Born Oct. 12, 1968, in Sydney, Australia, Hugh Jackman is the youngest among five children. He attended the University of Technology in Sydney, graduating with a communications degree and then studying drama at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts.Jackman got his first acting break when he landed the lead in the Aussie TV series "Corelli." More television roles followed, along with stage work in "Sunset Boulevard" and "Beauty and the Beast." Jackman became an overnight star after joining the cast of X-Men (2000), portraying superhero Wolverine opposite Patrick Stewart. Jackman reprised the role in two successful sequels, X2: X-Men United (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).
For his performance in 2001's Kate & Leopold, Jackman earned a Golden Globe nod, and he won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical playing entertainer Peter Allen in "The Boy from Oz."
X-Men Origins: WolverineThis action-packed prequel to the popular X-Men films explores Marvel Comics character Wolverine's (Hugh Jackman) past and the events that influenced the mutant before the Weapon X program bonded his skeleton with the powerfully strong metal alloy adamantium. After the death of his girlfriend,... Read More
X-MenAmid increasing fear and bigotry, Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) provides a safe haven for powerful outcasts like Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), Rogue (Anna Paquin) and Storm (Halle Berry), who are genetically gifted mutants -- and the world's newest, most persecuted minority group. In an... Read More
AustraliaIn the days leading up to World War II, Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) inherits a sprawling cattle ranch in northern Australia and reluctantly joins her rough-riding farmhand (Hugh Jackman) as he drives a herd of cattle across the outback. After an epic journey, they witness the Japanese bombing... Read More
The FountainIn this sci-fi drama that spans a millennium, a man (Hugh Jackman) searches for a tree believed to grant eternal life in 16th-century Spain; seeks a cure for his wife's (Rachel Weisz) cancer as a present-day scientist; and traverses the universe as a 26th-century astronaut. As he travels through... Read More
DeceptionUnassuming accountant Jonathan McQuarry (Ewan McGregor) thinks he's hit the big time when a lawyer friend (Hugh Jackman) introduces him to an exclusive sex club. But McQuarry's life begins to unravel when he falls for a woman at the club and is later linked to her disappearance. Michelle Williams,... Read More
Real Steel (2011) | PG-13 | |
PG-13 | ||
Butter (2011) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
Oh My God (2009) | NR | |
Australia (2008) | PG-13 | |
R | ||
Viva Laughlin: Season 1 (2007) | NR | |
PG-13 | ||
X-Men 3: The Last Stand (2006) | PG-13 | |
Happy Feet (2006) | PG | |
The Fountain (2006) | PG-13 | |
Scoop (2006) | PG-13 | |
Flushed Away (2006) | PG | |
Steve Irwin Memorial Tribute (2006) | NR | |
Van Helsing (2004) | PG-13 | |
NR | ||
NR | ||
NR | ||
PG-13 | ||
PG-13 | ||
Kate & Leopold (2001) | PG-13 | |
Swordfish (2001) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
NR | ||
The Rat Tamer (1995) | NR | |
NR | ||
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