Hugh Jackman: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Hugh Michael Jackman
Born	October 12, 1968 (age 58) • Sydney • Australia
Awards And Honors	Golden Globe Award (2012) • Tony Awards (2004) • Emmy Award (2005): Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program • Golden Globe Award (2013): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy • Grammy Award (2019): Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media • Tony Award (2004): Best Actor in a Musical
Notable Works	“Kate & Leopold” • “Real Steel” • “Someone like You” • “The Boy from Oz” • “The Music Man” • “X2”
Married To	Deborra-Lee Furness (1996–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Rise of the Guardians" (2012) • "Real Steel" (2011) • "The Fountain" (2006) • "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga" (1996) • "X2" (2003) • "Kate & Leopold" (2001) • "Scoop" (2006) • "Swordfish" (2001) • "Logan" (2017) • "Les Misérables" (2012) • "Australia" (2008) • "Movie 43" (2013) • "Blue Heelers" (1995) • "Deception" (2008) • "The Greatest Showman" (2017) • "Flushed Away" (2006) • "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" (2015) • "Erskineville Kings" (1999) • "Bad Education" (2019) • "Prisoners" (2013) • "Pan" (2015) • "Home Movie: The Princess Bride" (2020) • "The Wolverine" (2013) • "Butter" (2011) • "X-Men: The Last Stand" (2006) • "Halifax f.p." (1998) • "Viva Laughlin" (2007) • "Missing Link" (2019) • "Someone Like You..." (2001) • "X-Men" (2000) • "Law of the Land" (1994) • "Paperback Hero" (1999) • "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" (2009) • "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014) • "Van Helsing" (2004) • "Eddie the Eagle" (2015) • "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" (2011) • "The Prestige" (2006) • "The Front Runner" (2018) • "Chappie" (2015) • "Correlli" (1995) • "Happy Feet" (2006)

Top Questions

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Hugh Jackman was born on October 12, 1968.

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Hugh Jackman was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Deborra-Lee Furness (1996–present)

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Hugh Jackman wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and silver tie, smiling at an event in 2013.

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine stands shirtless with metal claws extended from his fists in a room with Japanese decor in The Wolverine, directed by James Mangold.

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Main characters from X-Men: Days of Future Past, including Wolverine, Mystique, Beast, Magneto, Charles Xavier, and others, stand in dramatic poses with a split blue and orange background.

Hugh Jackman, wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, smiles while holding a Tony Award trophy in front of a backdrop with Tony Awards logos.

Hugh Jackman aims an arrow as Robin Hood in a scene from the 2026 film The Death of Robin Hood.

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