Kieran Culkin
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Kieran Culkin Net Worth

Oscar-winning actor of Succession
Estimated net worth
$5M
Source: Celebrity Net Worth, September 3, 2026. Updated November 9, 2026.
Forbes and Bloomberg rarely publish net worth figures for stars who are not billionaires, so this page uses Celebrity Net Worth's published estimate (page last updated September 3, 2026). It is an outside estimate, not an official figure.

Kieran Culkin’s net worth over time

$5M: Celebrity Net Worth estimate, Sep 2026. page last updated September 3, 2026$5MSep 2026

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DateEstimateSource
Sep 2026$5 millionCelebrity Net Worth · page last updated September 3, 2026

Where the money comes from

Television seriesFilm rolesVoice actingStage work

These are the main sources of wealth named in the reporting we cite. No published source breaks the total into exact amounts, so we do not show percentages.

Kieran Culkin’s fortune in real-life terms

76 years
for the median full-time U.S. worker to earn this much, spending nothing
23×
the net worth of the typical U.S. family
0.00%
of Elon Musk's fortune, the biggest on Net Worth Lookup

Based on the Celebrity Net Worth estimate above. Median full-time U.S. pay is $65,416 a year ($1,258 a week, BLS, Q2 2026), before taxes. Typical (median) U.S. family net worth is $216,100 (Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances).

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Kieran Culkin has an estimated net worth of $5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Kieran Culkin net worth page (figures as of September 3, 2026).

Kieran Culkin is an American actor who was born on September 30, 1982, in New York City, the fourth of seven children. His father is a former stage actor and his mother worked as a road traffic controller in Sundance, Wyoming. He began as a child actor in off-Broadway theater and made his feature film debut with his older brother Macaulay in Home Alone in 1990. His breakthrough was a sardonic teenager in Igby Goes Down in 2002.

He returned to film as Wallace Wells in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World in 2010. On television he found a career resurgence as Roman Roy in the HBO series Succession from 2018 to 2023. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain in 2024. He also voiced roles in Solar Opposites and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, and starred on stage in This Is Our Youth in the West End and on Broadway. In 2025 he played Richard Roma in the Broadway revival of Glengarry Glen Ross.

How Kieran Culkin makes his money

Television is his biggest source. Succession ran for four seasons, and the lead supporting salary on a hit HBO drama plus awards boosted his rate.

Film is a growing stream. His Oscar win for A Real Pain in 2024 made him a bankable name for studios and independents alike.

Voice acting adds steady work. He voiced roles in Solar Opposites from 2022 to 2025 and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off in 2023.

Stage work completes his income. He starred in This Is Our Youth in London and New York and in the 2025 Broadway revival of Glengarry Glen Ross.

His estimate

Celebrity Net Worth estimates Kieran Culkin's net worth at $5 million, on its page last updated September 3, 2026. That figure is an outside estimate of what the star has earned and kept after taxes, fees and spending. It is not an official number, and the star has not confirmed it or published personal finances.

His figure reflects a child acting start, a long gap and a recent run of high-profile television and an Oscar win. We will add any newer dated estimate from a named outlet to the chart above, and we never fill in the years between published figures.

Career and money timeline

  1. 1990

    Makes his film debut in Home Alone.

  2. 2002

    Breaks through in Igby Goes Down.

  3. 2010

    Appears in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

  4. 2018

    Begins playing Roman Roy in Succession.

  5. 2024

    Wins the Oscar for A Real Pain.

  6. 2025

    Stars in Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway.

Kieran Culkin net worth FAQ

What is Kieran Culkin's net worth?

Kieran Culkin's net worth is an estimated $5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Kieran Culkin net worth page (September 3, 2026). It is an estimate, not an official figure.

How did Kieran Culkin get so rich?

The main sources named in the reporting we cite are: Television series, Film roles, Voice acting, Stage work.

Is Kieran Culkin a billionaire?

Not by current published estimates. Kieran Culkin is estimated at $5 million.

Which role is Kieran Culkin best known for?

He is best known as Roman Roy in the HBO drama Succession, and he won an Oscar for A Real Pain.

Sources

  1. Celebrity Net Worth, Kieran Culkin net worth page (September 3, 2026)
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Usual Weekly Earnings (Q2 2026) (July 2026)
  3. Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (median family net worth, Table 4) (October 2026)
  4. Background facts: Wikipedia, Kieran Culkin (accessed November 9, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for figures.

Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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