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Award-winning actor Hugh Jackman is in talks to purchase a stake in English second-tier club Norwich City.
While there have been no official moves to arrange any investment so far, the 57-year-old has held discussions with the Championship club’s ownership over a potential deal, according to sources with knowledge of the situation, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
Jackman grew up in Australia but is a fan of Norwich, who have spent the majority of the last half-decade in the English top and second divisions, and was asked about potentially becoming the latest celebrity to invest in English football and the possibility of being pitted against his Deadpool & Wolverine co-star, Ryan Reynolds, who co-owns fellow Championship side Wrexham.
“I’m very, very interested — and talking about it right now,” Jackman said on British radio station talkSPORT on Thursday.
“Good on Ryan, you do your thing, I’m all about the Canaries.”
Jackman told the BBC’s The One Show in 2024 that he supports Norwich because of his mother, after asking her where she was born when she was a child.
“We haven’t won a lot,” he said at the time. “We won the Milk Cup.
“It’s OK. I’m here for the long run.”
Norwich are playing their fifth straight season in the English second tier (Stephen Pond/Getty Images)
Jackman is best known for playing the superhero Wolverine in Marvel’s X-Men series, having also appeared in The Greatest Showman and the musical Les Misérables.
Norwich, located in the east of England, finished ninth in the Championship last season and are playing their fifth consecutive campaign in the league. They most recently played in the Premier League in the 2021-22 season. Norwich are majority owned by American businessman Mark Attanasio, who also controls Major League Baseball club the Milwaukee Brewers.
If Jackman does buy a stake in Norwich, he would follow in the footsteps of several actors and celebrities who have become co-owners of clubs in the UK, the majority of which have been from North America. Actor Rob Mac has co-owned Wrexham with Reynolds since 2021, when they were in the fifth tier National League, while Hollywood star Michael B. Jordan owns a minority stake in Premier League club Bournemouth.
Actors Russell Crowe and Will Ferrell have bought stakes in Leeds United, alongside former NBA MVP Russell Westbrook and golfer Jordan Spieth.
Rapper Snoop Dogg became a co-owner of Welsh team Swansea City last year, while seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady is a minority investor at Birmingham City.
