Acting
Hugh Jackman
EN, HU, FR cinema · 110 credits
Born
12 October 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Also known as Хʼю Джекмен · Hugh Michael Jackman
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
Larrikins
as Red the Kangaroo (voice)
Treasure Island
2027
Treasure Island
as Long John Silver
The Death of Robin Hood
as Robin Hood, Producer
The Sheep Detectives
as George Hardy
Mighty Mary
as Narrator (voice), Executive Producer
Song Sung Blue
as Mike Sardina
Journey Home, David Gulpilil
as Narrator (voice)
Deadpool & Wolverine
as Logan / Wolverine
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
as Self - Logan / Wolverine
The Son
as Peter, Executive Producer
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
as Self (archive footage)
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
as (archive footage)
Reminiscence
as Nicolas 'Nick' Bannister
Free Guy
as Masked Player in Alley (voice)
Missing Link
as Sir Lionel Frost (voice)
Bad Education
as Frank Tassone
On Broadway
as Self
The Front Runner
as Gary Hart
Tourism Australia | Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home
as The Prime Minister
Deadpool 2
as Logan / Wolverine (archive footage) (uncredited), Thanks
Logan
as Logan / X-24
The Greatest Showman
as P. T. Barnum
Eddie the Eagle
as Bronson Peary
X-Men: Apocalypse
as Logan / Weapon X / Wolverine (uncredited)
Pan
as Blackbeard
Chappie
as Vincent Moore
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
as Hugh Jackman (voice), Thanks
Dukale's Dream
as Self
X-Men: Days of Future Past
as Logan / Wolverine
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
as Hugh Jackman (uncredited)
That Sugar Film
as Self
Movie 43
as Davis (segment "The Catch")
Prisoners
as Keller Dover
The Wolverine
as Logan, Producer
Six by Sondheim
as Curly (archive footage)
Rise of the Guardians
as Bunny (voice)
Les Misérables
as Jean Valjean
Butter
as Boyd Bolton
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Real Steel
as Charlie Kenton
X-Men: First Class
as Logan / Wolverine (uncredited)
WWE Survivor Series 2011
as Hugh Jackman
Drive
Thanks
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
as Logan / Wolverine, Producer
Oh My God
as Self
Australia
as The Drover
Deception
as Wyatt Bose, Producer
The Burning Season
as Narrator (voice)
Uncle Jonny
as Uncle Russell
Scoop
as Peter Lyman
The Prestige
as Robert Angier
The Fountain
as Tomás / Tom Creo / Tommy
Flushed Away
as Roddy (voice)
Happy Feet
as Memphis (voice)
X-Men: The Last Stand
as Logan / Wolverine
Van Helsing: The London Assignment
as Gabriel Van Helsing (voice)
Van Helsing
as Van Helsing
X2
as Logan / Wolverine
Kate & Leopold
as Leopold
Swordfish
as Stanley
Someone Like You...
as Eddie Alden
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
as Wolverine (archive footage)
X-Men
as Logan / Wolverine
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
as Self - 'Logan / 'Wolverine', Vocals, Vocal Coach
Oklahoma!
as Curly McLain
Paperback Hero
as Jack Willis
Profile of a Serial Killer
as Eric Ringer
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
as Curly McLain (Oklahoma)
The Rat Tamer
as Kevin Jones