Jake Gyllenhaal

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

104

Gender

Male

Birthday

1980-12-19 (44 years old)

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.

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Road House

    Road House

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Prisoners

    Prisoners

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Explained

    Explained

  • Presumed Innocent

    Presumed Innocent

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • Spider-Man: Far From Home

    Spider-Man: Far From Home

  • Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler

  • Southpaw

    Southpaw

  • Brokeback Mountain

    Brokeback Mountain

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Zodiac

    Zodiac

  • Love & Other Drugs

    Love & Other Drugs

  • Donnie Darko

    Donnie Darko

  • Today

    Today

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

    Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

  • Strange World

    Strange World

  • Life

    Life

  • The Day After Tomorrow

    The Day After Tomorrow

  • Man vs. Wild

    Man vs. Wild

  • Enemy

    Enemy

  • Spirit Untamed

    Spirit Untamed

  • Stronger

    Stronger

  • The Bride!

    The Bride!

  • The Guilty

    The Guilty

  • Everest

    Everest

  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • Jarhead

    Jarhead

  • Nocturnal Animals

    Nocturnal Animals

  • End of Watch

    End of Watch

  • Demolition

    Demolition

  • Source Code

    Source Code

  • 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

    12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Bubble Boy

    Bubble Boy

  • Ambulance

    Ambulance

  • Josh & S.A.M.

    Josh & S.A.M.

  • Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

    Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

  • Moonlight Mile

    Moonlight Mile

  • Okja

    Okja

  • Proof

    Proof

  • October Sky

    October Sky

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Heath Ledger: A Tribute

    Heath Ledger: A Tribute

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • A Journey to Sundance

    A Journey to Sundance

  • In the Grey

    In the Grey

  • Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

    Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

  • Rendition

    Rendition

  • Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen

    Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen

  • Collision

    Collision

  • Homegrown

    Homegrown

  • Road House 2

    Road House 2

  • The Sisters Brothers

    The Sisters Brothers

  • One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

    One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

  • A Dangerous Woman

    A Dangerous Woman

  • City Slickers

    City Slickers

  • Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center

    Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center

  • Accidental Love

    Accidental Love

  • Velvet Buzzsaw

    Velvet Buzzsaw

  • Show of Titles

    Show of Titles

  • The Good Girl

    The Good Girl

  • Lovely & Amazing

    Lovely & Amazing

  • Abby Singer

    Abby Singer

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards

    Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • Remain

    Remain

  • Wildlife

    Wildlife

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

  • John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

    John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

  • Time to Dance

    Time to Dance

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • Highway

    Highway

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors: Broadway

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors: Broadway

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'

    Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'

  • Honeymoon with Harry

    Honeymoon with Harry

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

    The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

  • The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

    The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

  • Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy

    Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy

  • Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction

    Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction