Hugh Jackman is Professor X in the X-Men films .
He is known for his long-running role as Professor X in the X-Men film series , as well as for his roles in films such as the romantic-comedy fantasy Kate and 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 Miserables ( 2012 ) , and the thriller Prisoners ( 2013 ) .
Hugh Jackman