--- description: Claire Foy, 34, will receive around $275,000 in back pay after news broke that she earned less than her costar on "The Crown" Matt Smith title: Claire Foy to Get $275,000 for 'The Crown' Salary Row image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt644d06e1ef1e55e8/69892f2f8fd2ee119e35b7b3/gettyimages-952265590.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Television](/tag/television/) ## Television Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Claire Foy Will Receive $275,000 Back Pay After _The Crown_ Salary Controversy by [Aurelie Corinthio / People](/author/people/) ## Aurelie Corinthio / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 1, 2018 4:08 AM CUT  Claire Foy speaks onstage during the For Your Consideration event for Netflix's "The Crown" in North Hollywood, Calif. on April 27, 2018. Claire Foy speaks onstage during the For Your Consideration event for Netflix's "The Crown" in North Hollywood, Calif. on April 27, 2018.Rich Fury—Getty Images by [Aurelie Corinthio / People](/author/people/) ## Aurelie Corinthio / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 1, 2018 4:08 AM CUT It looks like [Claire Foy](http://people.com/tag/claire-foy "undefined") will get her fair share for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II on [_The Crown_](http://people.com/tag/the-crown "undefined"). The [_Daily Mail_](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5669657/The-Crowns-Claire-Foy-gets-200-000-pay-plug-gender-gap-Matt-Smith.html "undefined")reports that Foy, 34, will receive around $275,000 in back pay after news broke that she [earned less](http://people.com/tv/the-crown-claire-foy-paid-less-matt-smith/ "undefined") than her costar [Matt Smith](http://people.com/tag/matt-smith "undefined"), who played her on-screen husband Prince Philip, in 20 episodes over the course of two seasons. The lump sum is designed to make up for the wage disparity between the two. Last month, producers Suzanne Mackie and Andy Harries revealed at a panel at the INTV Conference in Jerusalem that Smith, 35, received a bigger paycheck due to his higher profile coming off _Doctor Who_. “Going forward, no one gets paid more than the queen,” Mackie said at the time. The U.K. production company behind the Netflix drama later [issued an apology](http://people.com/tv/the-crown-producers-apologize-pay-gap/ "undefined") for putting the stars in the middle of a pay equity debate. “We want to apologize to both Claire Foy and to Matt Smith, brilliant actors and friends, who have found themselves at the center of a media storm this week through no fault of their own,” Left Bank Pictures said in a statement, according to [Deadline](http://deadline.com/2018/03/the-crown-producers-apologize-matt-smith-claire-foy-salary-left-bank-pictures-1202347939/ "undefined"). “Claire and Matt are incredibly gifted actors who, along with the wider cast on _The Crown_ have worked tirelessly to bring our characters to life with compassion and integrity.” The statement continued: “As the producers of _The Crown_, we at Left Bank Pictures are responsible for budgets and salaries; the actors are not aware of who gets what, and cannot be held personally responsible for the pay of their colleagues.” Foy recently told [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://ew.com/tv/2018/03/24/claire-foy-the-crown-pay-controversy/ "undefined")that she was [“not surprised”](http://people.com/tv/claire-foy-responds-the-crown-pay-controversy/ "undefined") that the news drew so much attention. “I’m surprised because I’m at the center of it, and anything that I’m at the center of like that is very very odd, and feels very, very out of ordinary,” she said. “But I’m not \[surprised about the interest in the story\] in the sense that it was a female-led drama. I’m not surprised that people saw \[the story\] and went, ‘Oh, that’s a bit odd.’ But I know that Matt feels the same that I do, that it’s odd to find yourself at the center \[of a story\] that you didn’t particularly ask for.” Smith told[_The_](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/matt-smith-crown-claire-foy-pay-disparity-tribeca-film-festival-2018-1104842 "undefined")[ _Hollywood Reporter_](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/matt-smith-crown-claire-foy-pay-disparity-tribeca-film-festival-2018-1104842 "undefined")that he [supports his costar completely](http://people.com/tv/matt-smith-speaks-out-crown-pay-gap/ "undefined"). “Claire is one of my best friends, and I believe that we should be paid equally and fairly and there should be equality for all,” he said. “I support her completely, and I’m pleased that it was resolved and they made amends for it because that’s what needed to happen. Going forward, I think we should all bear in mind that we need to strive to make this better and a more even playing field for everyone involved — but not just in our industry, in all industries.” Foy and Smith won’t reprise their roles for future seasons, with the role of Queen Elizabeth being taken by _Broadchurch_ actress Olivia Colman and Prince Philip by [Tobias Menzies](http://people.com/royals/the-crown-tobias-menzies-prince-philip/ "undefined") of [_Game of Thrones_](http://people.com/tag/game-of-thrones "undefined"). _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/tv/claire-foy-will-reportedly-receive-back-pay-the-crown/ "undefined") _was originally published on_ [_People.com_](http://people.com/ "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5260880/claire-foy-the-crown-pay-gap/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5260880/claire-foy-the-crown-pay-gap/"},"headline":"Claire Foy Will Receive $275,000 Back Pay After The Crown Salary Controversy","datePublished":"2018-05-01T04:08:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T20:08:12.599Z","description":"“Going forward, no one gets paid more than the queen,” producer Suzanne Mackie said","url":"https://time.com/5260880/claire-foy-the-crown-pay-gap/","keywords":["Television","onetime","overnight"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt644d06e1ef1e55e8/69892f2f8fd2ee119e35b7b3/gettyimages-952265590.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aurelie Corinthio / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt644d06e1ef1e55e8/69892f2f8fd2ee119e35b7b3/gettyimages-952265590.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"For Your Consideration Event For Netflix's \"The Crown\" - Inside","caption":"For Your Consideration Event For Netflix's \"The Crown\" - Inside","creditText":"Rich Fury—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/television/","name":"Television"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5260880/claire-foy-the-crown-pay-gap/","name":"Claire Foy Will Receive $275,000 Back Pay After The Crown Salary Controversy"}}]}] ```