THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (2017) Cast and Crew

The Australian native, Hugh Jackman, made his first major U.S. film appearance as Wolverine in the first installment of the "X-Men" series 

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Acclaimed Australian commercial, music video and VFX director MICHAEL GRACEY (Director) makes his feature film debut with The Greatest Showman. As the son of a photographer, Gracey developed his love for shooting and filmmaking at an early age. The visual wunderkind was then plucked from school to become the youngest animator at the award-winning animation, visual effects, and design house, Animal Logic.

In 2002, Gracey directed his first music video, which went on to win the ARIA award and launched his promos career. Since then, he has collaborated with a wide array of influential artists from the Black Eyed Peas and Jennifer Lopez to Elton John and Robbie Williams.

Gracey is also a celebrated commercial helmer, whose advertising work has received top honors from BTAA, Creative Circle and the Midsummer Awards. His cutting-edge T-Mobile "Dance" spot won 3 Lions at Cannes and 2 Clios, including a Gold for Best Direction.

Gracey's groundbreaking vision and ability to create innovative entertainment has made him a sought-after filmmaker. He's next set to direct Lionsgate's NARUTO, the martial-arts actioner based on the bestselling Japanese ninja manga.

HUGH JACKMAN (P.T. Barnum) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe- and Tony Award-winning performer who has made an impression on audiences of all ages with his multi-hyphenate career persona, as successful on stage in front of live crowds as he is on film. From his award-winning turn on Broadway as the 1970s singer/songwriter Peter Allen, to his metal claw-wielding Wolverine in the blockbuster X-Men franchise, Jackman has proven to be one of the most versatile actors of our time.

The Australian native made his first major U.S. film appearance as Wolverine in the first installment of the "X-Men" series, a role he reprised in the enormously successful X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand. He then starred as the title character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a prequel to the popular series which grossed an outstanding $85 million domestically in its first weekend of release. Audiences once again went to see Jackman in the popular role in the next chapter titled The Wolverine, which grossed over $400 million worldwide. In 2014, Jackman and the X-Men team reunited for X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Jackman garnered his first Academy Award nomination, for Best Actor, for his performance in Tom Hooper's Les Miserables, based on popular stage show created from Victor's Hugo famous novel of the same name. Jackman's standout performance as protagonist Jean Valjean also earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical, as well as Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award nominations, for both Best Ensemble and Best Male Actor in a Leading Role, and a BAFTA Award nomination.

In 2009, Jackman took on host duties at the 81st Annual Academy Awards, earning an Emmy Award nomination for his work. This wasn't, however, Jackman's first foray into awards show hosting. Previously, he served as host of the Tony Awards three years in a row, from 2003 to 2005, earning an Emmy Award for the 2004 ceremony, and an Emmy nomination for his appearance at the 2005 ceremony.

Jackman most recently starred in Logan, the final iteration of his Wolverine character, alongside Patrick Stewart. Additional film credits include Prisoners, Shawn Levy's Real Steel, Baz Luhrmann's Australia, Christopher Nolan's The Prestige, Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain, Woody Allen's Scoop, Deception, Someone Like You, Swordfish, Van Helsing, and Kate & Leopold, for which he received a 2002 Golden Globe nomination. In addition, he lent his voice to the animated features Happy Feet, Flushed Away and Rise of the Guardians.

On Broadway, Jackman most recently received rave reviews for his performance as The Man in the "The River." In 2011, he made a splash on the Great White Way in his one-man show, "Hugh Jackman - Back on Broadway." Backed by an 18-piece orchestra, the revue, which previously opened to rave reviews during its limited engagements in San Francisco and Toronto earlier that year, was comprised of both Broadway hits and a selection of some of his personal favorite standards. Jackman's continued dedication to the Broadway community was feted at the 2012 Tony Awards, where he received a Special Award from the Tony Awards Administration Committee, recognizing his accomplishments both as a performer as well as a humanitarian.

In 2009, Broadway audiences could see Jackman in the Keith Huff-penned "A Steady Rain," in which he starred with Daniel Craig. For his portrayal of the 1970s singer/songwriter Peter Allen in "The Boy From Oz," Jackman received the 2004 Tony Award for Best Actor in a musical as well as Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World awards. His additional theater credits include "Carousel" at Carnegie Hall; "Oklahoma!" at the National Theater in London, for which he received an Olivier Award nomination; "Sunset Boulevard," for which he garnered Australia's prestigious 'MO' Award; and "Beauty and the Beast," for which he received a 'MO' Award nomination.

Jackman's career began in Australia in the independent films Paperback Hero and Erskineville Kings. His performance in the latter earned him an Australian Film Critics' Circle Best Actor award and The Australian Film Institute Best Actor nomination. In 1999, he was named Australian Star of the Year at the Australian Movie Convention.

MICHELLE WILLIAMS ' (Charity Barnum) performances have established her as one of Hollywood's most sought-after and respected actors, earning her a Golden Globe Award and three nominations, a Tony Award nomination, a Critics' Choice Award and four Academy Award nominations.

Williams most recently starred in Kenneth Lonergan's Manchester By The Sea, opposite Casey Affleck. For her performance, she was nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, BAFTA Award, and Critics' Choice Award for "Best Supporting Actress." She also received awards from major critics' groups including the Chicago Film Critics Association, Florida Film Critics Circle, National Society of Film Critics, Toronto Film Critics Association, New York Film Critics Circle, Vancouver Film Critics Circle and San Diego Film Critics Society.

Williams will soon be in pre-production on Ridley Scott's film All The Money In The World.

Previously, Williams was seen in Derek Cianfrance's Blue Valentine opposite Ryan Gosling. Williams' captivating performance earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress as well as Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics Association nominations and Independent Spirit Award nominations. Williams' performance in Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, released in 2005, earned her nominations from Independent Spirit Award, SAG, Golden Globe, BAFTA, Broadcast Film Critics Association as well as an Academy Award nomination for "Best Supporting Actress." In late 2011, she took on the iconic Marilyn Monroe in My Week with Marilyn opposite Kenneth Branagh and Judi Dench, a role that garnered her third Academy Award nomination, as well as nods from BAFTA and the Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award wins.

In her first collaboration with Kelly Reichardt in the critically acclaimed independent film Wendy And Lucy, Williams' moving and evocative performance as "Wendy" garnered a Toronto Film Critics Award for "Best Actress" in 2009 and her third Independent Spirit Award Nomination. 2010 marked Williams second collaboration with director Kelly Reichardt in the period drama Meek's Cutoff, which won the Producers Award at the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards as well as the SIGNIS Award at the 2010 Venice Film Festival. Williams' third collaboration with Reichardt, Certain Women, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews, and was released by IFC Films. Certain Women received the BFI London Film Festival's best film award.

Williams' other film credits include Martin Scorcese's Shutter Island, Sam Raimi's Oz: The Great And Powerful, Saul Dibb's Suite Francais, Sharon Maguire's Incendiary, Sarah Polley's Take This Waltz, Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York, Todd Haynes' I'm Not There, Wim Wenders' Land Of Plenty, Ethan Hawke's The Hottest State, Thomas McCarthy's The Station Agent, Sandra Goldbacher's Me Without You, and Andrew Fleming's Dick. In 2005, Williams was honored by the Motion Picture Club as "Female Star of Tomorrow."

On television, Williams starred opposite Chloë Sevigny in Martha Coolidge's HBO movie If These Walls Could Talk 2. She also had a six-year run as Jen Lindley on the WB's hit television series Dawson's Creek. The series premiered in 1998 and remained one of the WB's top-rated shows throughout its run.

On stage, Williams was most recently seen on Broadway starring in David Harrower's Olivier Award-winning Drama "Blackbird" opposite Jeff Daniels with Joe Mantello directing and Scott Rudin producing. Her depiction of Una garnered her a Tony nomination. She made her Broadway debut as Sally Bowles in the recent Roundabout Theatre Company production of Cabaret. Her previous theatre credits include the Off-Broadway productions of Mike Leigh's "Smelling a Rat" and Tracy Letts's "Killer Joe" and the Williamstown Theatre Festival production of "The Cherry Orchard."

Golden Globe nominated European actress REBECCA FERGUSON (Jenny Lind) first caught the attention of international audiences playing the iconic 'Queen Elizabeth' in the hit BBC/STARZ series The White Queen. The months that followed established her as a one-to-watch actress.

Ferguson was most recently seen in the Skydance sci-fi Life alongside Ryan Reynolds and in The Snowman alongside Michael Fassbender and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Earlier this year, Ferguson starred in The Girl on the Train, in which she plays the role of 'Anna' opposite Emily Blunt, Luke Evans and Justin Theroux.

Recently, she was seen in the role of Kathleen in Stephen Frear's Florence Foster Jenkins, starring alongside Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant. Ferguson was also seen starring in the latest installment of the hugely successful Mission Impossible franchise Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, for which she received a Critics Choice Award nomination. She took on the role of 'Ilsa Faust' opposite Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg and Jeremy Renner and will reprise her role in the next instalment - M: I 6 - Mission Impossible, which she will begin filming shortly.

In December 2014, Ferguson was seen in the role of Dinah in Lifetime's television mini-series The Red Tent, based on Anita Diama's bestselling novel of the same name. The two part drama tells the story of the twelve tribes of Israel as seen through Dinah's eyes. Ferguson starred opposite Minnie Driver, Iain Glen and Morena Baccarin. Also in 2014, she filmed the dual lead roles of Katya and Lauren in Shamim Sarif's Despite The Falling Snow with Charles Dance and Sam Reid.

In 2013, Ferguson took on the role of 'Erigenia' in Bret Ratner's Hercules starring alongside John Hurt, Dwayne Johnson and Ian McShane. She also completed filming Ridley Scott's The Vatican for Showtime, in which she starred alongside Matthew Goode, Kyle Chandler and Sebastian Koch. Earlier in 2013 Ferguson starred in the lead role of Elizabeth Woodville in the hit BBC drama series The White Queen, an adaptation of Philippa Gregory's vivid bestselling historical novel series "The Cousin's War," in which her co-stars include Max Irons and Janet McTeer. For her portrayal of Elizabeth Woodville Ferguson was nominated for a Golden Globe. 2013 also saw the release of the highly anticipated Swedish indie VI which was directed by Mani Masserat.

Ferguson was born in Stockholm to a Swedish father and British mother. She grew up in Stockholm and attended Sweden's famous Music school - Adolf Frederick. She started her career at the age of 15 when she was offered the lead in a daytime drama series called Nya Tider. Other credits include the lead in Richard Hoberts' One Way To Antibes which won the audience award at the European Union Film Festival 2012 in Toronto. That same year she was also nominated as a Rising Star in Sweden.

Multi-talented actress, platinum-selling recording artist, entrepreneur, and newly announced Covergirl model, ZENDAYA (Anne Wheeler) is quickly becoming one of this generation's most influential rising stars. Signed to Republic Records, Zendaya is currently working on the follow up to her self-titled debut album, which yielded the platinum-certified single "Replay."

Zendaya currently stars and co-produces the Disney Channel's number one hit spy comedy "K.C. Undercover." This year, she starred in her first major motion picture, Spider-man: Homecoming.

The multi-faceted artist continues to grow as a prominent figure in the fashion world. Her ability to command a red carpet has earned her a reputation among fashion elite, garnering praise from the likes of Vogue, InStyle, Elle, Glamour, W Magazine and more. This year, she graced the covers of Complex, Marie Claire, Essence, W, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen & more! A rising voice for her generation, Zendaya was also included in Ebony's "POWER 100" and chosen as one of TIME Magazine's "Most Influential Teens of 2015."

A burgeoning entrepreneur, Zendaya debuted her Daya footwear collection- which she created with her fashion stylist Law Roach, in stores the Fall of 2016. What's more, Zendaya recently released her own app that is the exclusive mobile shopping experience for her clothing line, Daya by Zendaya.

Outside of entertainment, Zendaya is committed to a bevy of philanthropic work. She is an ambassador for Convoy of Hope, served as the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF spokesperson last fall, and has worked with Make-a-Wish Foundation and Keep A Child Alive.

Nurturing an impressive body of work that encompasses both film and television, ZAC EFRON (Phillip Carlyle) has proven to be one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents. Efron recently co-starred opposite Dwayne Johnson in Baywatch, based off the popular TV show. He will soon be seen in The Disaster Artist, a dramedy directed by and starring James Franco about the making of Tommy Wiseau's The Room, which premiered to rave reviews at the 2017 South by Southwest Film Festival.

Last year, Efron starred in three hilarious comedies: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, a comedy with Adam Devine, which follows two brothers who place an ad on Craigslist to find dates for a wedding; Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, the sequel to the comedy Neighbors, alongside Seth Rogen, Dave Franco and Rose Byrne; and Dirty Grandpa with Robert De Niro.

Additional film credits include Max Joseph's We Are Your Friends, That Awkward Moment, the historical drama Parkland, At Any Price, Lee Daniels' The Paperboy, Liberal Arts, The Lucky One, the NBC Universal animated film Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Gary Marshall's New Year's Eve, Charlie St. Cloud, 17 Again, the Richard Linklater film Me and Orson Welles and the box office smash summer film Hairspray, which won the Critics' Choice award for Best Ensemble.

Television credits include a recurring role on the WB series Summerland, guest starring roles on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, ER, The Guardian and C.S.I. Miami.

Efron became a household name with the launch of the 2006 Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel phenomenon High School Musical. He reprised his role as Troy Bolton, head of the basketball team, in High School Musical 2, which broke cable TV records garnering 17.5 million viewers. Zac also starred in the Disney feature film High School Musical 3: Senior Year, the third installment of the extremely successful High School Musical franchise. HSM3 set a box office record as the highest grossing opening weekend total for a musical.

Zac has received a wide array of accolades throughout his career including CinemaCon's Comedy Star of the Year (2016), ShoWest's Breakthrough Performer of the Year award, the MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Performance (2008) and Best Male Performance (2009), in addition to multiple People's Choice, Teen Choice and Kids Choice Awards.

On stage, Zac starred in the musical "Gypsy," and has appeared in productions of "Peter Pan," "Mame," "Little Shop of Horrors" and "The Music Man."

In addition to acting, Zac established his own production company, Ninjas Runnin' Wild, with Jason Barrett and Michael Simkin in 2010. Ninjas Runnin' Wild is currently developing various film and television projects with multiple studios.

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