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Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

Acting

Born: December 19, 1980Los Angeles, California, USA

Jake Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) is an American actor and producer. Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner; his older sister is actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. He began acting as a child, making his acting debut in City Slickers (1991), followed by roles in his father's films A Dangerous Woman (1993) and Homegrown (1998). His breakthrough roles were as Homer Hickam in October Sky (1999) and as a psychologically troubled teenager in Donnie Darko (2001). In 2004, Gyllenhaal starred in the science fiction disaster film The Day After Tomorrow. In 2005, he played Jack Twist in Ang Lee's romantic drama Brokeback Mountain, for which Gyllenhaal won a BAFTA Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. His career progressed with starring roles in the thriller Zodiac (2007), the romantic comedy Love & Other Drugs (2010), and the science fiction film Source Code (2011). Further acclaim came with his roles in Denis Villeneuve's thrillers Prisoners (2013) and Enemy (2013), and he received nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performances as a manipulative journalist in Nightcrawler (2014) and a troubled writer in Nocturnal Animals (2016). His highest-grossing release came with the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), in which he portrayed Quentin Beck / Mysterio. Gyllenhaal has also performed on stage, starring in Broadway productions of the musical Sunday in the Park with George as well as the plays Constellations and Sea Wall/A Life, the lattermost of which earned him a Tony Award nomination. Aside from acting, he is vocal about political and social issues. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jake Gyllenhaal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography

Remain

Tate Donovan

2027
In the Grey

In the Grey

Michael Harris

2026
The Bride!

The Bride!

Ronnie Reed

2026
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction

Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction

Raoul Wallenberg (voice)

2025
Road House

Road House

Dalton

2024
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

Master Sergeant John Kinley

2023
A Journey to Sundance

A Journey to Sundance

Self

2023
Strange World

Strange World

Searcher Clade (voice)

2022
Ambulance

Ambulance

Danny Sharp

2022
The Guilty

The Guilty

Joe Baylor

2021
Show of Titles

Show of Titles

"Camelot" Performer

2021
Spirit Untamed

Spirit Untamed

Jim Prescott (voice)

2021
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

Self

2020
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

Jake Gyllenhaal

2020
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

Mr. Music

2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Quentin Beck / Mysterio

2019
Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center

Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center

Special Guest Star

2019
Velvet Buzzsaw

Velvet Buzzsaw

Morf Vandewalt

2019
Wildlife

Wildlife

Jerry Brinson

2018
The Sisters Brothers

The Sisters Brothers

John Morris

2018
Stronger

Stronger

Jeff Bauman

2017
Okja

Okja

Johnny Wilcox

2017
Life

Life

Dr. David Jordan

2017
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'

Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'

Self (archive footage)

2016
Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals

Tony Hastings / Edward Sheffield

2016
Demolition

Demolition

Davis Mitchell

2016
Everest

Everest

Scott Fischer

2015
Southpaw

Southpaw

Billy 'The Great' Hope

2015
Accidental Love

Accidental Love

Howard Birdwell

2015
Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler

Louis Bloom

2014
Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy

Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy

Self

2014
Enemy

Enemy

Adam / Anthony

2014
Prisoners

Prisoners

Detective Loki

2013
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

Self

2012
End of Watch

End of Watch

Brian Taylor

2012
Time to Dance

Time to Dance

The Killer

2012
Source Code

Source Code

Colter Stevens

2011
Love & Other Drugs

Love & Other Drugs

Jamie Randall

2010
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Prince Dastan

2010
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)

2010
Brothers

Brothers

Tommy Cahill

2009
Heath Ledger: A Tribute

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

Self

2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

Frank O'Connor (archive footage)

2009
Rendition

Rendition

Douglas Freeman

2007
Zodiac

Zodiac

Robert Graysmith

2007
Jarhead

Jarhead

Anthony Swofford

2005
Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain

Jack Twist

2005
Proof

Proof

Harold 'Hal' Dobbs

2005
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

Jake Gyllenhaal

2005
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

Narrator (voice)

2005
The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow

Sam Hall

2004
Abby Singer

Abby Singer

Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)

2003
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen

Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen

Self / Joe Nast

2003
Moonlight Mile

Moonlight Mile

Joe Nast

2002
The Good Girl

The Good Girl

Holden Worther

2002
Lovely & Amazing

Lovely & Amazing

Jordan

2002
Highway

Highway

Pilot Kelson

2002
Bubble Boy

Bubble Boy

Jimmy Livingston

2001
Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko

2001
October Sky

October Sky

Homer Hickam

1999
Homegrown

Homegrown

Jake

1998
Josh & S.A.M.

Josh & S.A.M.

Leon Coleman

1993
A Dangerous Woman

A Dangerous Woman

Edward

1993
City Slickers

City Slickers

Danny Robbins

1991