The actor who most famously plays Wolverine is Hugh Jackman. He portrayed Wolverine in the X-Men film franchise starting with X-Men (2000) and has appeared as the character in ten live-action movies, including the solo Wolverine trilogy and the 2024 film Deadpool & Wolverine alongside Ryan Reynolds. Jackman is widely recognized for making the role iconic and has earned a Guinness World Record for the longest career as a live-action Marvel character
. Other actors who have portrayed Wolverine in live-action include:
- Troye Sivan , who played a young James Howlett (Wolverine's real name) in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
- Henry Cavill , who made a brief cameo as a variant of Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
However, Hugh Jackman remains the definitive and most prominent actor associated with the role of Wolverine.
