his brother until his brother the property was sold in 2012 for 2.425 million dollars. Who knows if Christensen had a share or not in the house.
Hayden Christensen purchased farming land from his hobby outside of Toronto in 2007. There he is using the time to learn agriculture, types of machinery used in farming, etc. He took a leave for a certain period from his acting career to do this on that farm.
Sources:
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0159789/#producer – IMDb Hayden Christensen
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0159789/awards — IMDb Awards