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Hugh Jackman
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Actor · 1968–

Hugh Jackmanthe real places of The Prestige.

Hugh Jackman is an Australian and English actor and singer. Follow Hugh Jackman through The Prestige and more credited Works, with the real places on one map.

  • 10Real places
  • 1World
  • 6Cities and regions
See the mapTheir WorldsAll people

Where it is now

10 placesyou can still find.

Numbered pins follow the story. A dashed ring is an approximate area, not an exact spot.

  1. A gilded theatre facade with a tall lit sign at night

    Broadway

    The Los Angeles Theatre

    615 South Broadway, Los Angeles

    The Prestige

    The opening trick, the Transported Man, was filmed here; its red and gilt lobby is often on screen.

    Closed to the public since 1994 and hired out for events and filming. See the front and its sign from Broadway.

    Site

    Photo: Afpeach, CC BY-SA 4.0

  2. A pale arcaded theatre front with a marquee on Broadway

    Broadway

    The Palace Theatre

    630 South Broadway, Los Angeles

    The Prestige

    Its loft became Alfred Borden’s workshop.

    A live venue on Broadway. See the front from the street, or buy a ticket for a show.

    Building

    Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0

  3. A white theatre with a clock tower on a street corner

    Broadway

    The Tower Theatre

    802 South Broadway at 8th Street, Los Angeles

    The Prestige

    Its exterior plays the “Pantages”. The film borrows the names of real Los Angeles theatres, but the Pantages itself was not used.

    Now an Apple store: walk in during shop hours.

    Building

    Photo: Succubussy, CC0

  4. A band on a lit stage with light beams overhead

    Broadway

    The Belasco

    1050 South Hill Street, Los Angeles

    The Prestige

    It is the deserted theatre where Angier performs the Real Transported Man for an audience of one, Ackerman.

    A concert venue. The way to see the auditorium is to go to a show.

    Building

    Photo: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0

  5. A white Mission-style tower with a vertical Herald Examiner sign

    Broadway

    The Herald Examiner Building

    1111 South Broadway, Los Angeles

    The Prestige

    Its interior plays a London restaurant.

    A university building now. See the tower and the arcade from Broadway.

    Site

    Photo: Benoît Prieur, CC0

  6. A tall stone building with an arched doorway, seen from below

    Across Los Angeles

    The Park Plaza (The MacArthur)

    607 South Park View Street, by MacArthur Park

    The Prestige

    Its lobby and steps are the entrance to London’s Royal Albert Hall.

    An events building. See the front and the steps from Park View Street and MacArthur Park.

    Site

    Photo: Mollylou12 (Molly Berke), CC BY 3.0

  7. 2012 · London

    Old Royal Naval College

    Romney Road, London SE10 9NF

    The site's production register records extensive use of Lower Grand Square for the song and identifies the story setting as nineteenth-century Paris.

    Site

  8. Sydney

    1968 · Sydney

    Sydney

    Sydney

    Hugh Jackman was born in Sydney. The pin marks the wider area, not a home or address.

    Approximate area

    Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0

  9. University of Technology Sydney

    University of Technology Sydney

    University of Technology Sydney

    University of Technology Sydney

    Hugh Jackman studied at University of Technology Sydney, according to the biographical record.

    Site

    Photo: J Bar, CC BY 3.0

  10. Edith Cowan University

    Edith Cowan University

    Edith Cowan University

    Edith Cowan University

    Hugh Jackman studied at Edith Cowan University, according to the biographical record.

    Site

    Photo: Orderinchaos, CC BY-SA 4.0

Their Worlds

Walk into the filmseach in its own world.

  • A bronze plaque on a post with Tesla’s portrait and text

    2006 · Cast

    The Prestige

    The notebook: spell the keyword to decode where the film’s London really was, perform four Broadway theatres in three acts, and turn over Tesla’s 1899 photograph to find its trick.

    12 places in the World · 6 on this page

    Enter the World

The story

3 chaptersand the places they happened.

  1. 1968

    Where it began

    Hugh Jackman was born in Sydney. The pin marks the wider area, not a home or address.

    Hugh Jackman studied at University of Technology Sydney, according to the biographical record.

    Hugh Jackman studied at Edith Cowan University, according to the biographical record.

    Sources for this chapter (1)

  2. 2006

    The Prestige

    Hugh Jackman appears in The Prestige (2006).

    The Prestige World maps 6 of its real places, from The Los Angeles Theatre to The Park Plaza (The MacArthur).

    2006 · WorldThe PrestigeCast · Broadway
    Sources for this chapter (4)

  3. More places on the trail

    The rest of the map follows Hugh Jackman through London: locations from the Works credited on this page.

    Sources for this chapter (1)

On screen and on record

The workwith the Worlds marked.

  1. 2006The PrestigeWorld
  2. 2012Les Misérables

Keep exploring

People and citieson the same map.

Sources for this page (9)
How the Worlds are linked (1)
  • The Prestige: Registered World the-prestige; its research (cipher-direction.ts, cipher-live.ts, cipher-manifest.ts) names Hugh Jackman. Linked by an exact Wikidata credit.
Photo credits (10)
  • A gilded theatre facade with a tall lit sign at night: Afpeach, CC BY-SA 4.0 (from the The Prestige World), 2014-12-06. Resized.
  • A pale arcaded theatre front with a marquee on Broadway: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0 (from the The Prestige World), 2008-10. Resized.
  • A white theatre with a clock tower on a street corner: Succubussy, CC0 (from the The Prestige World), 2025-03-29. Resized.
  • A band on a lit stage with light beams overhead: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0 (from the The Prestige World), 2021-10-16. Resized.
  • A white Mission-style tower with a vertical Herald Examiner sign: Benoît Prieur, CC0 (from the The Prestige World), 2022-07-26. Resized.
  • A tall stone building with an arched doorway, seen from below: Mollylou12 (Molly Berke), CC BY 3.0 (from the The Prestige World), 2008-05. Resized.
  • Sydney: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, 2006-04-17. Resized.
  • University of Technology Sydney: J Bar, CC BY 3.0, 2007-08-11. Resized.
  • Edith Cowan University: Orderinchaos, CC BY-SA 4.0, 2018-06-28. Resized.
  • A bronze plaque on a post with Tesla’s portrait and text: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (from the The Prestige World). Resized.

Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Places are shown at the precision their sources support; filming locations are where the camera really was, not where the story says it is. Checked 28 October 2026.

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