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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Bluey: The Movie
Character:(voice)
Release Date:05/08/2027
The Death of Robin Hood
Character:Robin Hood
Release Date:28/05/2026
The Sheep Detectives
Character:George Hardy
Release Date:07/05/2026
Song Sung Blue
Character:Mike Sardina
Release Date:25/12/2025
C.E.O
Character:
Release Date:11/12/2025
Journey Home, David Gulpilil
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:30/10/2025
The Great Entertainer
Character:Self
Release Date:16/10/2025
Conquering Skin Cancer
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
Character:Self - Logan / Wolverine
Release Date:11/11/2024
Deadpool & Wolverine
Character:Logan / Wolverine
Release Date:24/07/2024
The Son
Character:Peter
Release Date:10/11/2022
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:21/10/2022
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/02/2022
Reminiscence
Character:Nicolas 'Nick' Bannister
Release Date:18/08/2021
Free Guy
Character:Masked Player in Alley (voice)
Release Date:11/08/2021
On Broadway
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/2019
Bad Education
Character:Frank Tassone
Release Date:08/09/2019
Missing Link
Character:Sir Lionel Frost (voice)
Release Date:04/04/2019
The Front Runner
Character:Gary Hart
Release Date:06/11/2018
Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
Character:
Release Date:22/12/2017
The Greatest Showman
Character:P. T. Barnum
Release Date:20/12/2017
Making 'Logan'
Character:Self
Release Date:23/05/2017
Logan
Character:Logan / X-24
Release Date:28/02/2017
X-Men: Apocalypse
Character:Logan / Weapon X / Wolverine (uncredited)
Release Date:18/05/2016
Eddie the Eagle
Character:Bronson Peary
Release Date:25/02/2016
Molly: The Real Thing
Character:Self
Release Date:21/02/2016
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Character:Self
Release Date:26/12/2015
Pan
Character:Blackbeard
Release Date:24/09/2015
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
Character:Self
Release Date:04/08/2015
Dukale's Dream
Character:Self
Release Date:14/07/2015
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Character:Hugh Jackman (voice)
Release Date:12/06/2015
Chappie
Character:Vincent Moore
Release Date:04/03/2015
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Character:Hugh Jackman (uncredited)
Release Date:17/12/2014
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Character:Self
Release Date:05/11/2014
That Sugar Film
Character:Self
Release Date:31/07/2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Character:Logan / Wolverine
Release Date:15/05/2014
Six by Sondheim
Character:Curly (archive footage)
Release Date:09/12/2013
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
Character:Self
Release Date:03/12/2013
Prisoners
Character:Keller Dover
Release Date:19/09/2013
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
Character:Self
Release Date:13/09/2013
The Wolverine
Character:Logan / Wolverine
Release Date:21/07/2013
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
Character:Self
Release Date:01/04/2013
Movie 43
Character:Davis (segment "The Catch")
Release Date:24/01/2013
Les Misérables
Character:Jean Valjean
Release Date:18/12/2012
Rise of the Guardians
Character:Bunny (voice)
Release Date:21/11/2012
Show Me the Magic
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/2012
Butter
Character:Boyd Bolton
Release Date:05/10/2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:04/02/2012
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
Character:Self
Release Date:16/01/2012
WWE Survivor Series 2011
Character:Hugh Jackman
Release Date:21/11/2011
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Character:Self
Release Date:21/10/2011
Real Steel
Character:Charlie Kenton
Release Date:28/09/2011
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Character:Arthur
Release Date:15/07/2011
X-Men: First Class
Character:Logan / Wolverine (uncredited)
Release Date:01/06/2011
Seeds of Hope
Character:Self
Release Date:19/09/2010
Oh My God
Character:Self
Release Date:13/11/2009
Weapon X Mutant Files
Character:Self
Release Date:15/09/2009
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins
Character:Self
Release Date:15/09/2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Character:Logan / Wolverine
Release Date:28/04/2009
Australia
Character:The Drover
Release Date:18/11/2008
The Burning Season
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:02/08/2008
Deception
Character:Wyatt Bose
Release Date:24/04/2008
Uncle Jonny
Character:Uncle Russell
Release Date:17/02/2008
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
Character:Himself
Release Date:15/05/2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Character:Self
Release Date:19/04/2007
The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan
Character:Self
Release Date:20/02/2007
The Fountain
Character:Tomás / Tom Creo / Tommy
Release Date:22/11/2006
Happy Feet
Character:Memphis (voice)
Release Date:16/11/2006
Flushed Away
Character:Roddy (voice)
Release Date:22/10/2006
The Prestige
Character:Robert Angier
Release Date:17/10/2006
Scoop
Character:Peter Lyman
Release Date:27/07/2006
X-Men: The Last Stand
Character:Logan / Wolverine
Release Date:24/05/2006
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World
Character:Self
Release Date:10/02/2006
Stories of Lost Souls
Character:Roger
Release Date:12/11/2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:22/06/2004
Van Helsing: The London Assignment
Character:Gabriel Van Helsing (voice)
Release Date:11/05/2004
Van Helsing
Character:Van Helsing
Release Date:03/05/2004
Standing Room Only
Character:Roger
Release Date:12/01/2004
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
Character:
Release Date:25/11/2003
X2 Global Webcast Highlights
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/2003
X2
Character:Logan / Wolverine
Release Date:27/04/2003
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
Character:
Release Date:11/02/2003
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
Character:Self
Release Date:11/02/2003
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Character:Self
Release Date:11/06/2002
Kate & Leopold
Character:Leopold
Release Date:25/12/2001
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Character:Wolverine (archive footage)
Release Date:23/12/2001
Swordfish
Character:Stanley
Release Date:08/06/2001
Someone Like You...
Character:Eddie Alden
Release Date:30/03/2001
X-Men
Character:Logan / Wolverine
Release Date:13/07/2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
Character:Self - 'Logan / 'Wolverine'
Release Date:02/07/2000
Oklahoma!
Character:Curly McLain
Release Date:26/09/1999
The Making of 'Oklahoma!'
Character:Self
Release Date:26/09/1999
Erskineville Kings
Character:Wace
Release Date:23/09/1999
Paperback Hero
Character:Jack Willis
Release Date:25/03/1999
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Character:Curly McLain (Oklahoma)
Release Date:07/11/1998
Profile of a Serial Killer
Character:Eric Ringer
Release Date:06/09/1998
The Rat Tamer
Character:Kevin Jones
Release Date:26/07/1995
Television Appearances
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Megafauna: What Killed Australia's Giants?
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Faraway Downs
Character:Drover
Beau geste
Character:Self
Koala Man
Character:Big Greg (voice)
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Character:Self
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Character:
Welcome to Wrexham
Character:Self
Human Resources
Character:Dante (voice)
Marvel's Storyboards
Character:Self
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Character:Prince Humperdinck
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
Character:Self
Big Mouth
Character:himself (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Hot Ones
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Chicken Shop Date
Character:Self - Guest
Chicken Shop Date
Character:Self - Guest (archive footage)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Rick and Morty
Character:Hugh Jackman (voice)
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Character:Self - Video Quizmaster
Circus Halligalli
Character:
Ink Master
Character:Himself - Guest Judge
The Jonathan Ross Show
Character:Self
Conan
Character:Self
C à vous
Character:Self - Guest
Projectorparishilton
Character:
An Aussie Goes Bolly
Character:
Viva Laughlin
Character:Nicky Fontana
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Reichen Show
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Punk'd
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest Host
Top Gear
Character:Self
Good Day Live
Character:Self
The Early Show
Character:Self
Rove
Character:Self
Teen Choice Awards
Character:Self
Parkinson
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self
Sydney New Year's Eve
Character:Co-Host
The Daily Show
Character:Self - Guest
Correlli
Character:Kevin Jones
Halifax f.p.
Character:Eric Ringer
The Man from Snowy River
Character:Duncan Jones
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Blue Heelers
Character:Brady Jackson
Raw
Character:Himself
Morgenmagazin
Character:Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
The Simpsons
Character:Janitor (voice)
This Morning
Character:Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Wetten, dass..?
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
60 Minutes
Character:Self
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Performer
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Host
The Oscars
Character:Self
Today
Character:Self
Bambi
Character:Self
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