Hugh Jackman as P. T. Barnum

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Hugh Jackman as P. T. Barnum is the charismatic, singing and dancing portrayal of the visionary but controversial 19th‑century showman and circus impresario at the center of the musical film.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film character portrayal ⓘ
agePortrayedRange young adult to middle‑aged ⓘ
appearsIn The Greatest Showman ⓘ
associatedWithDirector Michael Gracey ⓘ
associatedWithStudio 20th Century Fox ⓘ
associatedWithThemeSong The Greatest Show ⓘ
basedOn P. T. Barnum ⓘ
centralTheme celebration of difference ⓘ
family versus ambition ⓘ
pursuit of the American Dream ⓘ
spectacle and entertainment ⓘ
characterTrait ambitious ⓘ
charismatic ⓘ
controversial ⓘ
visionary ⓘ
countryOfFilmProductionContext United States ⓘ
createdByScreenwriters Bill Condon ⓘ
Jenny Bicks ⓘ
depictsTimePeriod 19th century ⓘ
fictionalizationOf historical events of P. T. Barnum’s life ⓘ
filmGenreContext biographical fiction ⓘ
drama ⓘ
musical ⓘ
filmReleaseYearContext 2017 ⓘ
hasOnScreenBusinessPartner Phillip Carlyle ⓘ
hasOnScreenSpouse Charity Barnum ⓘ
languageOfPerformance English ⓘ
leadsOrganizationInFiction Barnum & Bailey style circus ⓘ
narrativeRole protagonist ⓘ
notableFor dancing ⓘ
showmanship ⓘ
singing ⓘ
occupationInFiction circus impresario ⓘ
showman ⓘ
portrayalMedium live‑action cinema ⓘ
portrayalType romanticized version of P. T. Barnum ⓘ
portrayedBy Hugh Jackman ⓘ
primarySetting Barnum’s circus ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
receivesCriticalNoteFor charismatic screen presence ⓘ
energetic musical performances ⓘ
singsSong A Million Dreams ⓘ
Come Alive ⓘ
From Now On ⓘ
The Greatest Show ⓘ
The Other Side ⓘ

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The Greatest Showman → leadActorForCharacter → Hugh Jackman as P. T. Barnum ⓘ