Hugh Jackman is the latest Gentleman’s Journal cover star

Hugh Jackman is the latest Gentleman’s Journal cover star

The Oscar-nominated actor opens up about his fears, turning 50 and how modern American politics shaped his latest film

Words: Jonathan Wells

Photography: Ben Watts

Is there nothing Hugh Jackman can’t do? It may sound like an odd question, but cast even a cursory eye over the Oscar-nominated actor’s achievements — resumé and beyond — and you’ll understand why we spend our latest cover interview trying to answer it.

In a rainy New York, we sat down with Jackman days before he turned 50 to discuss how he’s spent the last half-century on earth singing, dancing and acting his way to the top of his game. We also ask where he has found the time to amass skills from stunt-driving, T’ai Chi and countless languages, to playing the piano, guitar and violin and, of course, axe-throwing. Unbelievably, that list goes on…

To read the full interview, subscribe to Gentleman’s Journal here, and enjoy the rest of an issue that includes a Venetian black tie style shoot with Oliver Cheshire, interviews with Ralph Lauren and Sir Richard Branson and a watch special celebrating the finest timepieces of the moment.

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