Dempsey (better known as Dr McDreamy from ‘Grey’s Anatomy’) has been reeling in his adoring female fans for years, cementing his reputation as one of TV’s sexiest stars. His cherished role has led to plenty of film and commercial offers, making him very well off indeed.

At the other end of the TV spectrum is the eternally cheesy David Caruso and his iconic, if preposterous fictional detective Horatio Caine on ‘CSI: Miami’.  Give that man a script full of one liners and some sunglasses to slowly put on half way through, and you’ve got franchise gold.

But which other stars have been deemed the America’s prime time top earning men from Forbes magazine? There are quite a few Brits making a splash in their homeland...