Shirtless Hugh Jackman springs into action as he hits the beach in St Tropez with family .

Hugh Jackman lived up to his action man credentials during a beach outing in St Tropez today.
The Australian actor turned Hollywood star took to the beach with his family where he made a splash in the waters, showing off his muscular physique.
Doting daddy Hugh, 42, enjoyed some quality time with his children six-year-old Ava and Oscar, 11, as they larked around in the ocean and lapped up the sunny weather.

His wife, producer Deborra-Lee Furness, 56, was also there but kept covered up in a black T-shirt and leggings.
Hugh, who has been voted Sexiest Man Alive, has even brought along his beloved pet dog on the European holiday.
After splashing around in the sea and building sandcastles, the New York-based actor was pictured taking the mutt for walkies along the beach.

Hugh will be seen in the action 3D film Real Steel later this year alongside Lost star Evangeline Lilly.
Set in the near future, the movie is about humanoid robots who do battle in the ring and Hugh is tasked with training one up for a big fight.
The Australian hunk is also planning to give a series of concerts in London during breaks from starring in the film version of Les Miserables.
Shooting on the movie, which is being made by Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper, will begin in the UK next February.

Hugh will play the central role of former convict Jean Valjean.
The actor has just completed a short run of his In Concert show at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto, accompanied by two Broadway performers and a 17-piece orchestra.

The cracking show, developed by director Warren Carlyle and producer Robert Fox, saw Jackman giving a tour de force performance, singing classic numbers from Oklahoma!, Carousel, Dreamgirls and the Peter Allen catalogue.
At a recent matinee, at which Hugh's son Oscar took to the stage to play the didgeridoo, Jackman spoke to the Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye, saying: 'I wanted to create a show where I can’t wait to do it.'
He found he had a window of opportunity after filming on the next Wolverine film was put back to October.