Highest paid TV drama actor per episode in a current series
- Who
- Hugh Laurie
- What
- 700000 US dollar(s)
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 2011
The highest-paid TV actor in a drama series is British star Hugh Laurie, who also earns $700,000 per episode playing the lead role in House (US FOX). In February 2012, Laurie announced that he would leave the role at the end of season eight, having completed 177 episodes as the medical anti-hero.