Isaac Hempstead Wright is a British actor who rose to prominence after appearing in HBO’s popular series Game of Thrones. If you want to know more about this young actor, as well as his net worth in this 2024 year, then take a further read into our article.
Bio
Isaac William Hempstead was born on April 9, 1999, and his zodiac sign is Aries. He was born in Surrey, which is located in England in the United Kingdom. His mother’s name is Helen Wright, and his father’s name is unknown. In honor of his mother, he took the surname Wright when representing himself. It is also unknown if he has any brothers or sisters. Isaac Hempstead Wright attended Queen Elizabeth Grammer School which is found in Faversham, in Kent.
During his time at Queen Elizabeth Grammer School, the students had to choose between football and drama classes, and Hempstead Wright didn’t want to go to football practices because he was too cold outside, so, despite the fact that he wasn’t interested in acting as much, he opted for drama session just to avoid being outside during winter times. The young actor later attended the University of Birmingham with a major in math and music.
However, when he realized how much he enjoys acting, he decided to leave school and focus on his acting career. He did, however, said that once all the haze around Game of Thrones has ended, he wants to go back to college to get his diploma. The young actor is currently living in Faversham, Kent, located in England in the United Kingdom.
Career
The first job that was acting relating were some small commercial that aired in the United Kingdom, or more accurately, in England. Isaac Hempstead Wright went to improve his acting abilities at Kent Youth Theatre which is located in Canterbury. His first television role was in 2011 in The Awakening.
The Awakening is a British supernatural drama film, and in that same year, little Isaac Hempstead Wright got the role of Brandon Stark in HBO’s television show called Game of Thrones.
Game of Thrones is based on a novel titled A Song of Ice and Fire, which is written by George R.R. Martin. Hempstead Wright appeared in the show’s first four seasons and didn’t make an appearance at all in its fifth season.
However, he later reprised his role as Brandon Stark from the show’s sixth season all the way to the finale. Brandon Stark is a boy from the Stark family, who after his father Ned Stark was executed in the show’s first season, ran from the enemy for a very long time. It was later revealed that he is, in fact, the Three-Eyed Raven, and he was the one who witnessed during his visions, the birth of Jon Snow, or the last male Targaryen who had the only right to the throne.
That was a crucial detail as Daenerys Targaryen spend her entire life gathering an army and hoping to sit on the Iron Throne as its rightful heir. At the end, as there was no one left, and they created a new way of deciding who is to rule the Seven Kingdoms (or Six, as the North got its independence and Sansa Stark, his sister, is the Queen of the North), Brandon Stark, or Isaac Hempstead Wright’s character was the one who was the King.
For his portrayed of Bran Stark, Hempstead Wright got various nominations and awards. He was nominated twice for Screen Actor Guild Awards in the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in Drama Series category in 2013 he received an award during TiBS Scifi Awards in the category Best Young Actor for his portrayal of Bran Stark.
During his time on Game of Thrones, he also appeared in some movies and TV shows, such as Closed Circuit in 2013. He also gave his voice to the character Eggs in American animated film called The Boxtrolls in 2014, and another time in Family Guy and Revolting Rhymes. He did some appearance is some music videos, like in the Foals song “Exits.”
Isaac Hempstead Wright Net Worth 2024
Isaac Hempstead Wright is 5 feet 11 inches tall, and he is weighing 64 kg, which is equal to 141 lbs. The young English actor’s estimated net worth in this 2024 year is around $4 million, but given the fact that he is just 20 years old, we believe that he will still continue to appear in movies and TV shows, as well as some other projects, and that will increase his wealth from this year on.