How Much Was Sophie Turner Paid For Her Role In 'Game Of Thrones'? Was She Paid Less Than Others?

Sophie Turner's first look as 'Lara Croft' for Prime Videos 'Tomb Raider' reboot has grabbed a whole lot of attention. Here's how much she was paid for her iconic role in 'Game of Thrones'.

Sophie Turner has left everyone impressed with her transformation for Prime Video’s Tomb Raider reboot. No release date has been announced for the Tomb Raider series, but Sophie's first look as 'Lara Croft' instantly sparked excitement among everyone.

The production is currently underway, and the cast includes Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, Martin Bobb-Semple, Jack Bannon, John Heffernan, Bill Paterson, Paterson Joseph, Sasha Luss, Juliette Motamed, Celia Imrie and August Wittgenstein. Well, Sophie Turner's look as 'Lara Croft' grabbed all the attention, and she has been leading the headlines. Well, amid this, let's have a look at her pay scale from Game of Thrones.

Sophie Turner's salary from Game of Thrones

In the series, Sophie Turner plays the role of 'Sansa Stark' in Game of Thrones. It was Sophie Turner's first television project, and since 2011, the actress played the role of the noblewoman in HBO's fantasy drama. If the reports are to be believed, Sophie was paid USD 175,000 for each episode during the initial phase, and later it evolved to USD 250,000. While not confirmed, it was said that Sophie's salary could have been even more. It was during an interview with Harper’s Bazaar that Sophie confirmed that she was paid less than her co-star Kit Harington on the final season.

Kit played the role of 'Jon Snow' in the drama, and if the reports are to be followed, for his role, he was paid millions for the final two episodes. Other reports suggested that other cast members, such as  Emilia Clarke, who played 'Daenerys Targaryen', Lena Headey, who was seen as 'Cersei Lannister', Peter Dinklage, who essayed the role of 'Tyrion Lannister', and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as 'Jaime Lannister' earned something around USD 500,000 per episode, while their initial salary was around USD 300,000.

Well, talking to Harper's Bazaar, Sophie stated that she was paid less than Kit, who was paid more, as he had a larger storyline. He also shared how Kit had to work for 70-nights, which she didn't have to do, so she felt that her co-star deserved what he got. Reports claimed that Kit's salary was somewhere around USD 1 million to USD 2 million, and the final two seasons of GOT had 7 and 6 episodes, respectively. Sophie could be quoted as saying:

"Kit got more money than me, but he had a bigger storyline. And for the last series, he had something crazy like 70 night shoots, and I didn’t have that many. I was like, ‘You know what…you keep that money.’”

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New Game of Thrones sequel on Arya Stark

A sequel to 'Jon Snow' on Game of Thrones was in the making for years. If the reports are to be believed, 'Jon Snow' wanted a darker plot, with the idea of being killed, which the makers felt would be too much to take for the viewers. Now, HBO has finally scrapped the 'Jon Snow' sequel, and a new project, centring around 'Arya Stark', is now in development, as per the recent report. While not confirmed, the last episode showed one of the much-loved characters, 'Arya Stark', sailing in the west of Westeros to explore the unknown. So, there might be a teeny-tiny possibility that the sequels and spin-offs would want to explore that portion, bringing back the original timeline.

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