- Vanessa Kirby is an English actress
- She is known for her work on stage and in Napoloean
- Kirby will play Susan Storm in Fantastic Four: First Steps
Vanessa Kirby is a gorgeous woman and now is set to be a Marvel star. Kirby is an English actress and is known for her mix of work on stage and screen. She had a leading role in Ridley Scott’s 2023 film Napoleon alongside Joaquin Phoneix. In 2019 she starred in Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. In 2025, she will star in Fantastic Four: First Steps as Susan and as Alanna in Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning. Her stardom and net worth are growing this year.
Aside from her growing net worth and career, Kirby has made some headlines recently for her chemistry with her co-star Pedro Pascal. Since the teaser dropped for First Steps, which hits theatres on July 25, the internet can’t stop talking.
the longest gif in the universe: pedro pascal resting his head on vanessa kirby’s shoulder while they hold hands and watch the fantastic four: first steps trailer pic.twitter.com/n6YnRDXk4t
— irene (@pascalcoded) February 5, 2025
That GIF alone is super cute, but what about Kirby? Well, she began her career in 2010 on-stage. She had three starring roles in All My Sons, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Ghosts. She continued to gain notoriety for her stage career in the following year where she also made her television debut.
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Now, her success has translated on-screen. With these roles in the bag, Kirby has considerably raised her star profile and her net worth. But aside from her acting roles and dating Callum Turner before Dua Lipa, we know you want to find out more. How much is Vanessa Kirby worth, and what is her net worth? Stay tuned to find out.
Early Life
Kirby was raised in Wimbledon in south London. She was born on 18 April 1988. Her mother Jane Kirby worked as a Country Living Magazine writer, and her father Rodger Kirby is a retired surgeon.
She has two siblings, Joe, her brother, and her sister Juliet, a theatrical assistant. Kirby studied English at The University Of Exeter. From there, she went on to act in the theatre.
Career
As we have said, Kirby began her career on-stage in classic plays. In 2012, she starred in the crime movie The Rise. She continued her theatre roots, starring in Three Sisters that same year. In 2013, her theatre career continued, she starred in Edward II.
In 2013 she had a supporting role in Richard Curtis’ About Time, which starred Rachel McAdams. The following year, she played Stella Kowalski in a production of A Streetcar Named Desire At The Young Vic. For the role, she won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Whatsonstage Awards in 2014.
Breakthrough
She starred in Jupiter Ascending and Everest in 2015. In 2015, she also was cast in a more prolific role in the Netflix series The Crown as Princess Margaret. The Crown is British royalty, so Kirby was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress. She won the award the following year in 2018.
Back in 2016, the actress had three film roles in Genuis, Kill Command, and Me Before You.
More success
In 2018, she starred in Mission Impossible: Fallout (a role she will reprise this year for the third time). The same year, she starred in Fast and Furious: Hobbs & Shaw, as well as Mr Jones in 2019.
In 2020, she starred as a grief-stricken mother in Pieces of A Woman. For this role, she was nominated for an Academy Award, A Golden Globe, and other awards.
Independent film era and more success
In 2021 Kirby co-founded a London-based production company, Aluna Entertainment which has a deal with Netflix. She continued to act, starring in Italian Studies that year. From 2021 to 2023, Kirby had a cool role as part of the True Spies podcast alongside Daisy Ridley and some other ladies. She also starred in The Son in 2022.
In 2022, she starred in Napoleon as Empress Josephine. In 2023, she reprised her role in Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One. As part of her big upcoming Fantastic Four casting, she will reprise the role in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.
Her latest acting credit is for The Night Always Comes, based on the novel by Willy Vlautin.
What is Vanessa Kirby’s net worth?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Kirby is worth $4 million. Her acting work and roles in prominent films have earned her a high net worth, and 2025 will continue that.
Vanessa Kirby Career Earnings
Kirby has had some high-profile roles in Marvel and in the Mission Impossible films, but how much did she earn from her roles?
How much was Kirby paid for The Crown?
Some reports say Kirby earned well during her role in The Crown, taking home $50,000-$100,000 per episode, although this is just an estimate.
Napoleon
Kirby had a lead role as the Empress in Napoleon, but her salary has not been disclosed. Some rumors say her on-screen husband, Phoneix was paid $20 million for the role. Because Scott made the movie, we can assume the film had a big budget and despite being a box office bomb, would pay well.
Mission Impossible movies
Kirby has starred in three Mission Impossible movies. But how much did she make from them, and did they impact her net worth? In Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, MSN reports she was paid $500,000. Looking forward to The Final Reckoning, we’d think Kirby was paid more for her role as Alanna this time since she starred in three movies and is now moving into bigger blockbuster roles.
However, the Dead Reckoning salary is unverified.
Fantastic Four: First Steps
Here is where it gets interesting. This year the 36-year-old’s net worth will increase with her huge role in the Marvel universe. However, we are also curious about her salary for Fantastic Four: First Steps.
Emma Stone’s almost-casting
Rumors swirled that Emma Stone was close to being cast as Susan Storm but turned it down. Stone reportedly turned down the role because they couldn’t pay her the $15-20 million that she wanted.
Since Kirby was cast in the role, we can assume she is being paid a few million because it’s Marvel. However, nowhere close to Stone’s original request because she isn’t as well-known as Stone.
However, since she will reprise her role in two other Marvel movies respectively in 2026 and 2027, we can imagine her net worth and salary will grow.
Vanessa Kirby’s real estate
The First Steps star doesn’t have a public real estate portfolio like her actor pals do. In 2021, the actress was spotted house-hunting in De Beauvoir Town in east London.
In 2021, she was noted in A Soho House article as living in Tooting in south London.
Her current real estate holdings are unknown.
Vanessa Kirby endorsements and sponsorships
The blonde beauty has her fair share of sponsorship deals and endorsements. At the end of 2022, Kirby became a brand ambassador for the luxury jewelry brand Cartier. In 2025 Kirby still works with Cartier and is dressed up in the jewelry in many of her Instagram posts.
Cartier
Specifically, she endorses Panthère de Cartier, the luxury gold collection from the brand. The collection is supposed to capture the essence of a panther. Say panther, but make it luxury.
Netflix deal
As we mentioned, Aluna Entertainment, Kirby’s production company, signed a deal, a first-look deal with Netflix.
When the deal was announced in 2021, Kirby said: “It has long been a dream of mine to produce, and I have found the perfect partners in my friends at Netflix,” she said in a statement.
“They have been an inspiring creative home for me, from The Crown to Pieces of a Woman, and I am thrilled to be on this journey alongside them. In Lauren, I’ve found a true ally and we are united in our ambition to explore stories that relate to the uncharted female experience.”
Film production
Kirby’s upcoming movie, Night Always Comes will be produced by Aluna. So if the movie is successful there is no doubt more production opportunities will come Kirby’s way.
Overall Kirby is a multi-faceted actress. Not only has she had success on stage, but on-screen also. The Crown star has shown her talent across multiple genres in independent and blockbuster films and shown her marketability for high fashion.
In 2025 with two huge films coming out, Kirby will continue to build her net worth and add to her acting credits.
