Stana Katic Net Worth

What is Stana Katic's Net Worth?

Stana Katic is a Canadian actress and producer who has a net worth of $12 million. Stana Katic is best known for playing Detective Kate Beckett on the award-winning American mystery drama television series "Castle" from 2009 to 2016 and for filling the role of FBI agent Emily Byrne, whose disappearance has led to her wrongly being pronounced dead, on the American thriller television series "Absentia" from 2017 to 2020.

Early Years

Stana Katic was born to Croatian parents on April 26, 1978, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The family eventually relocated to Aurora, Illinois.

She graduated from West Aurora High School in 1996. She then majored in International Relations, Economics, and Pre-law at the University of Toronto's Trinity College, from which she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. From 2000 to 2002, she studied acting at the Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. She later studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, one of the oldest acting schools in Los Angeles, California.

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Film Career

Stana Katic made her film debut as Annie in the 1999 short film "Acid Freaks." In 2003, she played Angela in the movie "Shut-Eye" and, two years later, played Marianne in the action film "Pit Fighter."

She starred as Jenny, a woman who cheats on her husband with another woman, in the 2007 American drama "Feast of Love," which also starred American actors Greg Kinnear and Morgan Freeman.

In 2008, Katic was featured in three films: the action film "Stiletto," starring American actor Tom Berenger; the spy film "Quantum of Solace," starring English actor Daniel Craig; and the superhero film "The Spirit," starring American actress Eva Mendes.

Katic played Emma in the 2010 suspense film "Truth About Kerry" and Sofia in the 2011 romance film "For Lovers Only."  In 2013, she starred as Lenore Kandel in the adventure drama "Big Sur," adapted from American novelist Jack Kerouac's 1962 novel of the same name. That same year, Katic voiced the character of Lois Lane in the animated superhero film "Superman: Unbound" and played Genya Ravan in the American biographical drama "CBGB," which concerns the birthplace of underground rock and roll.

Katic played Rachel Rozman in the 2016 action-adventure film "The Rendezvous." The following year, she played Anna in the romantic drama "Lost in Florence."

The 2018 American horror film "The Possession of Hannah Grace" had Katic cast as a nurse named Lisa Roberts, and in the 2019 American spy drama "A Call To Spy," she portrayed Romanian-born British intelligence officer Vera May Atkins.

In 2021's "Justice Society: World War II," 2023's "Justice League: Warworld," and 2024's "Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths," Katic voiced the DC Comics superheroine Wonder Woman.

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TV Career

Stana Katic made her television debut as Mariella on a 2004 episode of the crime series "The Handler." That same year, she appeared on episodes of the science fiction series "Alias," the police drama "L.A. Dragnet," the crime drama series "The Shield," and the legal drama "JAG."

In 2005, Katic played Nadia Orwell on an episode of the police procedural series "The Closer" and Blaire Collins on two episodes of the medical drama "ER."

The action drama series "24" featured Katic as Collette Stenger in two 2006 episodes. That same year, she played Ava in the television movie "Dragon Dynasty" and Karen Wells in an episode of the drama series "Brothers & Sisters."

In 2007, Katic appeared in two episodes of the superhero series "Heroes" as Hana Gitelman. She also played Rita Sullivan on an episode of the police procedural drama "CSI: Miami" and Special Agent Debra Lane on an episode of the action drama "The Unit."

The 2008 Canadian television miniseries "Would Be Kings" starred Katic as Julianna Martinelli. Loosely based on the Shakespeare play "King Henry IV," the miniseries was nominated for 11 awards and won two. Katic also played Simone Renoir in the fantasy adventure television movie "The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice" that year. The film was nominated for three Emmy Awards.

From 2009 to 2016, Katic played Detective Kate Beckett on the American mystery drama television series "Castle." The show focuses on best-selling mystery author Richard Castle, who falls in love with the beautiful detective as they attempt to solve crimes together. The show was nominated for 49 awards and won 26, including Katic's 2011 Shorty Award for Best Actress, her 2012 Prism Award for Best Performance in a Drama Episode, her 2011, 2012 and 2013 TV Guide Magazine's Fan Favorites Awards for Favorite Couple, her 2014, 2015 and 2016 People's Choice Awards for Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress, and her 2014 TV Guide Magazine's Fan Favorites Award for Favorite Actress.

In 2012, Katic played Greta on an episode of the comedy series "Fletcher Drive." In 2016, she played alcoholic attorney Carolina Baxter Shaw in the television movie "Sister Cities," based on Colette Freedman's play of the same name.

From 2017 to 2020, she starred as Agent Emily Byrne on the American thriller series "Absentia." The show focused on Byrne's disappearance and the erroneous assumption that she was dead.

In 2024, Katic played Zoe Strachan in an episode of the Canadian crime drama series "Murder in a Small Town."

Voice Work & Film Production

Stana Katic voiced the DC Comics character Talia al Ghul in the 2011 action-adventure video game Batman: Arkham City, a sequel to the 2009 game Batman: Arkham Asylum.

In 2008, Katic established her own film production company, Sine Timore Productions, Inc.

Philanthropy

Stana Katic has worked with charities around the globe that focus on environmental issues, children's education, and healthcare. She has donated her artwork to HerArtsInAction, which assists the tiny landlocked West African country of Burkina Faso with necessities. She also supports gay rights.

In 2010, Katic founded The Alternative Travel Project, a non-profit organization and global initiative focused on motivating people to forgo automobiles for just one day and use alternative means of transportation, such as walking or biking, in an effort to help the environment and promote better health.

Personal Life

On April 25, 2015, Stana Katic married her longtime boyfriend, Australian business efficiency consultant Kris Brkljac. The private cemetery took place at a monastery on Croatia's Dalmatian Coast. The couple welcomed their first child during the winter of 2021.

Katic resides in Los Angeles, California, where she practices yoga, enjoys gardening and herbalism, and indulges in a healthy lifestyle with practices such as preparing homegrown foods for herself and her family.

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