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Actor
Hugh Jackman
Famoose for
Playing Wolverine while sustaining a major musical-theatre career.
The Boy from Oz · Les Misérables
- Born
- 12 October 1968
- Birthplace
- Sydney, Australia
More people
Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman is an Australian actor whose work moves between action films, drama and stage musicals.
Early life
Sydney
Grew up in Australia.
Training
Studied acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
Career
- 1990s
Stage and television
Developed in Australian performance and musical theatre.
- 2000
Wolverine
Made his breakthrough in X-Men.
- Later career
Film and Broadway
Combined franchise work with singing and stage roles.
Selected work
The Boy from Oz
Won a Tony for the Broadway musical.
Les Misérables
Played Jean Valjean.
Logan
Returned to Wolverine in a darker character drama.
Beyond work
Giving
Supported charitable work through projects including Laughing Man.
Live performance
Has toured with music and stories from his career.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Bryan Berlin. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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