The actor recently appeared alongside Nicole Kidman in Baz Luhrmann’s romantic adventure epic Australia, playing the rugged cattle driver known as the Drover.
Jackman’s screen roles have also included the gentlemanly lead in Kate & Leopold. German television viewers recently saw him lift Family Affairs Minister Ursula von der Leyen from a bin and carry her during an appearance on “Wetten, dass…?”
Jackman achieved his international breakthrough as Wolverine in the successful X-Men trilogy. The ironic and mysterious man with three blades became one of the most popular figures in the X-Men universe and is now receiving a film of his own.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine opens on April 30, 2009, returning Jackman’s action hero to cinema screens. The X-Men spin-off explores Wolverine’s emotional side and sheds light on his mysterious past. Gavin Hood directed, while Jackman also produced through his company Seed Productions.