Hugh Jackman
Biography
Hugh Jackman is an Australian actor, singer, and producer who was born in Sydney and graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 1994. Early in his career he played Gaston in Beauty and the Beast and Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard in Australia, then earned an Olivier Award nomination as Curly in a London revival of Oklahoma!. Wolverine in X-Men (2000) was his breakthrough, and he played the character across the franchise through Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). His films include Kate & Leopold (2001), Van Helsing (2004), The Prestige (2006), Les Misérables (2012), Prisoners (2013), Logan (2017), The Greatest Showman (2017), and Bad Education (2019), and he voiced parts in Happy Feet and Flushed Away. The Les Misérables part won him a Golden Globe and a first Academy Award nomination. He also won a Tony for The Boy from Oz and an Emmy for hosting the Tony Awards.
57years old
Turns 58 on October 12in 11 days
- Born Sydney
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Hugh Michael Jackman (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 51
- Career span
- 28 years1998 to 2026
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A role that slipped away
Jackman turned down the chance to play James Bond before Daniel Craig was cast, citing other commitments. In 2011 he explained that he was about to film X-Men 2 and did not want two iconic characters at once.
A role that slipped away
After finishing "The Journey", Jackman declined a part on the soap opera Neighbours so he could study at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts of Edith Cowan University in Perth, where he graduated in 1994 at 26.
Big break
Jackman's breakthrough came when he was cast as Wolverine in the 2000 superhero film X-Men, directed by Bryan Singer and based on the Marvel Comics team. Russell Crowe had originally been considered for the part but recommended Jackman instead.
Behind the camera
Jackman and John Palermo formed the production company Seed Productions in 2005, whose first project was the television series Viva Laughlin in 2007.
Hugh Jackman movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- X-Men: Days of Future Past2014 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Logan / Wolverine
IMDb rating 7.9798K votes
Most often with
Bryan Singer directed three of these films, James Mangold three and Shawn Levy two. Patrick Stewart appears in seven of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Patrick Stewart's page
Ian McKellen's page
Halle Berry's page
Famke Janssen's page
Anna Paquin's page
Liev Schreiber's page
All films by Bryan Singer
All films by James Mangold
All films by Shawn Levy
Also three films together7 more actors
- James MarsdenX-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men 2 (2003) and X-Men (2000)
- Andy SerkisFlushed Away (2006), The Prestige (2006) and Stories of Lost Souls (2005)
- David WenhamAustralia (2008), Van Helsing (2004) and Van Helsing: The London Assignment (2004)
- Shawn AshmoreX-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and X-Men 2 (2003)
- Rebecca RomijnX-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men 2 (2003) and X-Men (2000)
- Daniel CudmoreX-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and X-Men 2 (2003)
- Dafne KeenDeadpool & Wolverine (2024), Logan (2017) and Making Logan (2017)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Hugh Jackman's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$8.4 billion
39 of the 51 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 51 films: 39 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 39Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 58% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.3B16.0% of the total
- 2$748M8.9% of the total
- 3$619M7.4% of the total
- 4$459M5.5% of the total
- 5$459M5.5% of the total
- 6$443M5.3% of the total
- 7$415M5.0% of the total
- 8$408M4.9% of the total
$3.5 billionfrom the other 31 films with a worldwide figure, 42% of the total
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 2004 to 2022, four of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2012 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Les Misérables | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Primetime Emmy Award | Won | ||
| Tony Awards | |||
| 2004 | Best Actor in a Musical | Won | |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2019 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2022 | Drama League Award | Won | |
| 2019 | Companion of the Order of Australia | Won | |
| 2018 | Time 100 | Honored | |
| 2013 | Donostia Award | Won | |
| 2004 | Drama League Award | Won | |
| 2004 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
| Australian Dance Awards | Won | ||
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.