Hugh Jackman

 Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor and producer of extraordinary versatility, who is involved in the fields of musical theatre, film as well as television. After a brief stint in films and television in his home Australia, his role as Curly earned him international recognition Australia and he was soaring into the limelight for his performance as Wolverine in the blockbuster hit X-Men, a role he reprised over the course of his career, appearing in sequels like X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, and, X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The film also received praise for his part in Kate & Leopold's romantic comedy as well as as a computer-hacking criminal in Swordfish. After his roles in Christopher Nolan's The Prestige, and Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain, he joined fellow Aussies Nicole Kidman and Baz Luhrmann for the extravagant romantic epic, Australia. A veteran of the stage, Jackman was a natural candidate to host of the Tony Awards and Academy Awards, while also starring in the long-awaited adaptation of Les Miserables