Oliver James Platt was born on the 12th January 1960, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada and is an actor who during his career has been nominated for many awards, including Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Platt has been active in the entertainment industry since 1987.
How rich is the actor? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the outright size of Oliver Platt’s net worth is over $4 million, as of the data presented in late 2016. Acting is the main source of his wealth.
Oliver Platt Net Worth $4 Million
To begin with, he was raised by his mother, Sheila Maynard, who worked in a social clinic and his father, Nicholas Platt, who is a diplomat, the ambassador of the USA to Pakistan, Zambia and the Philippines. His grandfather was the well known architect Geoffrey Platt, and Platt was also related to Princess Diana of Wales. Oliver Platt grew up in the USA, since his family moved to Washington shortly after his birth. He graduated from Tufts University in 1983, where he met the actor Hank Azaria, who would become his best friend.
Talking about his professional career, Platt debuted in single episodes of television series “The Equalizer” (1987) and “Miami Vice” (1988). The same year, he starred alongside Alec Baldwin and Michelle Pfeiffer in the comedy film “Married to the Mob” directed by Jonathan Demme. He also appeared in the comedy “Working Girl” (1988) alongside Melanie Griffith. In the thriller “Flatliners” (1990) he played alongside Julia Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland and Kevin Bacon, then in the drama film “Indecent Proposal” (1993) he played the lawyer Jeremy with Robert Redford, Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson. For his role in the comedy “Dr. Dolittle” (1998) Oliver was nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award. His net worth was well established.
From 2000 to 2001, he was seen in a leading role in the television series “Deadline”. In 2001, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for this role in the television series “The West Wing” (2001 – 2005), and for his role in the television series “Huff” (2004 – 2006) the actor was nominated for both Emmy and Golden Globe Awards. In 2005, he successfully portrayed Paprizzio in the film “Casanova”, for which he was nominated for a number of awards and won the New York Film Critics Online Award. More, nominations for Screen Actors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award Platt were received respectively for his roles in “The Bronx Is Burning” (2007) and “Nip/Tuck” (2007 – 2008). Other notable works which brought prestigious nominations were landed in the feature films “Frost/Nixon” (2008) directed by Ron Howard, and “Please Give” (2010) by Nicole Holofcener. Recently, he created roles in the feature films “The Master Cleanse” (2016), “The Ticket” (2016), “The 9th Life of Louis Drax” (2016) and “Shut In”. He is also seen on television as a recurring character in the series “Chicago Fire” (2015 – present) and as the main character of the series “Chicago Med” (2015 – present). To conclude, all the aforementioned roles have added huge sums to the total size of Oliver Platt’s net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of the actor, he married Mary Camilla Bonsal Campbell in 1992; they have three children.
