Hugh Jackman
Acting
Born: October 12, 1968 (age 58) · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Logan
2017
Deadpool 2
2018
The Prestige
2006
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
Drive
2011
X-Men: First Class
2011
Prisoners
2013
X-Men
2000
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009
Rick and Morty
2013
X2
2003
Photos (15)
Movies (67)
Deadpool & Wolverine
Logan / Wolverine
The Sheep Detectives
George Hardy
The Death of Robin Hood
Robin Hood
Logan
Logan / X-24
The Prestige
Robert Angier
Rise of the Guardians
Bunny (voice)
The Greatest Showman
P. T. Barnum
Real Steel
Charlie Kenton
Deadpool 2
Logan / Wolverine (archive footage) (uncredited)
Les Misérables
Jean Valjean
Happy Feet
Memphis (voice)
Van Helsing
Van Helsing
Free Guy
Masked Player in Alley (voice)
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Logan / Wolverine
Flushed Away
Roddy (voice)
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Hugh Jackman (uncredited)
Movie 43
Davis (segment "The Catch")
Prisoners
Keller Dover
X-Men: Apocalypse
Logan / Weapon X / Wolverine (uncredited)
Pan
Blackbeard
Australia
The Drover
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Hugh Jackman (voice)
Swordfish
Stanley
Chappie
Vincent Moore
Eddie the Eagle
Bronson Peary
The Fountain
Tomás / Tom Creo / Tommy
The Son
Peter
Song Sung Blue
Mike Sardina
Missing Link
Sir Lionel Frost (voice)
Kate & Leopold
Leopold
Scoop
Peter Lyman
The Wolverine
Logan / Wolverine
Reminiscence
Nicolas 'Nick' Bannister
The Front Runner
Gary Hart
Deception
Wyatt Bose
Someone Like You...
Eddie Alden
Bad Education
Frank Tassone
Van Helsing: The London Assignment
Gabriel Van Helsing (voice)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
(archive footage)
Butter
Boyd Bolton
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Wolverine (archive footage)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Arthur
Six by Sondheim
Curly (archive footage)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Logan / Wolverine
Mighty Mary
Narrator (voice)
Erskineville Kings
Wace
Stories of Lost Souls
Roger
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Curly McLain (Oklahoma)
Oklahoma!
Curly McLain
Profile of a Serial Killer
Eric Ringer
WWE Survivor Series 2011
Hugh Jackman
X-Men: First Class
Logan / Wolverine (uncredited)
X-Men: The Last Stand
Logan / Wolverine
Uncle Jonny
Uncle Russell
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003
Journey Home, David Gulpilil
Narrator (voice)
Standing Room Only
Roger
Tourism Australia | Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home
The Prime Minister
Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
2017
The Rat Tamer
Kevin Jones
Paperback Hero
Jack Willis
The Burning Season
Narrator (voice)
X-Men
Logan / Wolverine
C.E.O
2025
Sunset Boulevard and the Palace of Dreams
Joe Gillis
X2
Logan / Wolverine
TV Shows (17)
The Simpsons
Janitor (voice) · 1 eps
Rick and Morty
Hugh Jackman (voice) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Daniel Radcliffe (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
3 eps
Blue Heelers
Brady Jackson · 1 eps
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
1 eps
Human Resources
Dante (voice) · 8 eps
Circus Halligalli
1 eps
The Man from Snowy River
Duncan Jones · 5 eps
Halifax f.p.
Eric Ringer · 1 eps
Projectorparishilton
1 eps
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Prince Humperdinck · 1 eps
Faraway Downs
Drover · 6 eps
Koala Man
Big Greg (voice) · 8 eps
The Sister Hand and Twilight Sparkle Show
Mr. Cuddles (voice) · 1 eps
Viva Laughlin
Nicky Fontana · 1 eps
Correlli
Kevin Jones · 10 eps
Self / Appearances (89)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 5 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 6 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Raw
Himself · 1 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 7 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 6 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest Host · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Morgenmagazin
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 1 eps
Top Gear
Self · 1 eps
Big Mouth
himself (voice) · 1 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 5 eps
Welcome to Wrexham
Self · 1 eps
60 Minutes
Self · 1 eps
Good Day Live
Self · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Host · 4 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 3 eps
Today
Self · 1 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 1 eps
Bambi
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Self - Video Quizmaster · 1 eps
C à vous
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
Self - Logan / Wolverine
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
Punk'd
Self · 1 eps
Ink Master
Himself - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Last Meals
Self · 1 eps
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self · 1 eps
Parkinson
Self · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 1 eps
Chicken Shop Date
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Chicken Shop Date
Self - Guest (archive footage) · 1 eps
Beau geste
Self · 1 eps
Rove
Self · 1 eps
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Self · 1 eps
The Early Show
Self · 1 eps
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
That Sugar Film
Self
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
This Morning
Self · 1 eps
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Self
On Broadway
Self
Marvel's Storyboards
Self · 1 eps
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Self
Megafauna: What Killed Australia's Giants?
Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
THE SONGS OF JOHN FARNHAM: A LIVING LEGEND – THE CELEBRATION CONCERT
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Self
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
Self · 1 eps
Oh My God
Self
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
Self - 'Logan / 'Wolverine'
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
Himself
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
Self (archive footage)
Teen Choice Awards
Self · 1 eps
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World
Self
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
Self
Double Take: Xavier & Magneto
Self
Brett Ratner's X-Diaries
Self
Molly: The Real Thing
Self
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
Self
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
Self
X2 Global Webcast Highlights
Self
The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan
Self
Show Me the Magic
Self
Weapon X Mutant Files
Self
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
Self
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins
Self
Making 'Logan'
Self
Dukale's Dream
Self
Conquering Skin Cancer
Self
Seeds of Hope
Self
The Great Entertainer
Self
