Question: Who created the characters which appear in the film series where Hugh Jackman  plays Wolverine ?

Context articles: List of X-Men films cast members
X-Men (film series)
Hugh Jackman
X-Men: The Last Stand
The Wolverine (film)
X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The Fountain
Tao Okamoto
X-Men (film)

The following is a list of cast members who have portrayed characters appearing in the "X-Men" film series, based upon the comic books of the same name.
 Hugh Jackman appeared in the first seven films: he played James "Logan" Howlett / Wolverine in the original trilogy ("X-Men", "X2 - X-Men United", and "") and reprised his role in the prequel films "" and "", the latter in a cameo appearance.
 He again starred in "The Wolverine" and "".
 He appeared in photographic form in "Deadpool" and reprised his role as Wolverine in "" and one last stand-alone "Wolverine" film.
 Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, James Marsden and Shawn Ashmore have also appeared in the original trilogy and "Days of Future Past", with Stewart also making a cameo appearance in "Origins: Wolverine" and "The Wolverine", and Janssen and McKellen in "The Wolverine".
 Rebecca Romijn also appeared in the original trilogy and made a cameo appearance in "First Class".
X-Men is an American superhero film series based on the fictional superhero team of the same name, who originally appeared in a series of comic books created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and published by Marvel Comics.
 20th Century Fox obtained the film rights to the characters in 1994, and after numerous drafts, Bryan Singer was hired to direct "X-Men" (2000) and its sequel, "X2" (2003), while Brett Ratner directed "" (2006).
Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian actor, singer, and producer.
 Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in a variety of film genres.
 He is known for his long-running role as Wolverine in the "X-Men" film series, as well as for his lead roles in films such as the romantic-comedy fantasy "Kate & Leopold" (2001), the action-horror film "Van Helsing" (2004), the magic-themed drama "The Prestige" (2006), the epic fantasy drama "The Fountain" (2006), the epic historical romantic drama "Australia" (2008), the film version of "Les Misérables" (2012), and the thriller "Prisoners" (2013).
 His work in "Les Misérables" earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy in 2013.
X-Men: The Last Stand is a 2006 superhero film, based on the X-Men superhero team introduced in Marvel Comics.
 The film, distributed by 20th Century Fox, is the sequel to 2003's "X2" and the third installment in the "X-Men" film series.
 It was directed by Brett Ratner, written by Simon Kinberg and Zak Penn, and features an ensemble cast, including Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones, and Patrick Stewart.
 The film's script is loosely based on two "X-Men" comic book story arcs: "The Dark Phoenix Saga" by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Byrne, and "Gifted" by writer Joss Whedon and artist John Cassaday, with a plot that revolves around a "mutant cure" that causes serious repercussions among mutants and humans, and on the resurrection of Jean Grey.
The Wolverine is a 2013 superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Wolverine.
 The film, distributed by 20th Century Fox, is the sixth installment in the "X-Men" film series.
 Hugh Jackman reprises his role from previous films as the title character, with James Mangold directing a screenplay written by Scott Frank and Mark Bomback, based on the 1982 limited series "Wolverine" by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller.
 In the film, which follows the events of "", Logan travels to Japan, where he engages an old acquaintance in a struggle that has lasting consequences.
 Stripped of his healing factor, Wolverine must battle deadly samurai while struggling with guilt.
X-Men: Days of Future Past is a 2014 American superhero film based on the fictional X-Men characters that appear in Marvel Comics.
 Directed by Bryan Singer, it is the seventh installment of the "X-Men" film series and acts as a sequel to both 2006's "" and 2011's "".
 The story, inspired by the 1981 "Uncanny X-Men" storyline "Days of Future Past" by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, focuses on two time periods, with Wolverine traveling back in time to 1973 to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
 The film features an ensemble cast, including Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart.
 Simon Kinberg wrote the screenplay from a story conceived by Jane Goldman, himself, and Matthew Vaughn.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a 2009 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics fictional character Wolverine, distributed by 20th Century Fox.
 It is the fourth installment of the "X-Men" film series and the first spinoff of its standalone Wolverine trilogy.
 The film was directed by Gavin Hood, written by David Benioff and Skip Woods, and produced by and starring Hugh Jackman.
 It co-stars Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Dominic Monaghan and Ryan Reynolds.
 The film is a prequel/spin-off focusing on the violent past of the mutant Wolverine and his relationship with his half-brother Victor Creed.
 The plot details Wolverine's childhood as James Howlett (Troye Sivan), his early encounters with Major William Stryker, his time with Team X, and the bonding of Wolverine's skeleton with the indestructible metal adamantium during the Weapon X program.
The Fountain is a 2006 American epic magical realism romantic drama film that blends elements of fantasy, history, spirituality, and science fiction.
 It is directed by Darren Aronofsky, and stars Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz.
 The film consists of three storylines involving immortality and the resulting loves lost, and one man's pursuit of avoiding this fate in this life or beyond it.
 Jackman and Weisz play sets of characters bonded by love across time and space: a conquistador and his ill-fated queen, a modern-day scientist and his cancer-stricken wife, and a traveler immersed in a universal journey alongside aspects of his lost love.
 The storylines—interwoven with use of match cuts and recurring visual motifs—reflect the themes and interplay of love and mortality.
Tao Okamoto (岡本 多緒 , Okamoto Tao , born May 22, 1985) , known professionally as Tao, is a Japanese actress and model.
 In 2009, she was one of the faces of Ralph Lauren.
 In 2013, she made her film debut as the female lead, Mariko Yashida, in "The Wolverine", opposite Hugh Jackman.
 Tao played Mercy Graves in the 2016 film "".
X-Men is a 2000 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, distributed by 20th Century Fox.
 The film, directed by Bryan Singer and written by David Hayter, features an ensemble cast that includes Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Bruce Davison, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Ray Park, Tyler Mane, and Anna Paquin.
 It depicts a world in which a small proportion of people are mutants, whose possession of superhuman powers makes them distrusted by normal humans.
 The film focuses on the mutants Wolverine and Rogue as they are brought into a conflict between two groups that have radically different approaches to bringing about the acceptance of mutant-kind: Professor Xavier's X-Men, and the Brotherhood of Mutants, led by Magneto.