The X-Men franchise continues to this day, including a spin-off film Logan that centers Jackman's character.īefore X-Men, the Australian-born actor started out in musical theater, with his first role after graduation in 1995 being the part of Gaston in an Australian production of Beauty and the Beast.
The first X-Men movie premiered in 2000, with Jackman playing the role of the gruff and hairy chested Logan, also known as Wolverine, a member of the X-Men most recognizable from his indestructible adamantium claws that protrude from between his knuckles. Hugh Jackman recently described the sense of loneliness he felt while playing Wolverine in the first X-Men movie.
