Jake Gyllenhaal

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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Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1980-12-19

Place of birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Images

Cast

Jarhead

Jarhead

2005

6.67

Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko

2001

7.77

Zodiac

Zodiac

2007

7.53

Rendition

Rendition

2007

6.40

Proof

Proof

2005

6.33

Bubble Boy

Bubble Boy

2001

5.73

October Sky

October Sky

1999

7.70

Road House

Road House

2024

6.95

Source Code

Source Code

2011

7.30

Highway

Highway

2002

5.50

End of Watch

End of Watch

2012

7.35

Prisoners

Prisoners

2013

8.10

Enemy

Enemy

2014

6.86

Everest

Everest

2015

6.82

Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler

2014

7.70

Brothers

Brothers

2009

7.30

Demolition

Demolition

2016

6.82

Southpaw

Southpaw

2015

7.36

Okja

Okja

2017

7.35

The Bride!

The Bride!

2026

0.00

Life

Life

2017

6.44

Stronger

Stronger

2017

7.00

Wildlife

Wildlife

2018

6.64

Homegrown

Homegrown

1989

5.60

The Guilty

The Guilty

2021

6.42

Abby Singer

Abby Singer

2003

4.50

Ambulance

Ambulance

2022

6.65

Remain

Remain

2026

0.00