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."
AddThe 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
AddDeceptionUnassuming 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
AddX-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
AddVan HelsingIn a plot inspired by the writings of Bram Stoker, vampire hunter extraordinaire Dr. Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) travels to a mysterious region of Eastern Europe on a quest to vanquish the big three -- Count Dracula (Richard Roxburgh), the Wolf Man (Will Kemp) and Frankenstein's Monster (Shuler... Read More
AddVan Helsing: The London AssignmentThis animated short -- a prequel to the feature film Van Helsing, starring Hugh Jackman -- is helmed by Stephen Sommers, who directed the live-action feature film. The Knights of the Holy Order send the intrepid monster hunter, Van Helsing, into the bowels of London to search for the demonic Mr.... Read More
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