Mini Biography
Born in Sydney of English parentage, and the youngest of five children, Jackman has a communications degree with a journalism major from the University of Technology Sydney. After graduating, he pursued drama at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, immediately after which he was offered a starring role in the ABC-TV prison drama "Correlli" (1995), opposite his future wife Deborra-Lee Furness. Several TV guest roles followed, as an actor and variety compere. An accomplished singer, Jackman has starred as Gaston in the Australian production of "Beauty and the Beast." He appeared as Joe Gillis in the Australian production of "Sunset Boulevard." In 1998, he was cast as Curly in the Royal National Theatre's production of Trevor Nunn's Oklahoma. Jackman has made two feature films, the second of which, Erskineville Kings (1999), garnered him an Australian Film Institute nomination for Best Actor in 1999. Recently, he won the part of Logan/Wolverine in the Bryan Singer- directed comic-book movie X-Men (2000). In his spare time, Jackman plays piano, golf, and guitar, and likes to windsurf.
Filmography
The Greatest Showman on Earth (announced)
P.T. Barnum
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past (pre-production)
Logan / Wolverine
2013 Prisoners (filming)
Keller Dover
2013 The Wolverine (post-production)
Logan / Wolverine
2013 Movie 43
Davis (segment "The Catch")
2012 Les Misérables
Jean Valjean
2012 Rise of the Guardians
Bunny (voice)
2011 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Daniel Radcliffe
2011 Real Steel
Charlie Kenton
2011 Butter
Boyd Bolton
2011 Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Arthur
2011 X-Men: First Class
Logan (uncredited) / Wolverine (uncredited)
2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Video Game)
Logan (voice) / Wolverine (voice)
2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Logan / Wolverine
2008 Australia
Drover
2008/I Deception
Wyatt Bose
2008 Uncle Jonny (short)
Uncle Russell
2007 Viva Laughlin (TV series)
Nicky Fontana
2006 Happy Feet
Memphis (voice)
2006 Happy Feet (Video Game)
Memphis (voice)
2006 Flushed Away
Roddy (voice)
2006 The Prestige
Robert Angier
2006 The Fountain
Tomas / Tommy / Tom Creo
2006 Scoop
Peter Lyman
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand
Logan / Wolverine
2006 X-Men: The Official Game (Video Game)
Wolverine (voice)
2004 Van Helsing
Van Helsing
2004 Van Helsing: The London Assignment (video short)
Gabriel Van Helsing (voice)
2004 Making the Grade (TV short)
Mr. Slattery
2003 Standing Room Only (short)
Roger
2003 X2
Logan / Wolverine
2001 Kate & Leopold
Leopold
2001 Swordfish
Stanley Jobson
2001 Someone Like You...
Eddie Alden
2000 X-Men
Logan / Wolverine
1999 Oklahoma! (TV movie)
Curly
1999 Erskineville Kings
Wace
1999 Paperback Hero
Jack Willis
1998 Halifax f.p. (TV series)
Eric Ringer
1996 Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (TV series)
Duncan Jones
1995 Blue Heelers (TV series)
Brady Jackson
1995 Correlli (TV series)
Kevin Jones
1994 Law of the Land (TV series)
Charles 'Chicka' McCray
