Hugh Jackman

Hugh Michael Jackman, AC, is an Australian actor, producer, and singer, who is best known for his many roles in film, theatre, and television, notably as superhero, period, and romance characters. His breakthrough in the mainstream came when he was cast as Wolverine in the X-Men film series, and had lead roles in the films Kate & Leopold, Van Helsing, Australia, and Les Misérables. His role in Les Misérables earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy in 2013. He also voiced Roddy St. James in the 2006 DreamWorks/Aardman animated film Flushed Away and E. Aster Bunnymund in the 2012 DreamWorks film Rise of the Guardians.

For Disney, he portrayed Gaston in the Australian musical production of Beauty and the Beast. He also played Robert Angier in The Prestige, Charles "Charlie" Kenton in Real Steel, and Leopold in the 2001 Miramax film Kate & Leopold. Additionally, he performed "The Magic of Christmas" in the 1998 rendition of Carols in the Domain with Mickey Mouse and fellow Disney characters, as well as made a cameo as a masked avatar in the 2021 Fox film Free Guy. He was also mentioned in the Liv and Maddie episode "Sing it Live!!!-a-Rooney", and voiced Big Greg in the Hulu adult animated series Koala Man. He reprised his role as Wolverine in the 2024 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Deadpool & Wolverine.

Roles[]

Jackman was originally offered the role of Tony Stark/Iron Man in Iron Man, but Robert Downey Jr. was cast instead.^[1]
He was also considered for the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. However, Ewan McGregor was cast in the end.^{[citation needed]}
Jackman, at 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in), stands 30 cm taller than Wolverine, who is said in the original comic book to be only 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in). Hence, the filmmakers were frequently forced to shoot Jackman at unusual angles or only from the waist up to make him appear shorter than he actually is, and his co-stars wore platform shoes.
He was rumored to play Scar in the 2019 CGI remake of The Lion King, but said rumors were proven false.
In 2017, Jackman appeared in the non-Disney musical film The Greatest Showman with actors Zac Efron and Zendaya, who both left the Disney Channel in 2009 and 2015 (respectively).