Hugh Jackman

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 superhero". 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.

CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Hugh Jackman

Time’s Tapestry: Unraveling the Cosmic Grief of The Fountain

on The Fountain | Jul 17, 2025

Darren Aronofsky’s The Fountain (2006) is a cinematic mosaic that dares to weave love, death, and eternity into a singular, if occasionally unwieldy, vision. The film’s ambition lies in its triptych n... Read more

"Are you watching closely?" This enigmatic question, posed at the beginning, perfectly sets the stage for the intricate illusions and dark secrets of "The Prestige."

on The Prestige | May 31, 2025

Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige isn’t merely a film about magicians; it’s a complex and intellectually stimulating exploration of obsession, rivalry, sacrifice, and the deceptive nature of appearance... Read more