• Source of Wealth: Poker, Film, Television
• Age: 72
• Birth Place: Vernal City, Utah
• Height: 5′ 11″ (1.8 m)
• Marital Status: Divorced (Sarah Owen)
• Full Name: James Howard Woods
• Nationality: American
• Date of Birth: April 18, 1947
• Ethnicity: Irish, English, German
• Occupation: Actor, Producer, Poker Player

James Woods’ net worth is around $20 million. Like many other well known actors, he accumulated much of his wealth from his acting gigs which included both on-screen and off- screen appearances. He is also well known for doing a number of voice overs for animated films.

Woods was born in Vernal Utah, in the United States of America. Some of his most notable works include his role in the animation “Family Guy” which was received quite well by fans worldwide, his role in the movie Salvador as well as the legal TV drama “Shark” among several others. Born to an army intelligence officer and a pre-school owner (his mother), Woods spent his early life in Warwick.

He joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for undergraduate studies in Political science, before dropping out soon after to pursue his acting career. His first screen appearance was the 1971 film “All The Way Home”. He has had many more on-screen appearances since then.

He is one actor who has had quite some drama in his love life. He has had two marriages which both ended in divorce. He was married to Kathryn Morrison, a costume designer before they broke up and he married Sarah Owen, a horse trainer who happened to be 16 years younger than him. He has also has several affairs with high-profile personalities such as Sean Young, who was part of the cast in the film “The Boost’ which Woods was part of. However, the 65 year old actor is currently single.

He has a number of achievements in his cap having won several awards including the Golden Globe, Theatre World, The Obie and even the Clarence Derwent Award. He has had a record ten nominations for the Golden Globe Awards.

Woods is also a movie producer in addition to being an actor with adds on to his net worth. He is a self made man who has used his acting prowess to build up his current net worth of $45 million.

As an avid poker player, he has played  in cash games and many tournaments such as WPT’s Hollywood Home Game series in 2004 for the American Stroke Association charity and in the World Series of Poker.