Jake Gyllenhaal
Acting
Born: Dec 19, 1980
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the Grey | Michael Harris | 2026 | — |
| Road House | Dalton | 2024 | 6.924 |
| Guy Ritchie's The Covenant | Master Sergeant John Kinley | 2023 | 7.719 |
| Strange World | Searcher Clade (voice) | 2022 | 6.235 |
| Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko' | Self (archive footage) | 2016 | 6.2 |
| Everest | Scott Fischer | 2015 | 6.827 |
| Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy | Self | 2014 | — |
| Enemy | Adam / Anthony | 2014 | 6.8 |
| Nightcrawler | Louis Bloom | 2014 | 7.708 |
| Prisoners | Detective Loki | 2013 | 8.103 |
| End of Watch | Brian Taylor | 2012 | 7.3 |
| Source Code | Colter Stevens | 2011 | 7.31 |
| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Prince Dastan | 2010 | 6.3 |
| Love & Other Drugs | Jamie Randall | 2010 | 7.037 |
| Heath Ledger: A Tribute | Self | 2009 | 8.5 |
| Brothers | Tommy Cahill | 2009 | 7.314 |
| Zodiac | Robert Graysmith | 2007 | 7.529 |
| Rendition | Douglas Freeman | 2007 | 6.421 |
| Jarhead | Anthony Swofford | 2005 | 6.7 |
| Brokeback Mountain | Jack Twist | 2005 | 7.8 |
| Proof | Harold 'Hal' Dobbs | 2005 | 6.344 |
| The Day After Tomorrow | Sam Hall | 2004 | 6.553 |
| Moonlight Mile | Joe Nast | 2002 | 6.31 |
| The Good Girl | Holden Worther | 2002 | 6.226 |
| Highway | Pilot Kelson | 2002 | 5.529 |
| Lovely & Amazing | Jordan | 2002 | 6.056 |
| Donnie Darko | Donnie Darko | 2001 | 7.764 |
| Bubble Boy | Jimmy Livingston | 2001 | 5.76 |
| October Sky | Homer Hickam | 1999 | 7.673 |
| City Slickers | Danny Robbins | 1991 | 6.461 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1980 |
| From | Los Angeles, California, … |