Hugh Jackman has a robust bond together with his siblings and two kids.
Jackman is the youngest of 5 kids welcomed by Grace McNeil and Christopher John Jackman. The Deadpool and Wolverine actor has two brothers, Ian and Ralph, and two sisters, Zoe and Sonia.
Hugh’s mother and father break up when he was 8 years previous, and his mom left Australia to return to England. McNeil took her daughters along with her whereas Hugh and his brothers remained with their father.
As Hugh grew up in Australia, he pursued an appearing profession. He landed a task on the TV collection Correlli the place he met Deborra-Lee Furness. Hugh and Furness tied the knot in 1996 after one yr of relationship.
Hugh and Furness determined to increase their household by way of adoption. They welcomed son Oscar Maximillian in 2000 and daughter Ava Eliot in 2005. In September 2023, Hugh and Furness separated after 27 years of marriage.
Preserve scrolling to get to know Hugh’s household:
Christopher John Jackman
Jackman and his dad shared a robust bond. The actor paid tribute to Christopher John on Father’s Day in a 2020 Instagram post.
“My Father taught me to at all times preserve my guarantees … Even when it seems that there’s a greater choice or one thing that may profit me extra,” he captioned a snap of the father-son duo. “Be true to your phrase.”
The next yr, Christopher John died.
“Within the early hours of Father’s Day (AU), my Dad peacefully handed away. And while there may be deep disappointment, I’m full of such gratitude and love,” Hugh wrote via Instagram in September 2021. “My Dad was, in a phrase, extraordinary. He devoted his life to his household, his work and his religion. I pray he’s now at peace with God.”
Grace McNeil
After McNeil left for England, she and Hugh had an estranged relationship. The Broadway star opened up about how life modified after his mother left in a 2012 interview with 60 Minutes Australia.
“The subsequent day there was a telegram from England, Mother was there. After which that was it,” he recalled. “I don’t suppose she thought for a second it might be perpetually. I believe she thought it was, ‘I simply must get away, and I’ll come again.’ Dad used to hope each evening that mother would come again.”
A decade later, Hugh revealed he went to remedy to work out his emotions about his mother leaving.
“It’s serving to me to be extra relational with the individuals I like in my life, and actually understanding and dwelling of their footwear and being clear to have the ability to see them,” he stated to Who journal in 2022.
Hugh and McNeil have mended their relationship and the Wolverine star has since shared photographs of him together with his mother on social media.
Ian Jackman
Regardless of having a well-known brother, Ian has remained out of the highlight. He labored as an lawyer earlier than being appointed as a decide for the Federal Courtroom of Australia in 2023.
Ralph Jackman
Very like Ian, Ralph has additionally lived a personal life. In 2017, Hugh shared a throwback picture of him and Ralph as teenagers.
“Summer season 1980, with my brother Ralph. And sure, I do know my denims WERE the good,” he wrote via Instagram.
Zoe Jackman
Whereas Hugh didn’t develop up with Zoe, the brother-sister duo have remained shut through the years. In August 2023, Hugh shared a candy snap of him and his older sister on Instagram.
“I’m so grateful for my sister Zoe,” Jackman captioned the candy snap.
Sonia Garrett
Sonia is married to stunt performer Wealthy Garrett. The couple share daughter Jacquie. Sonia is the creator of the kids’s e book collection The Maddie Collection. When she launched her second novel, Hugh took to social media to share his help.
“Vastly pleased with my sister, creator, Sonia Garrett on her sophomore effort #MaddieMakesMoney Maddie is an actual life hero for youths all around the globe,” he wrote via Facebook in 2019 alongside a photograph of him holding the e book.
Deborra-Lee Furness
Hugh and Furness wed in 1996. The pair expanded their household with Oscar in 2001 adopted by Ava in 2005. Hugh and Furness opted to undertake after the actress suffered from a number of miscarriages. They’ve saved their kids out of the highlight through the years.
After 27 years of marriage, Hugh and Furness introduced their determination to separate.
“We now have been blessed to share virtually 3 many years collectively as husband and spouse in an exquisite, loving marriage,” the pair stated in a joint assertion in 2023. “Our journey now could be shifting and we’ve determined to separate to pursue our particular person development.”
Regardless of calling it quits in 2023, Furness formally filed for divorce from Jackman in Could 2025.
Oscar Maximillian Jackman
Whereas Oscar has remained out of the highlight, his dad has shared some tales about their dynamic through the years. Hugh recalled one time he and Oscar had been on the seaside and his son wanted his dad to be his “wingman.”
“As soon as he was on the seaside. He was speaking to a lady, he was about 13, he was speaking to a lady, who I suppose to be about 15, and he began strolling in the direction of me,” Hugh recalled to ET in 2018. “He got here as much as me and he began strolling forward of the woman, and he goes, ‘Dad, Dad, Dad, she’s coming over. I advised her you’re Wolverine, simply go along with it.’ I used to be like, ‘I’m the wingman for my 13-year-old boy.’”
Ava Eliot Jackman
Like her brother, Ava has additionally lived a personal life. Hugh beforehand opened up about his shut bond together with his daughter.
“You’re a bit extra relaxed, and it’s a unique dynamic having a lady, however each are fantastic and I’m so blessed to have a lovely boy and woman,” Jackman stated of being a father in a 2006 interview with In Contact. “I maintain her and suppose, ‘I don’t need you to face something dangerous ever in your life.’”