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Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 12, 1968 (56)
Birthplace Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 17, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Hugh Michael Jackman (born October 12, 1968) is an Australian actor. Beginning in theatre and television, he landed his breakthrough role as Wolverine / Logan in the X-Men film series (2000–2017), a tenure that earned him the Guinness World Record for "longest career as a live-action Marvel superher ... o". Jackman has received a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards. During his career, 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 epic musical Les Misérables (2012), the thriller Prisoners (2013), the musical The Greatest Showman (2017), the political drama The Front Runner (2018), and the crime thriller Bad Education (2019). For his role as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, Jackman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and for The Greatest Showman, he received a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album. He also provided voice roles in the animated films Flushed Away (2006), Rise of the Guardians (2012), and Missing Link (2019). Jackman is also known for his early theatre roles in Oklahoma! in 1998 and Carousel in 2002. On Broadway, Jackman won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role in The Boy from Oz. In 2021 he returned to the theatre as Harold Hill in the Broadway revival of The Music Man. 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. Jackman was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to performing arts and to the global community.

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Filmography

Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024

as Logan / Wolverine

The Son

The Son

2022

as Peter

Reminiscence

Reminiscence

2021

as Nicolas 'Nick' Bannister

Free Guy

Free Guy

2021

as Masked Player in Alley (voice)

Bad Education

Bad Education

2019

as Frank Tassone

Missing Link

Missing Link

2019

as Sir Lionel Frost (voice)

The Front Runner

The Front Runner

2018

as Gary Hart

Logan

Logan

2017

as Logan / X-24

The Greatest Showman

The Greatest Showman

2017

as P. T. Barnum

Eddie the Eagle

Eddie the Eagle

2016

as Bronson Peary

X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse

2016

as Logan / Weapon X / Wolverine (uncredited)

Pan

Pan

2015

as Blackbeard

Chappie

Chappie

2015

as Vincent Moore

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

2015

as Hugh Jackman (voice)

X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014

as Logan / Wolverine

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

2014

as Hugh Jackman (uncredited)

Movie 43

Movie 43

2013

as Davis (segment "The Catch")

The Wolverine

The Wolverine

2013

as Logan / Wolverine

Prisoners

Prisoners

2013

as Keller Dover

Six by Sondheim

Six by Sondheim

2013

as Curly (archive footage)

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

2012

as Jean Valjean

Butter

Butter

2012

as Boyd Bolton

Rise of the Guardians

Rise of the Guardians

2012

as Bunny (voice)

Real Steel

Real Steel

2011

as Charlie Kenton

WWE Survivor Series 2011

WWE Survivor Series 2011

2011

as Hugh Jackman

X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

2011

as Logan / Wolverine (uncredited)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2009

as Logan / Wolverine

Deception

Deception

2008

as Wyatt Bose

Australia

Australia

2008

as The Drover

The Burning Season

The Burning Season

2008

as Narrator (voice)

Uncle Jonny

Uncle Jonny

2008

as Uncle Russell

The Fountain

The Fountain

2006

as Tomás / Tom Creo / Tommy

X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006

as Logan / Wolverine

Flushed Away

Flushed Away

2006

as Roddy (voice)

The Prestige

The Prestige

2006

as Robert Angier

Scoop

Scoop

2006

as Peter Lyman

Happy Feet

Happy Feet

2006

as Memphis (voice)

Van Helsing

Van Helsing

2004

as Van Helsing

Profile of a Serial Killer

Profile of a Serial Killer

2004

as Eric Ringer

Van Helsing: The London Assignment

Van Helsing: The London Assignment

2004

as Gabriel Van Helsing (voice)

Stories of Lost Souls

Stories of Lost Souls

2004

as Roger

X2

X2

2003

as Logan / Wolverine

Kate & Leopold

Kate & Leopold

2001

as Leopold

Swordfish

Swordfish

2001

as Stanley

Someone Like You...

Someone Like You...

2001

as Eddie Alden

X-Men

X-Men

2000

as Logan / Wolverine

Oklahoma!

Oklahoma!

1999

as Curly McLain

Erskineville Kings

Erskineville Kings

1999

as Wace

Paperback Hero

Paperback Hero

1999

as Jack Willis

The Rat Tamer

The Rat Tamer

1995

as Kevin Jones

Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2

2018

Thanks

Drive

Drive

2011

Thanks

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

2000

Vocals, Vocal Coach

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The Son

The Son

2022

Executive Producer

The Wolverine

The Wolverine

2013

Producer

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2009

Producer

Deception

Deception

2008

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Actor Les Misérables Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Actor Les Misérables Won
SAG Awards Best Actor Les Misérables Nominated
Television Credits

Correlli

as Kevin Jones

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jul 26, 1995

Human Resources

as Dante (voice)

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 18, 2022

Koala Man

as Big Greg (voice)

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jan 09, 2023

Faraway Downs

as Drover

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 26, 2023

The Man from Snowy River

as Duncan Jones

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 23, 1994

Viva Laughlin

as Nicky Fontana

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 18, 2007

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as Prince Humperdinck

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 29, 2020

Rick and Morty

as Hugh Jackman (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 02, 2013

The Simpsons

as Janitor (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Honest Trailers

as Logan / Wolverine (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 13, 2012

Blue Heelers

as Brady Jackson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1993

Halifax f.p.

as Eric Ringer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 1994

An Aussie Goes Bolly

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 06, 2008

The View

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 25, 1992

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

The Daily Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Raw

as Himself

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 11, 1993

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Megafauna: What Killed Australia's Giants?

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 25, 2024

Circus Halligalli

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2013

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 14, 1981

Big Mouth

as himself (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 2017

Rove

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1999

Projectorparishilton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 17, 2008

Ink Master

as Himself - Guest Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 17, 2012

The Reichen Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 11, 2005

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Bambi Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1948

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

Today

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1952

Punk'd

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 17, 2003

The Early Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 1999

60 Minutes

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

The Jonathan Ross Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 2011

Good Day Live

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2001

Teen Choice Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 01, 1999

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1981

Activate: The Global Citizen Movement

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 2019

Welcome to Wrexham

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 24, 2022

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2022

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 2022

Hot Ones

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 2015

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

Marvel's Storyboards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 2020

Conan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 2010

Top Gear

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 20, 2002

Parkinson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1998

Lie Detector

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 01, 2018

This Morning

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1988

Chicken Shop Date

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 03, 2014

Morgenmagazin

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 19, 1992

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1973

Chicken Shop Date

as Self - Guest (Archive Footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 03, 2014

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 46 62 31
2024 6 49 69 36
2024 7 91 172 35
2024 8 100 147 75
2024 9 72 97 51
2024 10 59 85 43
2024 11 56 89 41
2024 12 47 74 33
2025 1 51 78 37
2025 2 38 55 5
2025 3 15 53 0
2025 4 5 6 4
2025 5 8 12 5
2025 6 6 8 4
2025 7 4 5 2
2025 8 5 8 2

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 464 79
2024 6 115 9
2024 7 463 436
2024 12 838 672
2025 1 522 137
2025 2 430 58
2025 3 332 58
2025 4 351 34
2025 5 310 4
2025 6 262 1
2025 7 426 39
2025 8 364 21

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