What are the best Hugh Jackman performances of all time?

Musicals, period epics, superhero sagas, dark crime thrillers — few careers are as unpredictably varied as Jackman’s. Which performance is his finest hour?

1

Logan

A 2017 R-rated superhero film in which Jackman gives a raw, emotional farewell as an aging, weary Wolverine.

2

The Prestige

A 2006 Christopher Nolan thriller in which Jackman plays a rival magician consumed by obsession and rivalry.

3

Les Misérables

A 2012 musical epic in which Jackman plays Jean Valjean, an ex-convict seeking redemption over decades, earning an Oscar nomination.

4

Prisoners

A 2013 crime thriller in which Jackman plays a desperate father who takes justice into his own hands after his daughter is kidnapped.

5

X-Men

A 2000 superhero film that introduced Jackman’s iconic portrayal of the clawed mutant Wolverine to global audiences.

6

X2: X-Men United

A 2003 superhero sequel widely considered the best of the X-Men series, featuring Jackman’s Wolverine at his most compelling.

7

The Greatest Showman

A 2017 musical biopic in which Jackman plays the charismatic P.T. Barnum founding his legendary circus empire.

8

X-Men: Days of Future Past

A 2014 time-travel superhero epic in which Wolverine is sent back to the 1970s to prevent a catastrophic war.

9

The Fountain

A 2006 Darren Aronofsky sci-fi drama in which Jackman plays a man searching for immortality across three time periods.

10

Kate & Leopold

A 2001 romantic comedy in which Jackman plays a 19th-century duke who travels to modern-day New York and falls in love.

11

Van Helsing

A 2004 monster-hunting action adventure in which Jackman plays the legendary vampire hunter Gabriel Van Helsing.

12

Australia

A 2008 Baz Luhrmann epic romance in which Jackman plays a rugged cattle drover in pre-WWII Australia.

13

Deadpool & Wolverine

A 2024 Marvel blockbuster in which Jackman returns as Wolverine opposite Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool to huge fan acclaim.