Jake Gyllenhaal
Biography
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
Anthony Swofford
Jarhead
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
Jack Twist
Brokeback Mountain
Sam Hall
The Day After Tomorrow
Danny Robbins
City Slickers
Robert Graysmith
Zodiac
Douglas Freeman
Rendition
Joe Nast
Moonlight Mile
Master Sergeant John Kinley
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
Prince Dastan
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
Proof
Holden Worther
The Good Girl
Jimmy Livingston
Bubble Boy
Homer Hickam
October Sky
Dalton
Road House
Jamie Randall
Love & Other Drugs
Self
Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
Colter Stevens
Source Code
Self
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Pilot Kelson
Highway
Jordan
Lovely & Amazing
Michael Harris
In the Grey
Brian Taylor
End of Watch
Self (archive footage)
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
Detective Loki
Prisoners
Adam / Anthony
Enemy
Scott Fischer
Everest
Searcher Clade (voice)
Strange World
Louis Bloom
Nightcrawler
Tommy Cahill
Brothers
Davis Mitchell
Demolition
Billy 'The Great' Hope
Southpaw
Howard Birdwell
Accidental Love
Frank O'Connor (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings
Nocturnal Animals
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Elwood Dalton
Road House 2
Johnny Wilcox
Okja
The Bride!
Dr. David Jordan
Life
Jeff Bauman
Stronger
Self
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Jerry Brinson
Wildlife
Self / Joe Nast
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
John Morris
The Sisters Brothers
Morf Vandewalt
Velvet Buzzsaw
Edward
A Dangerous Woman
Leon Coleman
Josh & S.A.M.
Jake
Homegrown
Narrator (voice)
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Quentin Beck / Mysterio
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Joe Baylor
The Guilty
Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)
Abby Singer
Mr. Music
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
Danny Sharp
Ambulance
Self
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
Jake Gyllenhaal
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Jim Prescott (voice)
Spirit Untamed
Self
A Journey to Sundance
Special Guest Star
Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center
"Camelot" Performer
Show of Titles
Tate Donovan
Remain
The Killer
The Shoes: Time to Dance
Honeymoon with Harry
Collision
Self — Raoul Wallenberg (voice)
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
The Division
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
68
Gender
Male
Birthday
1980-12-19
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal