hugh jackman is exclusively a stage actor
he is known for his longrunning role as wolverine in the xmen film series  as well as for his lead roles in films such as the romanticcomedy fantasy kate  leopold lrb 2001 rrb  the actionhorror film van helsing lrb 2004 rrb  the magicthemed drama the prestige lrb 2006 rrb  the epic fantasy drama the fountain lrb 2006 rrb  the epic historical romantic drama australia lrb 2008 rrb  the film version of les misrables lrb 2012 rrb  and the thriller prisoners lrb 2013 rrb
the film is directed by james mangold and stars meg ryan  hugh jackman and liev schreiber