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Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 19, 1980
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
- Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal
8.1 Popularity
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.
Known For
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Tate Donovan
Remain
2026
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Michael Harris
In the Grey
2026
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The Bride!
2026
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Self — Raoul Wallenberg (voice)
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
2025
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Self
Actors on Actors: Broadway
2025
7.9
Rozat 'Rusty' Sabich
Presumed Innocent
2024
6.9
Dalton
Road House
2024
7.7
Master Sergeant John Kinley
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
2023
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Self
A Journey to Sundance
2023
6.3
Searcher Clade (voice)
Strange World
2022
Credits
Remain
as Tate Donovan
2026
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In the Grey
as Michael Harris
2026
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The Bride!
2026
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Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
as Self — Raoul Wallenberg (voice)
2025
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Actors on Actors: Broadway
as Self
2025
0.0
Presumed Innocent
as Rozat 'Rusty' Sabich
2024
7.9
Road House
as Dalton
2024
6.9
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
as Master Sergeant John Kinley
2023
7.7
A Journey to Sundance
as Self
2023
0.0
Strange World
as Searcher Clade (voice)
2022
6.3
Ambulance
as Danny Sharp
2022
6.6
The Guilty
as Joe Baylor
2021
6.4
Show of Titles
as "Camelot" Performer
2021
0.0
Spirit Untamed
as Jim Prescott (voice)
2021
7.3
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
as Self
2020
6.0
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
as Jake Gyllenhaal
2020
10.0
Reunited Apart
as Self
2020
5.5
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
as Mr. Music
2019
7.1
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.3
Spider-Man: Far From Home
as Quentin Beck / Mysterio
2019
7.4
Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center
as Special Guest Star
2019
0.0
Velvet Buzzsaw
as Morf Vandewalt
2019
5.4
Wildlife
as Jerry Brinson
2018
6.6
The Sisters Brothers
as John Morris
2018
6.8
Explained
as Narrator (voice)
2018
7.5
Stronger
as Jeff Bauman
2017
7.0
Okja
as Johnny Wilcox
2017
7.3
Life
as Dr. David Jordan
2017
6.4
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
as Self (archive footage)
2016
6.2
Nocturnal Animals
as Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings
2016
7.4
Demolition
as Davis Mitchell
2016
6.8
Everest
as Scott Fischer
2015
6.8
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
Southpaw
as Billy 'The Great' Hope
2015
7.4
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
7.2
Accidental Love
as Howard Birdwell
2015
4.3
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
4.6
Nightcrawler
as Louis Bloom
2014
7.7
Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
as Self
2014
0.0
Enemy
as Adam / Anthony
2014
6.9
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
2014
4.0
Prisoners
as Detective Loki
2013
8.1
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
as Self
2012
6.8
End of Watch
as Brian Taylor
2012
7.3
The Shoes: Time to Dance
as The Killer
2012
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Source Code
as Colter Stevens
2011
7.3
Love & Other Drugs
as Jamie Randall
2010
7.0
Conan
as Self
2010
7.1
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
as Prince Dastan
2010
6.3
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
as Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)
2010
3.8
Brothers
as Tommy Cahill
2009
7.3
Live from Studio Five
as Self
2009
3.7
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
as Self
2009
10.0
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
as Frank O'Connor (archive footage)
2009
8.4
Rendition
as Douglas Freeman
2007
6.4
Zodiac
as Robert Graysmith
2007
7.5
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
Man vs. Wild
as Self
2006
7.0
Jarhead
as Anthony Swofford
2005
6.7
Brokeback Mountain
as Jack Twist
2005
7.8
Proof
as Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
2005
6.3
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Jake Gyllenhaal
2005
4.1
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
as Narrator (voice)
2005
6.8
The Day After Tomorrow
as Sam Hall
2004
6.5
Abby Singer
as Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)
2003
6.3
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
2003
4.0
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
as Self / Joe Nast
2003
8.8
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Moonlight Mile
as Joe Nast
2002
6.3
The Good Girl
as Holden Worther
2002
6.2
Lovely & Amazing
as Jordan
2002
6.0
Highway
as Pilot Kelson
2002
5.5
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self - Guest
2001
6.0
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
2001
6.0
Bubble Boy
as Jimmy Livingston
2001
5.7
Donnie Darko
as Donnie Darko
2001
7.8
The Early Show
as Self
1999
6.2
Teen Choice Awards
as Self
1999
9.1
October Sky
as Homer Hickam
1999
7.7
Homegrown
as Jake
1998
5.6
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
6.2
Josh & S.A.M.
as Leon Coleman
1993
4.7
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
A Dangerous Woman
as Edward
1993
5.5
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Matt Ellison
1993
8.1
GMTV
as Self
1993
5.6
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
City Slickers
as Danny Robbins
1991
6.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
7.0
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Today
as Self
1952
5.6
The Emmy Awards
as Self
1949
7.9
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2
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Honeymoon with Harry
N/A
10.0
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The Division
N/A
0.0
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Collision
N/A
0.0
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Road House 2
as Elwood Dalton
N/A
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