Hugh Jackman: News

Born on October 12, 1968, Australian actor Hugh Jackman is best-known for his appearance in ‘X-Men’ (2000-2017) film series as ‘Wolverine.’ He has earned a Guinness World Record for ‘longest career as a live-action Marvel Superhero’ for the role. Jackman made his acting debut with the television show ‘Law of the Land’ in 1994 in a cameo. His first major acting role was in 1995 television drama ‘Correlli.’ As of 2021, Jackman has appeared in over 15 Television shows. He made his film debut in 1999 with the movie ‘Erskineville Kings.’ As of 2021, he has appeared in over 20 movies. Some of his critically lauded and commercially successful movies include ‘Someone Like You’ (2001), ‘Kate & Leopold’ (2001), ‘Van Helsing’ (2004), ‘Van Helsing: The London Assignment’ (2004), ‘Fantastic Four’ (2005), ‘Happy Feet’ (2006), ‘Deception’ (2008), ‘Real Steel’ (2011), ‘Rise of the Guardians’ (2012), ‘Les Miserables’ (2012), ‘Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb’ (2014), ‘The Greatest Showman’ (2017) and ‘Dead Pool 2’ (2018). He is the recipient of one Golden Globe Award, one Grammy Award, one Primetime Emmy Award and one Tony Award. He married American actress and producer Deborra-Lee Furness in 1996 and the couple has two children. As a philanthropist, Jackman is actively involved in encouraging microcredit. He is also a global advisor of the Global Poverty Project, as of 2021.