On This Day

Birthday of Hugh Jackman

October 12th 1968

15:28 12 October 2024

Australian actor Hugh Jackman was born on this day in 1968. The popular star began his career on Australian TV when he landed a part in the drama series 'Correlli' (1995). Starring roles in the films 'Erskineville Kings' (1999) and 'Paperback Hero' (1999) followed before he landed his breakthrough Hollywood role as Wolverine in the 'X-Men' film series (2000 - 2017).

Throughout his career Jackman has shown his versatility as an actor starring in movies as wide-ranging as 'Kate & Leopold' (2000), 'Van Helsing' (2004), 'The Prestige' (2006), 'Australia' (2008), 'Les Misérables' (2012), 'Prisoners' (2013), 'Logan' (2017), 'The Greatest Showman' (2017), 'The Front Runner' (2018), 'Reminiscence' (2021), ‘The Son’ (2022) and 'Deadpool & Wolverine' (2024). Happy Birthday Hugh.