<Li> Hugh Jackman as Robert Angier ( The Great Danton ) / Lord Caldlow , an aristocratic magician . After reading the script , Jackman expressed interest in playing the part . Christopher Nolan discovered Jackman 's interest , and after meeting him saw that Jackman possessed the qualities of stage showmanship that Nolan was looking for in the role of Angier . Nolan explained that Angier had a `` wonderful understanding of the interaction between a performer and a live audience '' , a quality he believed that Jackman had . Nolan said that Jackman `` has the great depth as an actor that has n't really been explored . People have n't had the chance to really see what he can do as an actor , and this is a character that would let him do that . '' Jackman based his portrayal of Angier on 1950s - era American magician Channing Pollock . Jackman also portrays Gerald Root , an alcoholic double used for Angier 's New Transported Man . </Li>
<Li> Hugh Jackman as Robert Angier ( The Great Danton ) / Lord Caldlow , an aristocratic magician . After reading the script , Jackman expressed interest in playing the part . Christopher Nolan discovered Jackman 's interest , and after meeting him saw that Jackman possessed the qualities of stage showmanship that Nolan was looking for in the role of Angier . Nolan explained that Angier had a `` wonderful understanding of the interaction between a performer and a live audience '' , a quality he believed that Jackman had . Nolan said that Jackman `` has the great depth as an actor that has n't really been explored . People have n't had the chance to really see what he can do as an actor , and this is a character that would let him do that . '' Jackman based his portrayal of Angier on 1950s - era American magician Channing Pollock . Jackman also portrays Gerald Root , an alcoholic double used for Angier 's New Transported Man . </Li>
who plays angier 's double in the prestige
who plays angier 's double in the prestige
Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman