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Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman’s screen credits include Keller Dover in Prisoners, Robert Angier in The Prestige, and P. T. Barnum in The Greatest Showman.

Born October 12, 1968 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia14 movies on MoviHero

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Prisoners

2013 · 2h 33m · Crime · Drama

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The Prestige

2006 · 2h 10m · Drama · Mystery

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The Greatest Showman

2017 · 1h 45m · Drama

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About Hugh 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). …

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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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2027
Treasure Island
Long John SilverUpcoming
2026
THE SONGS OF JOHN FARNHAM: A LIVING LEGEND – THE CELEBRATION CONCERT
Self
2026
Mighty Mary
Producer · Narrator (voice)
2026
The Sheep Detectives
George Hardy
2025
Song Sung Blue
Mike Sardina
2025
C.E.O
Actor
2025
Journey Home, David Gulpilil
Narrator (voice)
2025
The Great Entertainer
Self
2025
The Adventures of Alexandra and Martin in Time
Uncle
2024
Conquering Skin Cancer
Self
2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
Self - Logan / Wolverine
2024
Deadpool & Wolverine
Logan / Wolverine
2022
The Son
Producer · Peter
2022
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
(archive footage)
2022
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
Self (archive footage)
2021
Reminiscence
Nicolas 'Nick' Bannister
2021
Free Guy
Masked Player in Alley (voice)
2019
On Broadway
Self
2019
Bad Education
Frank Tassone
2019
Missing Link
Sir Lionel Frost (voice)
2018
The Front Runner
Gary Hart
2018
Deadpool 2
Logan / Wolverine (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
Tourism Australia | Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home
The Prime Minister
2017
Movie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
Actor
2017
Making 'Logan'
Self
2016
X-Men: Apocalypse
Logan / Weapon X / Wolverine (uncredited)
2016
Eddie the Eagle
Bronson Peary
2016
Molly: The Real Thing
Self
2015
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Self
2015
Pan
Blackbeard
2015
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
Self
2015
Dukale's Dream
Self
2015
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Hugh Jackman (voice)
2014
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Hugh Jackman (uncredited)
2014
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Self
2014
Double Take: Xavier & Magneto
Self
2014
That Sugar Film
Self
2013
Six by Sondheim
Curly (archive footage)
2013
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
Self
2013
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
Self
2013
The Wolverine
Producer · Logan / Wolverine
2013
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
Self
2013
Movie 43
Davis (segment "The Catch")
2012
Show Me the Magic
Self
2012
Butter
Boyd Bolton
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
Self
2011
WWE Survivor Series 2011
Hugh Jackman
2011
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Self
2011
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Arthur
2011
X-Men: First Class
Logan / Wolverine (uncredited)
2010
Seeds of Hope
Self
2009
Oh My God
Self
2009
The Thrill of the Chase: The Helicopter Sequence
Self
2009
Weapon X Mutant Files
Self
2009
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins
Self
2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Producer · Logan / Wolverine
2008
Australia
The Drover
2008
The Burning Season
Narrator (voice)
2008
Deception
Producer · Wyatt Bose
2008
Uncle Jonny
Uncle Russell
2007
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
Himself
2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Self
2007
The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan
Self
2006
The Fountain
Tomás / Tom Creo / Tommy
2006
Happy Feet
Memphis (voice)
2006
X3: The Excitement Continues
Self
2006
Brett Ratner's X-Diaries
Self
2006
Scoop
Peter Lyman
2006
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World
Self
2004
Stories of Lost Souls
Roger
2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
2004
Van Helsing: The London Assignment
Gabriel Van Helsing (voice)
2004
Standing Room Only
Roger
2003
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
Self
2003
X2 Global Webcast Highlights
Self
2003
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
Actor
2003
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
Self
2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
2001
Kate & Leopold
Leopold
2001
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Wolverine (archive footage)
2001
HBO First Look: Swordfish
Actor
2001
Swordfish
Stanley
2001
Someone Like You...
Eddie Alden
2000
X-Men
Logan / Wolverine
2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
Self - 'Logan / 'Wolverine'

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