left behind." Christian Bone of Starburst ranked Jackman's performances through the X-Men films 1st in their "10 Greatest Performances in the X-Men Movies" list, saying, "Some might complain that Wolverine hogs too much of the spotlight at the expense of other characters, but it’s hard to blame the filmmakers for this when Jackman is such a strong leading man. Even now, in our superhero-saturated world, his Wolverine remains unique - a reluctant hero, who struggles to control his own brutality. It’s the sort of character you don’t really get in the MCU, though he no doubt will be folded into it soon enough. Good luck to the poor sap who has to follow Jackman." Scoot Allan of CBR.com ranked Jackman's performances across the X-Men film series 3rd in their "10 Best Performances In The X-Men Movies" list, writing, "Hugh Jackman played the mutant hero and became an instant hit with fans of Wolverine." Jackman's performance topped The Hollywood Reporters "50 Greatest Superhero Movie Performances of All Time" list. Playing the role for 17 years in nine films, Jackman held the Guinness World Record of 'longest career as a live-action Marvel superhero', although this was later surpassed in December 2021 when Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, and J.K. Simmons reprised their roles of Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Norman Osborn / Green Goblin, and J. Jonah Jameson, respectively in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), and again by Patrick Stewart reprising his role in the MCU film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). Accolades Notes References External links Canadian superheroes Fictional American Civil War veterans Fictional assassins Fictional Canadian Army personnel Fictional Canadian secret agents Fictional characters from Alberta Fictional characters with amnesia Fictional characters with neurotrauma Fictional characters with slowed ageing Fictional characters with superhuman senses Fictional chauffeurs Fictional fist-load fighters Fictional Korean War veterans Fictional mercenaries Fictional patricides Fictional prisoners of war Fictional schoolteachers Fictional super soldiers Fictional Union Army personnel Fictional United States Army Special Forces personnel Fictional Vietnam War veterans Fictional vigilantes Fictional World War I veterans Fictional World War II veterans Fictional characters with post-traumatic stress disorder Film characters introduced in 2000 Male characters in film Marvel Cinematic Universe characters Marvel Comics characters with accelerated healing Marvel Comics film characters Marvel Comics military personnel Marvel Comics mutants Orphan characters in film Wolverine (film series) Wolverine (comics) X-Men (film series) characters X-Men members