In 1995, Jackman was offered a role on the Australian series “Correlli”. He then moved on to stage musicals in 1996, acting in productions of “Beauty and the Beast” and “Sunset Boulevard”. His early film projects include “Erskineville Kings” (1999) and “Paperback Hero” (1999), and television appearances on shows like “Law of the Land” and “Blue Heelers”.
Jackman first became known outside of Australia when he starred in the Royal National Theatre’s 1998 production of “Oklahoma!” in London’s West End. His performance earned him an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical, and in 1999 he starred in a film version of the stage musical.
His true international breakthrough came in 2000 when he starred as Wolverine in the Marvel superhero film “X-Men” alongside Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, and James Marsden. “X-Men” was a box-office success, earning $296 million USD, and for his performance, Jackman earned a Saturn Award for Best Actor.
Some of his famous roles in movies are:
- 2002- Reprised the role of Wolverine in the sequel films “X2”
- 2006- “X-Men: The Last Stand”
- 2009- The prequel “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”
- 2013- “The Wolverine”
- 2014- “X-Men: Days of Future Past”
- 2017- “Logan”
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Jackman earned a Guinness World Record for “Longest Career as a live-action Marvel superhero”.
- 2001:”Kate and Leopold”, received a Best Actor Golden Globe Nomination;”Swordfish”
- 2003-2004:”The Boy from Oz”,he won the Tony Award for Outstanding Actor
- 2006:”The Prestige”
- 2008:”Australia”,film adaption of the musical “Les Misandeacute;rables”
- 2017:”The Greatest Showman”,he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor andndash; Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and also won a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album.
Highlights of his career:
- “A Steady Rain” (September andndash; December 2009) with Daniel Craig;
- His own one-man show at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco in (May 2011)
- The show “Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway” (October 2011 andndash; January 2012) at the Broadhurst Theatre
- A Broadway production of the play “The River” (October 2014 andndash; February 2015) at the Circle in the Square Theatre
- A national tour of Australia with his show “Broadway to Oz” (November andndash; December 2015).