Jake Gyllenhaal
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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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
The Bride!
Presumed Innocent
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
Road House
Reality
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
Strange World
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Ambulance
The Guilty
Spirit Untamed
Breaking News in Yuba County
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Joe Bell
The Devil All the Time
Relic
Reunited Apart
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Running with Beto
Velvet Buzzsaw
Wildlife
The Sisters Brothers
Explained
Hondros
Great Performers: Horror Show
Stronger
Okja
Life
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
Nocturnal Animals
A Bigger Splash
Everest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Demolition
Southpaw
Hot Ones
Accidental Love
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Nightcrawler
Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
Enemy
Break Point
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Prisoners
12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief
End of Watch
The Shoes: Time to Dance
Source Code
Conan
Love & Other Drugs
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Brothers
Live from Studio Five
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Rendition
Zodiac
The Graham Norton Show
Man vs. Wild
Jarhead
Brokeback Mountain
Proof
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Donnie Darko: Production Diary
The Day After Tomorrow
Abby Singer
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Celebrities Uncensored
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Moonlight Mile
Highway
The Good Girl
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Band of Brothers
Lovely & Amazing
Bubble Boy
Donnie Darko
The Early Show
Teen Choice Awards
October Sky
Homegrown
The Daily Show
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Josh and S.A.M.
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
A Dangerous Woman
Homicide: Life on the Street
GMTV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
City Slickers
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Saturday Night Live
The Oscars
Today
Acting
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
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Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)