The Sydney-born star currently lives in LA with his wife and two children and revealed in a brutally honest TikTok that he has to work two additional jobs to supplement his income.
Luke Cook has lifted the lid on his salary on top streaming shows. Picture by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images.One of the primary reasons for the strike is the often low wages and residuals for actors appearing in programs for streaming services, and concerns many creatives may lose their livelihoods to AI in coming years.
“The actors who are around them, though, are actors like myself: guest stars, co-stars etc., and we’re paid chips.” “I did a show called Dollface last year, they put me on a billboard on Sunset Boulevard. Do you know how much they paid me to be on the billboard? Zero,” he said.The actor went on to explain that he was “paid per episode” which totalled “two weeks of work for USD $7500”.
The series, which was cancelled by Hulu after two seasons, was permanently removed from the streamer’s library in May as a cost-cutting exercise by parent company Disney.