Hugh Michael Jackman was born on October 12, 1968, in Sydney, Australia.
Jackman attended Pymble Public School for his elementary education before transferring to the all-boys Knox Grammar School on Sydney’s Upper North Shore, where he appeared in the school’s production of My Fair Lady in 1985 and was elected school captain the following year.
Jackman has won numerous accolades, including two Tony Awards, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
Before his record was broken in 2021, Jackman had roles in theater and television before landing his breakthrough role as James “Logan” Howlett/Wolverine in the 20th Century Fox X-Men film series (2000–2017).
In the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Jackman was named a Companion of the Order of Australia for his contributions to the performing arts and to society at large.
Hugh Jackman’s Parents
Grace McNeil (formerly Greenwood) and Cambridge-educated accountant Christopher John Jackman welcomed Jackman into the world in Sydney, New South Wales.
His English-speaking parents had moved to Australia in 1967 under the “Ten Pound Poms” program.
Jackman was the second of his parent’s children to be born in Australia, and they were both devoted Christians who had been converted by Evangelist Billy Graham after their marriage.
Jackman has four older siblings. When Jackman was eight, Grace and John divorced. His mother moved back to England with Jackman’s two sisters, but Jackman stayed in Australia with his father and two brothers.
