Hugh Michael Jackman was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on October 12, 1968, is an Australian actor. Young Hugh Jackman first started acting in school production of "My Fair Lady" in 1985. He got his television debut in Australian drama series Law of the Land (1994) in episode "Win, Lose and Draw", in role as Charles "Chicka" McCray. He made his big screen debut in Australian drama movie Erskineville Kings (1999) in role as Wace. Hugh's breakthrough performance came as Logan / Wolverine in superhero movie X-Men (2000). He landed his Broadway debut in a musical "The Boy from Oz" (2003) in role as Peter Allen, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
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Hugh Jackman
October 12, 1968
56 years old
Australia - U.K.
Libra
Dark Brown
Hazel
6 ft 2 in | 188 cm
$180 Million
85 kg | 187 lbs
46 in | 116 cm
11 US | 44 EU
34 in | 86 cm
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Jean Valjean in epic period musical film Les Misérables (2012).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role as Leopold Alexis Elijah Walker Thomas Gareth Mountbatten in romantic comedy fantasy film Kate & Leopold (2001).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Drama for his role as P. T. Barnum in musical drama romance movie The Greatest Showman (2017).
He portrayed Logan / Wolverine in superhero films:
X-Men (2000), for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Male - Newcomer
X2 (2003), for which he was nominated for the Empire Award for Best Actor
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
The Wolverine (2013)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), for which he was nominated for the Kids' Choice Blimp Award for Favorite Movie Actor
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Logan (2017), for which he won the Empire Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actor
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
He won People's Choice Award for Favorite Action Movie Actor for his role as Charlie Kenton in science fiction sports movie Real Steel (2011).
He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actor for his role as Tomás, Tommy and Tom Creo in drama science fiction movie The Fountain (2006).
He won the Hollywood Film Award for Actor of the Year for his role as Gary Hart in biographical drama film The Front Runner (2018).
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role as Frank Tassone in comedy drama film Bad Education (2019).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his role as Peter Miller in drama movie The Son (2022).
He was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Hero for his role as Gabriel Van Helsing in horror drama movie Van Helsing (2004).
He was nominated for the AFI International Award for Best Actor for his role as Robert Angier and Gerald Root in psychological thriller movie The Prestige (2006).
Swordfish (2001) action crime as Stanley Jobson
Deception (2008) crime thriller as Wyatt Bose
Australia (2008) romantic historical drama as The Drover
Prisoners (2013) thriller crime as Keller Dover
Pan (2015) fantasy adventure as Blackbeard
He voiced E.Aster Bunnymund in animated film Rise of the Guardians (2012).
Scoop (2006) romantic crime comedy as Peter Lyman
Chappie (2015) science fiction action crime as Vincent Moore
Eddie the Eagle (2015) biographical sports comedy drama as Bronson Peary
He voiced Sir Lionel Frost in stop-motion animated adventure film Missing Link (2019).
Reminiscence (2021) science fiction action as Nick Bannister
He hosted Saturday Night Live (2001), in episode "Hugh Jackman/Mick Jagger".
He hosted 81st Academy Awards (2009), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live).
He hosted 58th Tony Awards (2004), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, also he hosted 59th Tony Awards (2005) and 68th Tony Awards (2014).
He played Kevin Jones in Australian television series Correlli (1995).
He portrayed Duncan Jones in Australian adventure drama television series The Man from Snowy River (1996).
He voiced Dante the Addiction Angel in Netflix animated sitcom Human Resources (2022).
Attended Pymble Public School and Knox Grammar School in Sydney.
Graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney (1991), with a BA in Communications.
Attended one-year course "The Journey" at the Actors' Centre in Sydney.
Graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts of Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia (1994).
Has two brothers: Ian, Ralph and two sisters: Sonya, Zoe.
Has English, Scottish and Greek ancestry.
He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as Harold Hill in a musical "The Music Man" (2021-2023).
He received Special Tony Award in 2012.
He was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musica for his role as Curly McLain in a musical "Oklahoma!" (1998).
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on 6931 Hollywood Boulevard in 2012.
Good friends with Liev Schreiber, Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman and Rupert Murdoch.
He plays the guitar, piano and violin.
Founded production company, Seed Productions in 2005.
He performed hit songs from The Greatest Showman and Les Misérables on his first world tour "The Man. The Music. The Show" (2019).
He won the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for The Greatest Showman in 2019.
Practices Transcendental Meditation.
Big fan of professional wrestling.
He won the Spike Video Game Award for Best Performance By A Human Male for his voce role as Logan / Wolverine in video game X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009).
He was nominated for the Spike Video Game Award for Best Performance By A Human Male for his voce role as Gabriel Van Helsing in video game Van Helsing (2004).
Support Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.
He is left handed.
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours.
Lives in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
He was married to Australian actress Deborra-Lee Furness (1996-2023), they have two adopted children: a son, Oscar and a daughter, Ava Eliot.