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Name
Jake Gyllenhaal

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1980-12-19 (46 years old)

Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA

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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Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

2005 Jarhead as Anthony Swofford
2001 Donnie Darko as Donnie Darko
2005 Brokeback Mountain as Jack Twist
2004 The Day After Tomorrow as Sam Hall
1991 City Slickers as Danny Robbins
2007 Zodiac as Robert Graysmith
2007 Rendition as Douglas Freeman
2002 Moonlight Mile as Joe Nast
2023 Guy Ritchie's The Covenant as Master Sergeant John Kinley
2010 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time as Prince Dastan
2005 Proof as Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
2002 The Good Girl as Holden Worther
2001 Bubble Boy as Jimmy Livingston
1999 October Sky as Homer Hickam
2024 Road House as Dalton
2010 Love & Other Drugs as Jamie Randall
2014 Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy as Self
2011 Source Code as Colter Stevens
2009 Heath Ledger: A Tribute as Self
2002 Highway as Pilot Kelson
2002 Lovely & Amazing as Jordan
2026 In the Grey as Bronco
2012 End of Watch as Brian Taylor
2016 Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko' as Self (archive footage)
2013 Prisoners as Detective Loki
2014 Enemy as Adam / Anthony
2015 Everest as Scott Fischer
2022 Strange World as Searcher Clade (voice)
2014 Nightcrawler as Louis Bloom
2009 Brothers as Tommy Cahill
2016 Demolition as Davis Mitchell
2015 Southpaw as Billy 'The Great' Hope
2015 Accidental Love as Howard Birdwell
2009 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Frank O'Connor (archive footage)
2016 Nocturnal Animals as Tony Hastings / Edward Sheffield
2005 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Jake Gyllenhaal
Soon Road House 2 as Elwood Dalton
2017 Okja as Johnny Wilcox
2026 The Bride! as Ronnie Reed
2017 Stronger as Jeff Bauman
2017 Life as Dr. David Jordan
2012 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
2018 Wildlife as Jerry Brinson
2003 Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen as Self / Joe Nast
2010 Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize as Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)
2018 The Sisters Brothers as John Morris
1993 A Dangerous Woman as Edward
1998 Homegrown as Jake
2005 The Man Who Walked Between the Towers as Narrator (voice)
1993 Josh & S.A.M. as Leon Coleman
2019 Velvet Buzzsaw as Morf Vandewalt
2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home as Quentin Beck / Mysterio
2021 The Guilty as Joe Baylor
2003 Abby Singer as Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)
2019 John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch as Mr. Music
2022 Ambulance as Danny Sharp
2020 One Night Only: The Best of Broadway as Self
2020 The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America as Jake Gyllenhaal
2021 Spirit Untamed as Jim Prescott (voice)
2023 A Journey to Sundance as Self
2019 Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center as Special Guest Star
2021 Show of Titles as "Camelot" Performer
2027 Remain as Tate Gordon
Soon Honeymoon with Harry
Soon Collision
2025 Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction as Raoul Wallenberg (voice)
Soon The Division
Soon Kill Switch
Soon Snow Blind
Soon The Anarchists vs ISIS
Soon Play by Play
2026 Lorne as Self
2006 "Jarhead" Diaries as Self
2006 Jarhead: Background as Self
2026 Generations: The Evolution of Spider-Man as Self - Mysterio (archive footage)
2022 Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home as Self (archive footage)
2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home as Quentin Beck / Mysterio (archive footage)
2017 Great Performers: Horror Show as The Damned
2007 Laser Cats 2 as Dr Scientist

2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
2001 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 7 episodes ) as Self - Guest
1952 Today ( 1 episode ) as Self
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 3 episodes )
1999 The Early Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
1993 Homicide: Life on the Street ( 1 episode ) as Matt Ellison
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2003 Celebrities Uncensored ( 1 episode ) as Self
1953 The Oscars ( 3 episodes ) as Self
1993 GMTV ( 1 episode ) as Self
1995 The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA ( 1 episode ) as Self
2009 Live from Studio Five ( 1 episode ) as Self
1975 Saturday Night Live ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Host
2015 Hot Ones ( 1 episode ) as Self
2018 Explained ( 1 episode ) as Narrator (voice)
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
1996 The Daily Show ( 7 episodes ) as Self
1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ( 3 episodes ) as Self
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 3 episodes ) as Self
1999 Teen Choice Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
2001 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross ( 1 episode ) as Self
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2006 Man vs. Wild ( 1 episode ) as Self
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode )
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 6 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2024 Presumed Innocent ( 8 episodes ) as Rozat 'Rusty' Sabich
2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones ( 1 episode ) as Self
2020 Reunited Apart ( 1 episode ) as Self
2010 Conan ( 1 episode ) as Self
2025 Actors on Actors: Broadway ( 1 episode ) as Self
1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Nominee
1949 The Emmy Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
Soon Lake Success ( 1 episode ) as Barry Cohen
Soon Nemesis ( 1 episode )
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
1975 Saturday Night Live ( 2 episodes ) as Self (uncredited)
2019 The Daily Bugle ( 29 episodes ) as Quentin Beck / Mysterio

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