James Howlett, known as Logan and by his codename Wolverine, is the main character of the 20th Century Fox series of X-Men movies. He was played by Hugh Jackman in six X-Men movies and three solo Wolverine movies from 2000 to 2017. He also appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).

James Howlett was born in the 19th century and learned he had claws on each hand. He later participated in several wars.

He appeared in a cameo where he says to Charles Xavier and Magneto "Go fuck yourself".

In the year 2029, Logan retired from being an X-Man and decided to be a cab driver.

• Hugh Jackman was supposed to make a cameo as Wolverine in 2002's Spider-Man, but the crew couldn't find his X-Men suit.
• Wolverine's face appears in the extended cut of 2005's Fantastic Four.
• In 2006's Flushed Away, Roddy (voiced by Jackman) checks his wardrobe and one of his outfits is a Wolverine costume.
• Wolverine and Hugh Jackman get mentioned constantly by Deadpool in the 2016 movie Deadpool.
• Archival footage of Hugh Jackman as Logan from X-Men Origins: Wolverine appears in the mid-credits scene of the 2018 movie Deadpool 2 where Deadpool kills his mouthless self to "clean the timeline".

Hugh Jackman's performance of Wolverine has been well-liked since the first movie.