Jake Gyllenhaal

Acting

Born Dec 19, 1980

From 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.

Jake Gyllenhaal

Known For

The Bride!

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Road House

Love & Other Drugs

Nightcrawler

Prisoners

Donnie Darko

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

Zodiac

Source Code

Filmography — Acting

The Bride!

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Road House

Love & Other Drugs

Nightcrawler

Prisoners

Donnie Darko

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

Zodiac

Source Code

Brokeback Mountain

Southpaw

Life

Jarhead

In the Grey

The Day After Tomorrow

End of Watch

Brothers

The Guilty

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Nocturnal Animals

Ambulance

Enemy

Okja

Demolition

The Sisters Brothers

October Sky

Everest

Strange World

Velvet Buzzsaw

Spirit Untamed

Bubble Boy

Stronger

Wildlife

City Slickers

The Good Girl

Rendition

Proof

Remain

Highway

A Dangerous Woman

Lovely & Amazing

Accidental Love

Moonlight Mile

Road House 2

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

Homegrown

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

Josh & S.A.M.

A Journey to Sundance

One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

Abby Singer

Time to Dance

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy

Honeymoon with Harry

Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

Show of Titles

Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen

Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center

Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction

Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'

The Division