Hugh Michael Jackman AC is an Australian actor.
Beginning in theatre and television, he landed his breakthrough role as James “Logan” Howlett / Wolverine in the 20th Century Fox X-Men film series (2000–2017) and the upcoming Deadpool 3 (2024), a role that earned him the Guinness World Record for “longest career as a live-action Marvel character”, until his record was surpassed in 2021.
He was born on October 12, 1968, in Sydney, Australia.
Jackman was born in Sydney, New South Wales, to Grace McNeil and Christopher John Jackman, a Cambridge-educated accountant.
His parents were English and had come to Australia in 1967 as part of the “Ten Pound Poms” immigration scheme.
Jackman became known outside Australia in 1998, when he played the leading role of Curly in the Royal National Theatre’s acclaimed stage production of Oklahoma!, in London’s West End.
He starred in the comedy-drama Bad Education (2019), opposite Allison Janney.
In April 2021, it was announced that Jackman and Laura Dern star together in Florian Zeller’s film The Son, adapting his stage play of the same name.
Hugh Jackman Net Worth
Hugh Jackman has an estimated net worth of $180 million. He accrued this wealth through his profession.