Daniel Craig is the highest paid British actor according to the latest list released by Forbes.

Their 2015 World’s Highest-Paid Actors list has Craig in joint fifteenth place alongside Australian actor Chris Hemsworth. He is the only British actor on the list and his earnings are estimated to be around £17.3m ($27m).

For the third year in a row, Iron Man’s Robert Downey Jr is in the top spot, with annual earnings estimated at £51m ($80m).

(Ian West/PA)
(Ian West/PA)

This year, for the first time, Forbes looked at actors working outside of the US movie industry.

They calculated earnings from Hollywood to Bollywood to Hong Kong, which saw 12 new names enter the list.

Of the new entries, five are from India and Hong Kong heavyweight Jackie Chan landed in second place.

Jackie Chan
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Forbes reports that between the 34 stars on the list, a combined total of £561m ($877m) was earned, before taxes and fees, from June 2014 to June 2015.

Here are the top 20:

1. Robert Downey Jr – £51 million ($80 million)
2. Jackie Chan – £32.1 million ($50 million)
3. Vin Diesel – £31 million ($47 million)
4. Bradley Cooper – £26.6 million ($41.5 million)
5. Adam Sandler – £26 million ($41 million)
6. Tom Cruise – £25.7 million ($40 million)
7. Amitabh Bachchan – £21.5 million ($33.5 million)
7. Salman Khan – £21.5 million ($33.5 million)
9. Akshay Kumar – £20.8 million ($32.5 million)
10. Mark Wahlberg – £20.5 million ($32 million)
11. Dwayne Johnson – £19.6 million ($30.5 million)
12. Johnny Depp – £19.2 million ($30 million)
13. Leonardo DiCaprio – £18.6 million ($29 million)
13. Channing Tatum – £18.6 million ($29 million)
15. Chris Hemsworth – £17.3 million ($27 million)
15. Daniel Craig – £17.3 million ($27 million)
17. Matthew McConaughey – £16.9 million ($26.5 million)
18. Shah Rukh Khan – £16.6 million ($26 million)
18. Will Smith – £16.6 million ($26 million)
20. Matt Damon – £16 million ($25 million)

The full list can be seen on Forbes