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The DC comic series, Watchmen, aired in October 2019 and fans loved it. The show includes an ensemble cast with familiar actors such as Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. The show's creator, executive producer, and writer, Damon Lindelof took a different twist compared to the comics.
Watchmen takes place 34 years after the events from the original comic books. The events in the show still take place in the same reality, but Lindelof wanted to have the opportunity to introduce new characters. The show's success so far only adds to the main cast's net worth.
Sara Vickers ($700,000)
Actor Sara Vickers plays the same role many times. She is Ms. Crookshanks, who is a series of clones who aids Veidt. They are copies of the original Ms. Crookshanks. Vicker has had various roles in British television including her recurring one in the 2013 show Endeavour.
She appears as Leanne Randall in the British crime-drama Shetland. Vickers made an appearance in the Netflix show, The Crown and appeared as Jane Gooding in The Alienist. She has also worked in many theatre projects including Romeo & Juliet, Dark Road, and When We Dead Wake.
Hong Chau ($1 Million)
The role Lady Trieu is played by Hong Chau. Lady Trieu is a scientist and the owner of Trieu industries. The company buys out Veidt Enterprises following the death of its founder Adrian Veidt. Hong Chau has made many film appearances including Inherent Vice in 2014 as Jade.
In the science fiction film Downsizing, she played Ngoc Lan Tran. In the film American Women (2019), she played Jenny Shimada. On television, Chau has been in various series such as How I Met Your Mother, NCIS, Big Little Lies, American Dad, and Homecoming.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II ($2.5 Million)
In Watchmen, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays Calvin Abar, who is Angela's husband. It is later found out that he is also Jonathan "Jon" Osterman or Doctor Manhattan. In an episode, a doctor at Memorial Hospital described Calvin as having acute dissociative fugue.
Mateen has recently been seen in another DC comic book film, Aquaman as Black Manta in 2018. He also appeared in The Greatest Showman (2017) and Baywatch (2017). Mateen also played Russell Thomas/Weyland in Us. You can also see him in the episode "Striking Vipers" in Black Mirror.
Louis Gossett Jr. ($3 Million)
Playing Angela's grandfather and Will Reeves is American actor Louis Gossett Jr. Will Reeves is a retired vigilante by the name Hooded Justice. He inspires a premiere group of superheroes called Minutemen. In 1982, Gossett Jr. won an Academy Award for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentlemen.
He has appeared in several film and television roles throughout his career. They included the 1989 action film The Punisher, Jaws 3-D, Why Did I Get Married and A Raisin in the Sun. In the ABC miniseries Roots, he played Fiddler. He has appeared in Psych, ER and Boardwalk Empire.
Jean Smart ($4 Million)
In Watchmen, Jean Smart plays Laurie Blake or Agent Blake. She is formerly known as the second Silk Spectre. Later on, she is renamed, Comedienne. Jean Smart got cast as Charlene Frazier Stillfield in the 1986 sitcom Designing Women. Since then, she has received two Emmy awards for playing Lana Gardener in Frasier.
She played Martha Logan in 24, Floyd Gerhardt in the 2018 series Fargo and Regina Newly in Samantha Who? Smart also portrayed Melanie Bird in Legion (2017), while in the film The Accountant, starring Ben Affleck, she played Rita Blackburn.
Tom Mison ($4 Million)
As Mr. Philips, Tom Mison plays the same role many times. Mr. Philips is cloned many times to serve as servants to Adrian Veidt. In the show, Mison also portrays a specific clone of the original Mr. Philip known as the Game Warden. While Mison is known for many British on-screen and theatre works, you would most recognize him as Ichabod Crane in the show Sleepy Hollow.
Tom Mison has been in the British shows, Lost in Austin, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Parade's End and Inspector Lewis. He also played Quentin in the American comedy web mini-series, Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Tim Blake Nelson ($5 Million)
Playing the masked vigilante Looking Glass is American actor Tim Blake Nelson. Nelson plays Wade Tillman, a police detective who wears a reflective mask over his face. Wade suffers from PTSD from a supernatural incident when he was a teenager. Tim Blake Nelson is known for his role in Delmar O'Donnell in O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The earliest memory you might have never realized you had of Nelson is as Dr. Pedanski in the 2000 film Holes. He also played Dr. Johnathan Jacobo in Scooby-Soo 2: Monsters Unleashed. In the 2008 version of The Incredible Hulk, Nelson played Samuel Sterns. On television, he has appeared in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Z: The Beginning of Everything and Dallas & Robo.
Andrew Howard ($8 Million)
Playing Red Scare in Watchmen is Andrew Howard, just how would you imagine it. He is a detective at the Tulsa police department who loves red. He wears a red ski mask, red and yellow tracksuit and has a thick Russian accent. Howard has appeared in many film roles including Guy Ritchie's Revolver in 2005.
He portrayed Richard the Lionheart in the 2003 television film The Lion in Winter. Howard was also in The Hangover Part II, Taken 2, Limitless, CHiPs and Anna. He has also been in the shows Elementary, Boardwalk Empire, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Bates Motel.
Regina King ($12 Million)
Oscar-winning actor Regina King plays one of the Watchmen's main roles as Angela Abar. At work as a detective of the Tulsa police department, she is known as Sister Knight. She wears a nun's habit and a balaclava to cover her face. Her grandfather was the former crime-fighting Hooded Justice. She is also married to Calvin Abar or Doctor Manhattan.
Regina King is a credited actor and television director with some of her recognized roles including Friday (1995), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003), A Cinderella Story (2004) and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005). She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in If Beale Street Could Talk. She also scored an Emmy Award for Seven Seconds as Latrice Butler.
Regina King has had guest roles in Shameless, The Big Bang Theory, American Crime, and Southland. She has also directed shows like Being Mary Jane, Scandal, Shameless, and The Good Doctor.
Jeremy Irons ($16 Million)
One of those actors that pops up almost everywhere is Jeremy Irons. He plays Adrian Veidt. Veidt was a former vigilante who called himself Ozymandias, the "smartest man in the world". He is also a former business owner of Veidt Enterprises. He spends his days as lord of a manor and catapulting dead clones for fun.
Irons is a British actor who made a career on stage and won a Tony Award for his character Henry in the Broadway play The Real Thing (1984). He also appeared in the film adaptation of the Broadway play M. Butterfly (1993). You would recognize his voice as Scar in the original The Lion King (1994). Irons played Alfred in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League. In the historical drama The Borgias (2011), he starred as Pope Alexander VII.
Don Johnson ($40 Million)
At the top of the net worth list is Don Johnson, who plays Judd Crawford, the chief of the Tulsa police department. In Watchmen, only the detectives and police officers wear masks and have pseudonyms. He is close with Angela Abar as they both are survivors of the White Night attack. Crawford also leads several missions against the terrorist group Seventh Kavalry.
Don Johnson is a well know actor, producer, director, singer, and songwriter. In the 1980's series Miami Vice, he played James "Sonny" Crockett. It won him a Golden Globe. He was also the lead role in Nash Bridges. Johnson was in the film Tin Cup and yes, we're talking about the film mentioned in Bob's Burgers. Johnson played Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett in Django Unchained (2012). He also had a role in The Other Women (2014) and Knives Out (2019). On television, he had roles in From Dusk till Dawn: The Series, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and LA to Vegas.