As one of the most talked-about figures, Skeet Ulrich has built a significant fortune. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.

What is Skeet Ulrich's Net Worth?

Skeet Ulrich is an American actor, director, and producer who has a net worth of $5 million. Skeet Ulrich is known for appearing in movies like "The Craft" (1996), "Scream" (1996), "As Good as It Gets" (1997), and "Escape Room" (2018), and he played Jake Green on the CBS series "Jericho" (2006–2008), Det. Rex Winters on NBC's "Law & Order: LA" (2010–2011), and FP Jones on The CW's "Riverdale" (2017–2021). He also directed the 2018 short film "The Girl on the Roof," and he produced and starred in the 2013 short film "Point Mugu."

Early Life

Skeet Ulrich was born Bryan Ray Trout on January 20, 1970, in Lynchburg, Virginia. His parents, Earl and Carolyn, split up when Skeet was a child. Carolyn, the owner of the PR company Sports Management Group, later married NASCAR driver/team owner D. K. Ulrich, and after their divorce, she married Edward Lewis Wax. Ulrich is the nephew of retired NASCAR driverRicky Rudd. Skeet and his brother, Geoff, were kidnapped by their father when Ulrich was 6 years old, and they spent three years living in Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania before being reunited with their mother in Concord, North Carolina.

Ulrich's Little League coach gave him the nickname "Skeeter" because his "slight stature reminded him of a mosquito's." Ulrich battled pneumonia numerous times as a child, and at age 10, he underwent open-heart surgery after doctors discovered a hole in his ventricular wall as well as a cleft mitral valve. He attended Northwest Cabarrus High School, then enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, intending to study marine biology. After seeing a flyer for a workshop offered by playwrightDavid Mamet, Skeet applied and was accepted, so he transferred to New York University.

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Career

Ulrich was an extra in "Weekend at Bernie's" (1989), "Chattahoochee" (1990), and "Everybody Wins" (1990), and he had an uncredited role as a thug in 1990's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." He became an apprentice at the Atlantic Theater Company, and while performing with the theatre company, he caught the attention of director Stacy Cochran, who cast him in the anthology series "CBS Schoolbreak Special" in 1994. Skeet rose to fame in 1996 after playing Chris Hooker in the supernatural horror film "The Craft" and Billy Loomis in theWes Cravenslasher "Scream," which grossed $173 million at the box office. That year he also appeared in the films "Last Dance," "Boys," and "Albino Alligator." In 1997, Ulrich co-starred withJack NicholsonandHelen Huntin "As Good as It Gets," which grossed $314.1 million and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. He ended the 1990s with prominent roles in the TV movie "A Soldier's Sweetheart" (1998) and the films "The Newton Boys" (1998), "Chill Factor" (1999), and "Ride with the Devil" (1999).

Ultimately, Skeet Ulrich's financial journey is a testament to their success.

Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.