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Hugh Jackman

Acting

3.8 Popularity Oct 12, 1968 (56 years old) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Hugh Michael Jackman (born October 12, 1968) is an Australian actor. Beginning in theatre and television, he landed his breakthrough role as Wolverine / Logan in the X-Men film series (2000–2017), a tenure that earned him the Guinness World Record for "longest career as a live-action Marvel superh...

Biography

Hugh Michael Jackman (born October 12, 1968) is an Australian actor. Beginning in theatre and television, he landed his breakthrough role as Wolverine / Logan in the X-Men film series (2000–2017), a tenure that earned him the Guinness World Record for "longest career as a live-action Marvel superhero". Jackman has received a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards. During his career, 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 epic musical Les Misérables (2012), the thriller Prisoners (2013), the musical The Greatest Showman (2017), the political drama The Front Runner (2018), and the crime thriller Bad Education (2019). For his role as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, Jackman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and for The Greatest Showman, he received a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album. He also provided voice roles in the animated films Flushed Away (2006), Rise of the Guardians (2012), and Missing Link (2019). Jackman is also known for his early theatre roles in Oklahoma! in 1998 and Carousel in 2002. On Broadway, Jackman won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role in The Boy from Oz. In 2021 he returned to the theatre as Harold Hill in the Broadway revival of The Music Man. 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. Jackman was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to performing arts and to the global community.

Filmography 179

2026
Death of Robin Hood Movie

as Robin Hood

2026
Death of Robin Hood Movie

Executive Producer

2025
2025
Journey Home, David Gulpilil Movie

as Narrator (voice)

2024
2024
Deadpool & Wolverine Movie

as Logan / Wolverine

2024
2024
Megafauna: What Killed Australia's Giants? TV

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2023
Faraway Downs TV

as Drover

2023
Koala Man TV

as Big Greg (voice)

2022
The Son Movie

as Peter

2022
The Son Movie

Executive Producer

2022
2022
Human Resources TV

as Dante (voice)

2022
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Reminiscence Movie

as Nicolas 'Nick' Bannister

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Not specified
Birthday October 12, 1968 (56 years old)
Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Also Known As יו מייקל ג'קמן, Хʼю Джекман, ヒュー ジャックマン and 2 more
Years Active 1948 - 2026
Popularity 3.8
Career Stats
179 Total Credits
98 Movie Roles
66 TV Roles
14 Photos