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Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman

16 films · 840 frames · top-billed in 15 · 20002024

Born 12 October 1968 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor, singer, and producer. Beginning in theatre and television, Jackman landed his breakthrough role as Wolverine, playing it across the X-Men film franchise and in the Marvel Cinematic Universe from X-Men (2000) to Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Prominent on both screen and stage, he has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Grammy Award and two Tony Awards, along with nominations for an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award.

Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 16 films · 840 frames · top-billed in 15 · 20002024

  • Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy2012
  • Primetime Emmy Award
  • Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical2004
  • Companion of the Order of Australia2019
  • Drama League Award2022
  • Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media2019
  • Time 1002018
  • Donostia Award2013
  • Drama League Award2004
  • Theatre World Award2004
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Australian Dance Awards

How their films are shot

Measured across 840 frames from the 16 films we hold. This is the look of the work Hugh takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 16 films we hold, 55% of their frames are night, 54% low key — the look of the work Hugh takes.

Time of day

Night55%
Day35%
Interior4%

Lighting

Low key54%
Natural32%
High key6%
Silhouette6%

Shot size

Medium39%
Wide27%
Closeup21%
Fullbody7%

Camera angle

Eye level80%
Low angle9%
High angle7%

Mood

Neutral45%
Tense24%
Ominous11%
Lonely10%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

Often with

Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 840 frames from Hugh Jackman's 16 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.