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Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman

Acting

Born: October 12, 1968Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian actor, singer, and producer. Beginning in theatre and television, Jackman landed his breakthrough role as Wolverine, playing it across the X-Men film franchise and in the Marvel Cinematic Universe from X-Men (2000) to Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Prominent on both screen and stage, he has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Grammy Award and two Tony Awards, along with nominations for an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award. Jackman was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2019. Jackman has headlined films in various genres, including the romantic comedy Kate & Leopold (2001), the action-horror Van Helsing (2004), the drama The Prestige (2006), the period romance Australia (2008), the science fiction Real Steel (2011), the musical Les Misérables (2012), the thriller Prisoners (2013), the musical The Greatest Showman (2017), the political drama The Front Runner (2018), and the crime drama Bad Education (2019). For his role as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, and for The Greatest Showman soundtrack, Jackman received a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack. He also provided voice roles in the animated films Flushed Away, Happy Feet (both 2006), Rise of the Guardians (2012) and Missing Link (2019). Jackman is also known for his early theatre roles in the original Australian productions of Beauty and the Beast as Gaston in 1995 and Sunset Boulevard as Joe Gillis in 1996. He earned a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for his performance as Curly McLain in the West End revival of Oklahoma! in 1998. In 2002, he made his American stage debut in a concert of Carousel as Billy Bigelow at Carnegie Hall. On Broadway, he won the 2004 Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role of Peter Allen in The Boy from Oz. From 2021 to 2023, Jackman starred as con man Harold Hill in the Broadway revival of the musical The Music Man, earning another Tony Award nomination. A four-time host of the Tony Awards, he won an Emmy Award for hosting the 2005 ceremony. He also hosted the 81st Academy Awards in 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hugh Jackman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
The Death of Robin Hood

The Death of Robin Hood

Robin Hood

2026
The Sheep Detectives

The Sheep Detectives

George Hardy

2026
Song Sung Blue

Song Sung Blue

Mike Sardina

2025
C.E.O

C.E.O

2025
Journey Home, David Gulpilil

Journey Home, David Gulpilil

Narrator (voice)

2025
The Great Entertainer

The Great Entertainer

Self

2025
Conquering Skin Cancer

Conquering Skin Cancer

Self

2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine

Self - Logan / Wolverine

2024
Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine

Logan / Wolverine

2024
The Son

The Son

Peter

2022
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

(archive footage)

2022
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

Self (archive footage)

2022
Reminiscence

Reminiscence

Nicolas 'Nick' Bannister

2021
Free Guy

Free Guy

Masked Player in Alley (voice)

2021
On Broadway

On Broadway

Self

2019
Bad Education

Bad Education

Frank Tassone

2019
Missing Link

Missing Link

Sir Lionel Frost (voice)

2019
The Front Runner

The Front Runner

Gary Hart

2018
Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman

Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman

2017
The Greatest Showman

The Greatest Showman

P. T. Barnum

2017
Making 'Logan'

Making 'Logan'

Self

2017
Logan

Logan

Logan / X-24

2017
X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse

Logan / Weapon X / Wolverine (uncredited)

2016
Eddie the Eagle

Eddie the Eagle

Bronson Peary

2016
Molly: The Real Thing

Molly: The Real Thing

Self

2016
Star Wars: Greatest Moments

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

Self

2015
Pan

Pan

Blackbeard

2015
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life

Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life

Self

2015

Mutant vs. Machine: The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'

Self

2015
Dukale's Dream

Dukale's Dream

Self

2015
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Hugh Jackman (voice)

2015
Chappie

Chappie

Vincent Moore

2015
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Hugh Jackman (uncredited)

2014
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

Self

2014
That Sugar Film

That Sugar Film

Self

2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Logan / Wolverine

2014
Six by Sondheim

Six by Sondheim

Curly (archive footage)

2013
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin

The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin

Self

2013
Prisoners

Prisoners

Keller Dover

2013
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

Self

2013
The Wolverine

The Wolverine

Logan / Wolverine

2013
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story

Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story

Self

2013
Movie 43

Movie 43

Davis (segment "The Catch")

2013
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

Jean Valjean

2012
Rise of the Guardians

Rise of the Guardians

Bunny (voice)

2012
Show Me the Magic

Show Me the Magic

Self

2012
Butter

Butter

Boyd Bolton

2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

(archive footage)

2012

Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl

Self

2012
WWE Survivor Series 2011

WWE Survivor Series 2011

Hugh Jackman

2011
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Self

2011
Real Steel

Real Steel

Charlie Kenton

2011
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Arthur

2011
X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

Logan / Wolverine (uncredited)

2011
Seeds of Hope

Seeds of Hope

Self

2010
Oh My God

Oh My God

Self

2009
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins

Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins

Self

2009
Weapon X Mutant Files

Weapon X Mutant Files

Self

2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Logan / Wolverine

2009
Australia

Australia

The Drover

2008
The Burning Season

The Burning Season

Narrator (voice)

2008
Deception

Deception

Wyatt Bose

2008
Uncle Jonny

Uncle Jonny

Uncle Russell

2008
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth

Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth

Himself

2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

Self

2007
The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan

The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan

Self

2007
The Fountain

The Fountain

Tomás / Tom Creo / Tommy

2006
Happy Feet

Happy Feet

Memphis (voice)

2006
Flushed Away

Flushed Away

Roddy (voice)

2006
The Prestige

The Prestige

Robert Angier

2006
Scoop

Scoop

Peter Lyman

2006
X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand

Logan / Wolverine

2006
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World

Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World

Self

2006
Stories of Lost Souls

Stories of Lost Souls

Roger

2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

Self

2004
Van Helsing: The London Assignment

Van Helsing: The London Assignment

Gabriel Van Helsing (voice)

2004
Van Helsing

Van Helsing

Van Helsing

2004
Standing Room Only

Standing Room Only

Roger

2004
X2 Global Webcast Highlights

X2 Global Webcast Highlights

Self

2003
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2

Self

2003
X2

X2

Logan / Wolverine

2003
X-Men: Premieres Around the World

X-Men: Premieres Around the World

Self

2003
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men

Evolution X - The Making of X-Men

2003
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

Self

2002
Kate & Leopold

Kate & Leopold

Leopold

2001
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Wolverine (archive footage)

2001
Swordfish

Swordfish

Stanley

2001
Someone Like You...

Someone Like You...

Eddie Alden

2001
X-Men

X-Men

Logan / Wolverine

2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

Self - 'Logan / 'Wolverine'

2000

The Making of 'Oklahoma!'

Self

1999
Oklahoma!

Oklahoma!

Curly McLain

1999
Erskineville Kings

Erskineville Kings

Wace

1999
Paperback Hero

Paperback Hero

Jack Willis

1999
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

Curly McLain (Oklahoma)

1998
Profile of a Serial Killer

Profile of a Serial Killer

Eric Ringer

1998
The Rat Tamer

The Rat Tamer

Kevin Jones

1995