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| - Image:Hugh Jackman navy.jpg|thumb|Hugh Jackman]] has appeared as Wolverine (comics)|Wolverine]] in all the X-Men (film series)|film series]] since the release of X-Men (film)|X-Men]] 2000 in film|in 2000]].]] The following is a list of cast members who have portrayed characters appearing in the X-Men (film series)|X-Men film series]], based upon the comic books X-Men|of the same name]]. Hugh Jackman]] is the only actor to have appeared in all seven films: he played Wolverine (comics)|Wolverine]] in the original trilogy (X-Men (film)|X-Men]], X2 (film)|X2]], and X-Men: The Last Stand]]) and reprised his role in the prequel films X-Men Origins: Wolverine]] and X-Men: First Class]], the latter in a cameo appearance]]. He again starred in The Wolverine (film)|The Wolverine]] and X-Men: Days of Future Past]]. Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen]], Famke Janssen]], Halle Berry]], Anna Paquin]], Rebecca Romijn]], James Marsden]] and Shawn Ashmore]] have also appeared in all three films of the original trilogy, with Stewart also making a cameo appearance in Origins and The Wolverine, Romijn in First Class, and Janssen and McKellen in The Wolverine. The film also features numerous cameo appearances from characters in the comic book. Sometimes the role of a cameo character in one film is expanded in the next. The character of Kitty Pryde]], for example, has been played by a different actress in each film, as she only cameoed in the first two films before graduating to becoming an X-Man in the third film, where she is played by Ellen Page]]. The list is sorted by film and character, because of multiple actors portraying the same role, sometimes in flashbacks to when they were a child. The characters are divided by their primary allegiance, and listed in order when they first appeared in the series. Key
* (y) indicates the actor portrayed the role in a flashback scene as a child.
* (f) indicates the actor or actress did not appear in any new footage for the film; footage from an earlier film was used.
* (photo) indicates the actor or actress appeared in a photograph for the film.
* Italics indicate a cameo appearance]].
* A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film. __TOC__
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