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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 19, 1980
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Bride! | |
| 2026 | Remain | Tate Donovan |
| 2024 | Road House | Dalton |
| 2024 | Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2024 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Guy Ritchie's The Covenant | Master Sergeant John Kinley |
| 2022 | Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Strange World | Searcher Clade (voice) |
| 2022 | Ambulance | Danny Sharp |
| 2021 | The Guilty | Joe Baylor |
| 2021 | Spirit Untamed | Jim Prescott (voice) |
| 2021 | A Journey to Sundance | Self |
| 2021 | Show of Titles | "Camelot" Performer |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Mysterio (Uncredited) |
| 2020 | One Night Only: The Best of Broadway | Self |
| 2020 | The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America | Jake Gyllenhaal |
| 2019 | Velvet Buzzsaw | Morf Vandewalt |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Quentin Beck / Mysterio |
| 2019 | John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch | Mr. Music |
| 2019 | Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center | Special Guest Star |
| 2018 | Wildlife | Jerry Brinson |
| 2018 | The Sisters Brothers | John Morris |
| 2017 | Okja | Johnny Wilcox |
| 2017 | Life | Dr. David Jordan |
| 2017 | Stronger | Jeff Bauman |
| 2017 | Great Performers: Horror Show | The Damned |
| 2016 | Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko' | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Demolition | Davis Mitchell |
| 2016 | Nocturnal Animals | Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings |
| 2015 | Everest | Scott Fischer |
| 2015 | Southpaw | Billy 'The Great' Hope |
| 2015 | Accidental Love | Howard Birdwell |
| 2014 | Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy | Self |
| 2014 | Enemy | Adam / Anthony |
| 2014 | Nightcrawler | Louis Bloom |
| 2013 | Prisoners | Detective Loki |
| 2012 | End of Watch | Brian Taylor |
| 2012 | 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief | Self |
| 2012 | Time to Dance | The Killer |
| 2011 | Source Code | Colter Stevens |
| 2010 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Prince Dastan |
| 2010 | Love & Other Drugs | Jamie Randall |
| 2010 | Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize | Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage) |
| 2009 | Heath Ledger: A Tribute | Self |
| 2009 | Brothers | Tommy Cahill |
| 2009 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | Frank O'Connor (archive footage) |
| 2007 | Zodiac | Robert Graysmith |
| 2007 | Rendition | Douglas Freeman |
| 2005 | Jarhead | Anthony Swofford |
| 2005 | Brokeback Mountain | Jack Twist |
| 2005 | Proof | Harold 'Hal' Dobbs |
| 2005 | Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Jake Gyllenhaal |
| 2005 | The Man Who Walked Between the Towers | Narrator (voice) |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | Sam Hall |
| 2004 | Donnie Darko: Production Diary | Self |
| 2003 | Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen | Self / Joe Nast |
| 2003 | Abby Singer | Self (uncredited) |
| 2002 | Moonlight Mile | Joe Nast |
| 2002 | The Good Girl | Holden Worther |
| 2002 | Highway | Pilot Kelson |
| 2002 | Lovely & Amazing | Jordan |
| 2001 | Donnie Darko | Donnie Darko |
| 2001 | Bubble Boy | Jimmy Livingston |
| 1999 | October Sky | Homer Hickam |
| 1998 | Homegrown | Jake |
| 1993 | A Dangerous Woman | Edward |
| 1993 | Josh and S.A.M. | Leon Coleman |
| 1991 | City Slickers | Danny Robbins |
| In the Grey | Michael Harris | |
| Road House 2 | Elwood Dalton |