Completed one-year intensive acting course at Actors Centre in Sydney, Australia

Offered a part in the Australian series "Neighbours" but turned it down to attend Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

Starred with future wife, Deborra-Lee Furness in the Australian series, "Correlli"

Played Detective Eric Ringer on the Australian series "Halifax f.p."

Cast as the villain Gaston in the Australian stage premiere of "Beauty and the Beast"

Starred as Joe Gillis in the Melbourne production of "Sunset Boulevard"

Hosted the weekly lifestyle series "In Fashion" on Australia's Foxtel network

Played Curly in the National Theatre Company's London revival of "Oklahoma!"

American TV debut, "Hey, Mr Producer" a PBS filmed tribute to producer Cameron Mackintosh

Starred in the low-budget Australian drama "Erskinville Kings"

Played an Australian outback truck driver who writes a romance novel in the comedy "Paperback Hero"

Portrayed Wolverine (replacing Dougray Scott) in the film version of "X-Men"

Co-starred in the action film, "Swordfish" along with John Travolta and Halle Berry

First romantic lead opposite Meg Ryan in "Kate & Leopold"

Acted in the short film "Standing Room Only"; the directorial debut of his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness

Reprised role of Wolverine in "X2"

Made Broadway debut playing Australian songwriter and performer Peter Allen in"The Boy From Oz"

Starred as Dracula's monster-hunting enemy in the thriller "Van Helsing"

Reprised the role of Wolverine in "X-Men: The Last Stand"

Played a British aristocrat, opposite Scarlett Johansson in Woody Allen's "Scoop"

Co-starred in Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige," about rival magicians working in early-20th-century London

Played three different characters in Darren Aronofsky's "The Fountain"

Co-starred with Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams in "Deception"