Jake Gyllenhaal

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

Gender

Male

Birthday

1980-12-19 (45 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

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Spider-Man: Far From Home

    Spider-Man: Far From Home

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • The Bride!

    The Bride!

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • Road House

    Road House

  • Prisoners

    Prisoners

  • Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler

  • Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

    Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

  • Love & Other Drugs

    Love & Other Drugs

  • Donnie Darko

    Donnie Darko

  • Explained

    Explained

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • Zodiac

    Zodiac

  • The Day After Tomorrow

    The Day After Tomorrow

  • Southpaw

    Southpaw

  • Brokeback Mountain

    Brokeback Mountain

  • Presumed Innocent

    Presumed Innocent

  • Source Code

    Source Code

  • Life

    Life

  • Homegrown

    Homegrown

  • Lovely & Amazing

    Lovely & Amazing

  • Rendition

    Rendition

  • City Slickers

    City Slickers

  • Remain

    Remain

  • In the Grey

    In the Grey

  • Moonlight Mile

    Moonlight Mile

  • Man vs. Wild

    Man vs. Wild

  • Abby Singer

    Abby Singer

  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Accidental Love

    Accidental Love

  • End of Watch

    End of Watch

  • The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

    The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • Everest

    Everest

  • A Dangerous Woman

    A Dangerous Woman

  • Nocturnal Animals

    Nocturnal Animals

  • Enemy

    Enemy

  • Today

    Today

  • Strange World

    Strange World

  • Jarhead

    Jarhead

  • The Good Girl

    The Good Girl

  • Ambulance

    Ambulance

  • Okja

    Okja

  • The Guilty

    The Guilty

  • Demolition

    Demolition

  • Spirit Untamed

    Spirit Untamed

  • The Sisters Brothers

    The Sisters Brothers

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • The Shoes: Time to Dance

    The Shoes: Time to Dance

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • October Sky

    October Sky

  • Velvet Buzzsaw

    Velvet Buzzsaw

  • Bubble Boy

    Bubble Boy

  • Honeymoon with Harry

    Honeymoon with Harry

  • Heath Ledger: A Tribute

    Heath Ledger: A Tribute

  • Show of Titles

    Show of Titles

  • Wildlife

    Wildlife

  • Proof

    Proof

  • Stronger

    Stronger

  • Highway

    Highway

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

  • Road House 2

    Road House 2

  • Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

    Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

  • Actors on Actors: Broadway

    Actors on Actors: Broadway

  • Josh & S.A.M.

    Josh & S.A.M.

  • Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

    Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

  • John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

    John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

  • A Journey to Sundance

    A Journey to Sundance

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

    12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

  • The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

    The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

  • One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

    One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

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

    Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

    The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

  • The Division

    The Division

  • Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy

    Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy

  • Collision

    Collision

  • Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center

    Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center

  • Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction

    Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction

  • Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen

    Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen

  • Kill Switch

    Kill Switch