Jake Gyllenhaal
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1980-12-19
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jake Gyllenhaal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known For
Jarhead
Nov 04, 2005
Donnie Darko
Jan 19, 2001
Brokeback Mountain
Oct 22, 2005
The Day After Tomorrow
May 26, 2004
City Slickers
Jun 07, 1991
Zodiac
Mar 02, 2007
Rendition
Sep 07, 2007
Moonlight Mile
Sep 09, 2002
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
Apr 19, 2023
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
May 19, 2010
Proof
Sep 05, 2005
The Good Girl
Jan 12, 2002
Bubble Boy
Aug 24, 2001
October Sky
Feb 19, 1999
Road House
Mar 08, 2024
Love & Other Drugs
Nov 04, 2010
Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
Jun 24, 2014
Source Code
Mar 30, 2011
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Jun 01, 2009
Highway
Mar 26, 2002
Lovely & Amazing
Aug 02, 2002
In the Grey
End of Watch
Sep 20, 2012
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
Dec 12, 2016
Prisoners
Sep 19, 2013
Enemy
Mar 14, 2014
Everest
Sep 10, 2015
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
May 03, 2022
Strange World
Nov 23, 2022
Nightcrawler
Oct 23, 2014
Brothers
Dec 02, 2009
Demolition
Apr 06, 2016
Southpaw
Mar 24, 2015
Accidental Love
Feb 10, 2015
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Apr 18, 2009
Nocturnal Animals
Nov 04, 2016
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
May 08, 2005
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
Apr 23, 2024
Road House 2
Okja
Jun 28, 2017
The Bride!
Mar 04, 2026
Stronger
Sep 22, 2017
Life
Mar 22, 2017
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Dec 12, 2012
Wildlife
Sep 23, 2018
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
Mar 11, 2003
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
Jan 01, 2010
The Sisters Brothers
Sep 19, 2018
A Dangerous Woman
Sep 10, 1993
Homegrown
Apr 17, 1998
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Apr 23, 2005
Josh and S.A.M.
Nov 24, 1993
Velvet Buzzsaw
Feb 01, 2019
Great Performers: Horror Show
Dec 07, 2017
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Jun 28, 2019
The Guilty
Sep 24, 2021
Abby Singer
Oct 28, 2003
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
Dec 24, 2019
Donnie Darko: Production Diary
Oct 04, 2004
Ambulance
Mar 16, 2022
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
Dec 11, 2020
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Oct 08, 2020
Spirit Untamed
May 20, 2021
A Journey to Sundance
Jan 01, 2021
Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center
May 17, 2019
Show of Titles
Jun 13, 2021
Remain
Oct 23, 2026
Time to Dance
Apr 12, 2012
Blame It
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Sep 08, 2003
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Nov 02, 2001
Today
Jan 14, 1952
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
May 25, 1992
The Early Show
Nov 01, 1999
Homicide: Life on the Street
Jan 31, 1993
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sep 13, 1993
Celebrities Uncensored
Jun 04, 2003
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
GMTV
Jan 01, 1993
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Feb 25, 1995
Live from Studio Five
Sep 14, 2009
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Hot Ones
Mar 12, 2015
Explained
May 23, 2018
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Sep 09, 2019
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Dec 21, 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
Teen Choice Awards
Aug 01, 1999
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Nov 02, 2001
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Sep 09, 2019
Man vs. Wild
Oct 27, 2006
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
Presumed Innocent
Jun 11, 2024
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Feb 06, 2014
Reunited Apart
Apr 27, 2020
Conan
Nov 08, 2010
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors: Broadway
Apr 22, 2025
