Hugh Jackman is an Australian film and stage actor, most famous for playing Wolverine in X-Men. His other works within the United States include Swordfish, Van Helsing and Kate & Leopold (for which Hugh Jackman was nominated in 2001 for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy). In 2005 he won an Emmy for hosting the Tony awards.
His film work includes Erskineville Kings and Paperback Hero (1999), while his television work includes Law of the Land, Halifax f.p., Blue Heelers, and Snowy River: The McGregor Saga.

On stage, Jackman played Gaston in the Melbourne production of Beauty and the Beast, and Joe Gillis in the same city's production of Sunset Boulevard. During his stage musical career in Melbourne, he also hosted both Melbourne's Carols by Candlelight and Sydney's Carols in the Domain.

He first became known outside of Australia when he played the leading role of Curly in the Royal National Theatre's acclaimed stage production of Oklahoma! in the West End of London in England.

In 2006 he was cast to replace Russell Crowe in Baz Luhrmann's untitled Australian epic, starring opposite Nicole Kidman.

Public Name: Hugh Jackman
Birth Name: Hugh Michael Jackman
Date of Birth: 12 October 1968
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales

Filmography

• If You Could See Me Now, 2007 
• Rebound Guy, 2007 
• Untitled Baz Luhrmann Project, 2008 
• Wolverine, 2008 
• The Tourist, 2007 
• A Plumm Summer, 2006 
• Happy Feet, 2006 (voice)
• Flushed Away, 2006 (voice)
• The Prestige, 2006
• The Fountain, 2006
• Scoop, 2006
• X-Men: The Last Stand, 2006
• X-Men: The Official Game, 2006 (voice)
• Stories of Lost Souls, 2005
• Van Helsing, 2004
• Van Helsing: The London Assignment, 2004 (V) 
• Making the Grade, 2004 (TV)
• Standing Room Only, 2004
• X2, 2003
• Kate & Leopold, 2001
• "Saturday Night Live", 2001 TV Episode
• Swordfish, 2001
• Someone Like You..., 2001
• X-Men, 2000
• Oklahoma!, 1999 (TV)
• Erskineville Kings, 1999
• Paperback Hero, 1999
• Halifax f.p: Afraid of the Dark, 1998 (TV)
• "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga", 1996 TV Episodes
• "Blue Heelers", 1995 TV Episode
• "Correlli", 1995 TV Episodes
• "Law of the Land", 1994 TV Episode

Awards

• Emmy Outstanding Individual Performance in a Musical or Variety Series "Tony Awards" 2005
• Outer Critics Circle Award Best Actor "The Boy From Oz" 2004
• Tony Award Best Leading Actor in a Musical "The Boy From Oz" 2004
• Saturn Award Best Actor "X-Men" 2001
• Mo Award Musical Theatre Performer of the Year "Sunset Boulevard" 1997
• Variety Club Hearts Musical Theatre Performer of the Year Award "Sunset Boulevard" 1997