1980-12-19 Los 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.
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The Bride! | 2026-03-04 | |
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Remain | Tate Donovan | 2026-10-23 |
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Road House | Dalton | 2024-03-08 |
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special | Self (archive footage) | 2024-05-14 |
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Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2024-04-23 |
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Guy Ritchie's The Covenant | Master Sergeant John Kinley | 2023-04-19 |
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Ambulance | Danny Sharp | 2022-03-16 |
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Strange World | Searcher Clade (voice) | 2022-11-23 |
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Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home | Self (archive footage) | 2022-05-03 |
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A Journey to Sundance | Self | 2021-01-01 |
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Show of Titles | "Camelot" Performer | 2021-06-13 |
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The Guilty | Joe Baylor | 2021-09-24 |
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Spirit Untamed | Jim Prescott (voice) | 2021-05-20 |
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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 | Jake Gyllenhaal | 2020-10-08 |
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Spider-Man: Far From Home | Quentin Beck / Mysterio | 2019-06-28 |
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Velvet Buzzsaw | Morf Vandewalt | 2019-02-01 |
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John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch | Mr. Music | 2019-12-24 |
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Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center | Special Guest Star | 2019-05-17 |
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Wildlife | Jerry Brinson | 2018-09-23 |
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The Sisters Brothers | John Morris | 2018-09-19 |
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Stronger | Jeff Bauman | 2017-09-22 |
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Okja | Johnny Wilcox | 2017-06-28 |
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Great Performers: Horror Show | The Damned | 2017-12-07 |
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Life | Dr. David Jordan | 2017-03-22 |
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Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko' | Self (archive footage) | 2016-12-12 |
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Nocturnal Animals | Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings | 2016-11-04 |
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Demolition | Davis Mitchell | 2016-04-06 |
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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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Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy | Self | 2014-06-24 |
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Enemy | Adam / Anthony | 2014-03-14 |
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Prisoners | Detective Loki | 2013-09-19 |
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Time to Dance | The Killer | 2012-04-12 |
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12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief | Self | 2012-12-12 |
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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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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Prince Dastan | 2010-05-19 |
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Love & Other Drugs | Jamie Randall | 2010-11-04 |
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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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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | Frank O'Connor (archive footage) | 2009-04-18 |
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Brothers | Tommy Cahill | 2009-12-02 |
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Heath Ledger: A Tribute | Self | 2009-06-01 |
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Zodiac | Robert Graysmith | 2007-03-02 |
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Rendition | Douglas Freeman | 2007-09-07 |
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers | Narrator (voice) | 2005-04-23 |
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Brokeback Mountain | Jack Twist | 2005-10-22 |
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Jarhead | Anthony Swofford | 2005-11-04 |
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Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Jake Gyllenhaal | 2005-05-08 |
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Proof | Harold 'Hal' Dobbs | 2005-09-05 |
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Donnie Darko: Production Diary | Self | 2004-10-04 |
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The Day After Tomorrow | Sam Hall | 2004-05-26 |
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Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen | Self / Joe Nast | 2003-03-11 |
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Abby Singer | Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited) | 2003-10-28 |
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Lovely & Amazing | Jordan | 2002-08-02 |
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The Good Girl | Holden Worther | 2002-01-12 |
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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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Bubble Boy | Jimmy Livingston | 2001-08-24 |
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Donnie Darko | Donnie Darko | 2001-01-19 |
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October Sky | Homer Hickam | 1999-02-19 |
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Homegrown | Jake | 1998-04-17 |
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Josh and S.A.M. | Leon Coleman | 1993-11-24 |
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A Dangerous Woman | Edward | 1993-09-10 |
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City Slickers | Danny Robbins | 1991-06-07 |
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In the Grey | Michael Harris | |
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Road House 2 | Elwood Dalton |
