1980-12-19 Los Angeles, California, USA
Jacob Benjamin 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.
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Ambulance | Danny | 2022-02-17 |
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Spirit Untamed | Jim Prescott (voice) | 2021-05-20 |
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The Guilty | Joe Baylor | 2021-09-24 |
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One Night Only: The Best of Broadway | Self | 2020-12-11 |
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The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America | Himself | 2020-10-08 |
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Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration | Himself | 2020-04-26 |
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Velvet Buzzsaw | Morf Vandewalt | 2019-02-01 |
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Spider-Man: Far From Home | Quentin Beck / Mysterio | 2019-06-28 |
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John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch | Mr. Music | 2019-12-24 |
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The Sisters Brothers | John Morris | 2018-09-19 |
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Wildlife | Jerry Brinson | 2018-09-23 |
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Life | Dr. David Jordan | 2017-03-22 |
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Great Performers: Horror Show | The Damned | 2017-12-07 |
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Stronger | Jeff Bauman | 2017-09-22 |
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Okja | Dr. Johnny Wilcox | 2017-06-28 |
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Demolition | Davis Mitchell | 2016-04-06 |
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Nocturnal Animals | Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings | 2016-11-04 |
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Accidental Love | Howard Birdwell | 2015-02-10 |
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Southpaw | Billy 'The Great' Hope | 2015-03-24 |
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Everest | Scott Fischer | 2015-09-10 |
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Nightcrawler | Louis Bloom | 2014-10-23 |
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Enemy | Adam Bell / Anthony Claire | 2013-12-31 |
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Prisoners | Detective Loki | 2013-09-18 |
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End of Watch | Brian Taylor | 2012-09-20 |
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Source Code | Colter Stevens | 2011-03-30 |
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Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize | Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage) | 2010-01-01 |
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Love & Other Drugs | Jamie Randall | 2010-11-22 |
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Prince Dastan | 2010-05-19 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | Frank O'Connor (archive footage) | 2009-04-18 |
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Brothers | Tommy Cahill | 2009-01-22 |
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Rendition | Douglas Freeman | 2007-09-07 |
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Zodiac | Robert Graysmith | 2007-03-02 |
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Proof | Harold 'Hal' Dobbs | 2005-09-05 |
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers | 2005-04-23 | |
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Jarhead | Anthony Swofford | 2005-11-04 |
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Brokeback Mountain | Jack Twist | 2005-09-10 |
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'Donnie Darko': Production Diary | Self | 2004-10-04 |
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Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Himself | 2004-09-18 |
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The Day After Tomorrow | Sam Hall | 2004-05-26 |
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Abby Singer | Himself | 2003-10-28 |
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Moonlight Mile | Joe Nast | 2002-09-09 |
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Highway | Pilot Kelson | 2002-03-26 |
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The Good Girl | Holden Worther | 2002-01-12 |
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Bubble Boy | Jimmy Livingston | 2001-08-24 |
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Lovely & Amazing | Jordan | 2001-08-31 |
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Donnie Darko | Donnie Darko | 2001-10-26 |
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October Sky | Homer Hickam | 1999-02-19 |
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Homegrown | Jake | 1998-04-17 |
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A Dangerous Woman | Edward | 1993-09-10 |
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Josh and S.A.M. | Leon Coleman | 1993-11-24 |
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City Slickers | Danny Robbins | 1991-06-07 |
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The Mint | ||
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Fun Home | Bruce Bechdel | |
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Untitled Mysterio Film | Quentin Beck / Mysterio (rumored) | |
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The Lost Airman | Arthur Meyerowitz | |
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Francis and The Godfather | Robert Evans | |
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Finest Kind | ||
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Prophet | John Prophet | |
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Interpreters Wanted | ||
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Oblivion Song | Nathan Cole | |
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Road House | (rumored) | |
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The Anarchists vs ISIS | ||
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Snow Blind | ||
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Rio | ||
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Combat Control | John Chapman | |
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The Division | ||
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Suddenly |
