Hugh Jackman
Acting Born Oct 12, 1968 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 189 credits
Biography
Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor, singer, dancer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Born on October 12, 1968, in Sydney, New South Wales, he has established himself as a prominent performer across both screen and stage. Recognized as a triple threat for his abilities in acting, singing, and dancing, Jackman has earned international acclaim throughout his career. His professional contributions have been formally acknowledged, including his appointment as a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2019. Throughout his extensive body of work, which includes 174 known credits, he has garnered various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and two Tony Awards, alongside nominations for an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award.
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Career overview
Jackman began his career in theatre and television before achieving his breakthrough role as Wolverine. He portrayed this character across the X-Men film franchise and within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, spanning from the 2000 film X-Men to Deadpool and Wolverine in 2024. Beyond his work in the superhero genre, he has headlined films across a variety of genres, including romantic comedies such as Kate and Leopold and features like The Prestige and Les Miserables. His versatility as a performer is further evidenced by his work in stage musicals, with notable credits including Oklahoma and The Boy from Oz. Throughout his career, he has gained recognition for playing a wide range of roles, including superhero, period, and romance characters. His sustained presence in major film productions and his contributions to the performing arts have solidified his reputation as a successful actor and producer.
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Patrick Stewart
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Ian McKellen
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Halle Berry
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Anna Paquin
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Famke Janssen
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Aaron Stanford
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Shawn Ashmore
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Daniel Cudmore
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Amanda Seyfried
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Liev Schreiber
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Career timeline
Bluey: The Movie
The Sheep DetectivesThe Death of Robin HoodThe Death of Robin Hood · Producer
Song Sung BlueVariety & CNN Actors on ActorsJourney Home, David GulpililC.E.OThe Great Entertainer
Deadpool & WolverineMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & WolverineConquering Skin CancerMegafauna: What Killed Australia's Giants?
Beau gesteFaraway DownsKoala Man
Sunday with Laura KuenssbergWelcome to WrexhamHuman ResourcesWho's Talking to Chris Wallace?The Son
Last MealsFree GuyReminiscence
Home Movie: The Princess BrideMarvel's Storyboards
Missing LinkBad EducationActivate: The Global Citizen MovementOn Broadway
Deadpool 2 · ThanksThe Front RunnerTourism Australia | Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home
LoganBig MouthThe Greatest ShowmanMaking 'Logan'Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
X-Men: ApocalypseEddie the EagleMolly: The Real Thing
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertHot OnesClose Up with The Hollywood ReporterChappiePan
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonLate Night with Seth MeyersVariety Studio: Actors on ActorsX-Men: Days of Future Past
Rick and MortyPrisonersHave You Been Paying Attention?Circus HalligalliMovie 43
Ink MasterRise of the GuardiansLes MisérablesFinal Cut: Ladies and GentlemenButter
Real SteelThe Jonathan Ross ShowDrive · ThanksWWE Survivor Series 2011Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
ConanSeeds of Hope
C à vousWeapon X Mutant FilesX-Men Origins: WolverineX-Men Origins: Wolverine · ProducerOh My God
ProjectorparishiltonAustraliaDeceptionDeception · ProducerAn Aussie Goes Calypso · Producer
The Graham Norton ShowViva LaughlinViva Laughlin · ProducerThe Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher NolanShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
The PrestigeFlushed AwayHappy FeetThe FountainScoop
The Reichen Show
Van HelsingStories of Lost SoulsStanding Room OnlyVan Helsing: The London AssignmentAFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Jimmy Kimmel Live!The Ellen DeGeneres ShowPunk'dX-Men: Premieres Around the World
Top GearAFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Good Day LiveSwordfishSomeone Like You...Kate & LeopoldOnce Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
X-Men: The Mutant WatchX-Men: The Mutant Watch · VocalsX-Men: The Mutant Watch · Vocal CoachX-Men
RoveThe Early ShowOklahoma!Erskineville KingsPaperback Hero
ParkinsonProfile of a Serial KillerHey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Full Filmography
189 titles- Bluey: The Movie (2027) as (voice)
- The Sheep Detectives (2026) as George Hardy
- The Death of Robin Hood (2026) as Robin Hood
- The Death of Robin Hood (2026) Producer
- Song Sung Blue (2025) as Mike Sardina
- Variety & CNN Actors on Actors (2025) as Self
- Journey Home, David Gulpilil (2025) as Narrator (voice)
- C.E.O (2025)
- The Great Entertainer (2025) as Self
- Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) as Logan / Wolverine
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) as Self - Logan / Wolverine
- Conquering Skin Cancer (2024) as Self
- Megafauna: What Killed Australia's Giants? (2024) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Beau geste (2023) as Self
- Faraway Downs (2023) as Drover
- Koala Man (2023) as Big Greg (voice)
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (2022)
- Welcome to Wrexham (2022) as Self
- Human Resources (2022) as Dante (voice)
- Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? (2022) as Self
- The Son (2022) as Peter
- The Son (2022) Executive Producer
- Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power (2022) as (archive footage)
- Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Last Meals (2021) as Self
- Free Guy (2021) as Masked Player in Alley (voice)
- Reminiscence (2021) as Nicolas 'Nick' Bannister
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020) as Prince Humperdinck
- Marvel's Storyboards (2020) as Self
- Missing Link (2019) as Sir Lionel Frost (voice)
- Bad Education (2019) as Frank Tassone
- Activate: The Global Citizen Movement (2019) as Self
- On Broadway (2019) as Self
- Deadpool 2 (2018) Thanks
- The Front Runner (2018) as Gary Hart
- Tourism Australia | Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home (2018) as The Prime Minister
- Logan (2017) as Logan / X-24
- Big Mouth (2017) as himself (voice)
- The Greatest Showman (2017) as P. T. Barnum
- Making 'Logan' (2017) as Self
- Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman (2017)
- X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) as Logan / Weapon X / Wolverine (uncredited)
- Eddie the Eagle (2016) as Bronson Peary
- Molly: The Real Thing (2016) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Chappie (2015) as Vincent Moore
- Pan (2015) as Blackbeard
- Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015) as Hugh Jackman (voice)
- Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015) Thanks
- Dukale's Dream (2015) as Self
- Star Wars: Greatest Moments (2015) as Self
- Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life (2015) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) as Logan / Wolverine
- Chicken Shop Date (2014) as Self - Guest
- Chicken Shop Date (2014) as Self - Guest (archive footage)
- Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) as Hugh Jackman (uncredited)
- Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey (2014) as Self
- That Sugar Film (2014) as Self
- Double Take: Xavier & Magneto (2014) as Self
- Rick and Morty (2013) as Hugh Jackman (voice)
- Prisoners (2013) as Keller Dover
- Have You Been Paying Attention? (2013) as Self - Video Quizmaster
- Circus Halligalli (2013)
- Movie 43 (2013) as Davis (segment "The Catch")
- The Wolverine (2013) as Logan / Wolverine
- The Wolverine (2013) Producer
- Six by Sondheim (2013) as Curly (archive footage)
- The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin (2013) as Self
- Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story (2013) as Self
- Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013) as Self
- Ink Master (2012) as Himself - Guest Judge
- Rise of the Guardians (2012) as Bunny (voice)
- Les Misérables (2012) as Jean Valjean
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) as (archive footage)
- Butter (2012) as Boyd Bolton
- Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (2012) as Self
- Show Me the Magic (2012) as Self
- Real Steel (2011) as Charlie Kenton
- The Jonathan Ross Show (2011) as Self
- Drive (2011) Thanks
- WWE Survivor Series 2011 (2011) as Hugh Jackman
- Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) as Self
- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011) as Arthur
- X-Men: First Class (2011) as Logan / Wolverine (uncredited)
- Conan (2010) as Self
- Seeds of Hope (2010) as Self
- C à vous (2009) as Self - Guest
- Weapon X Mutant Files (2009) as Self
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) as Logan / Wolverine
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) Producer
- Oh My God (2009) as Self
- Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins (2009) as Self
- Projectorparishilton (2008)
- Australia (2008) as The Drover
- Deception (2008) as Wyatt Bose
- Deception (2008) Producer
- An Aussie Goes Calypso (2008) Producer
- An Aussie Goes Bolly (2008)
- An Aussie Goes Bolly (2008) Producer
- The Burning Season (2008) as Narrator (voice)
- Uncle Jonny (2008) as Uncle Russell
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Viva Laughlin (2007) as Nicky Fontana
- Viva Laughlin (2007) Producer
- The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan (2007) as Self
- ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007) as Self
- Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth (2007) as Himself
- The Prestige (2006) as Robert Angier
- Flushed Away (2006) as Roddy (voice)
- Happy Feet (2006) as Memphis (voice)
- The Fountain (2006) as Tomás / Tom Creo / Tommy
- Scoop (2006) as Peter Lyman
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) as Logan / Wolverine
- Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World (2006) as Self
- An Aussie Goes Barmy (2006) Producer
- The Reichen Show (2005) as Self
- Van Helsing (2004) as Van Helsing
- Stories of Lost Souls (2004) as Roger
- Standing Room Only (2004) as Roger
- Van Helsing: The London Assignment (2004) as Gabriel Van Helsing (voice)
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest Host
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Punk'd (2003) as Self
- X-Men: Premieres Around the World (2003) as Self
- Evolution X - The Making of X-Men (2003)
- X2 Global Webcast Highlights (2003) as Self
- The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2 (2003) as Self
- X2 (2003) as Logan / Wolverine
- Top Gear (2002) as Self
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002) as Self
- Good Day Live (2001) as Self
- Swordfish (2001) as Stanley
- Someone Like You... (2001) as Eddie Alden
- Kate & Leopold (2001) as Leopold
- Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes (2001) as Wolverine (archive footage)
- HBO First Look: Swordfish (2001)
- X-Men: The Mutant Watch (2000) as Self - 'Logan / 'Wolverine'
- X-Men: The Mutant Watch (2000) Vocals
- X-Men: The Mutant Watch (2000) Vocal Coach
- X-Men (2000) as Logan / Wolverine
- Rove (1999) as Self
- The Early Show (1999) as Self
- Oklahoma! (1999) as Curly McLain
- Erskineville Kings (1999) as Wace
- Paperback Hero (1999) as Jack Willis
- Teen Choice Awards (1999) as Self
- The Making of 'Oklahoma!' (1999) as Self
- Parkinson (1998) as Self
- Profile of a Serial Killer (1998) as Eric Ringer
- Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (1998) as Curly McLain (Oklahoma)
- The View (1997) as Self
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- Sydney New Year's Eve (1996) as Co-Host
- Sunset Boulevard and the Palace of Dreams (1996) as Joe Gillis
- Correlli (1995) as Kevin Jones
- The Rat Tamer (1995) as Kevin Jones
- Halifax f.p. (1994) as Eric Ringer
- The Man from Snowy River (1994) as Duncan Jones
- Inside the Actors Studio (1994) as Self
- Raw (1993) as Himself
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Blue Heelers (1993) as Brady Jackson
- Morgenmagazin (1992) as Self
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- The Simpsons (1989) as Janitor (voice)
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self
- This Morning (1988) as Self
- Wetten, dass..? (1981) as Self
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- 60 Minutes (1968) as Self
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Host
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Performer
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Today (1952) as Self
- Bambi (1948) as Self
- Treasure Island as Long John Silver
- Boy Band
- Apostle Paul as Paul
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Hugh Jackman best known for?
Hugh Jackman is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Sheep Detectives (2026), The Death of Robin Hood (2026), The Death of Robin Hood (2026), Song Sung Blue (2025).
When and where was Hugh Jackman born?
Hugh Jackman was born on October 12, 1968 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
How many credits does Hugh Jackman have?
Hugh Jackman has accumulated over 189 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1948 to 2027.
What is Hugh Jackman's background in cinema and television?
Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor, singer, dancer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Born on October 12, 1968, in Sydney, New South Wales, he has established himself as a prominent performer across both screen and stage. Recognized as a triple threat for his abilities in acting, singing, and dancing, Jackm...