The actor reveals the entire sum that Netflix paid him to appear in Stranger Things as an extra.
Stranger Things is one of Netflix’s biggest ever success stories, and fans will be eagerly anticipating the final season ahead of its release this winter.
Although many of us have probably forgotten exactly what happened in season four of the show, given it’s been over three years now since it first came out, there is still plenty of excitement as we prepare to return to Hawkins for the final time in November of this year.
Acting is, of course, a business where there is lots of money to be made, with the highest paid ones from last year receiving as much as $50 million for one role, so getting cast in any sort of Netflix show is sure to boost your bank account.
And now, Tristan Spohn, who appeared in five episodes of Stranger Things alongside Millie Bobby Brown as ‘Number Two’, has shared exactly how much he made from his first-ever acting role, breaking it down into four stages.
Extra costs for Netflix
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Tristan explains how he submitted his audition from his home in Texas, and Netflix then paid to have him flown out to Atlanta, where the fourth series was filmed.
They also shelled out for a personal driver to take him to and from the airport, which he expects would have cost around $700 each way. However, surprisingly, they didn’t pay for his hotel at first, which meant that he couldn’t afford food on his first night.
He stayed for six weeks at a very luxurious-looking hotel, something which Netflix refunded to him after the stay, and he reckons that would have set them back around $7,561, taking the total of extra costs well above $8,000.
Surprise bonus payments for being in Stranger Things
Being paid for sitting in a car sounds ideal, especially when you’re not the one driving, and Tristan says he earned $150 an hour for travel time, which all added up to $2,485.
Fortunately, his ‘per diem’ payments soon arrived, which totalled $60 per day for food, resulting in over $2,500 over the six weeks he was there, despite the fact that there was free food available on set.
