Jake Gyllenhaal

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

105

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

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Spider-Man: Far From Home

    Spider-Man: Far From Home

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

    Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Road House

    Road House

  • Presumed Innocent

    Presumed Innocent

  • Southpaw

    Southpaw

  • Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Prisoners

    Prisoners

  • Donnie Darko

    Donnie Darko

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • Jarhead

    Jarhead

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Zodiac

    Zodiac

  • Explained

    Explained

  • Brokeback Mountain

    Brokeback Mountain

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • Love & Other Drugs

    Love & Other Drugs

  • The Day After Tomorrow

    The Day After Tomorrow

  • Ambulance

    Ambulance

  • The Bride!

    The Bride!

  • The Sisters Brothers

    The Sisters Brothers

  • Enemy

    Enemy

  • Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

    Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

  • Spirit Untamed

    Spirit Untamed

  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

  • Man vs. Wild

    Man vs. Wild

  • Source Code

    Source Code

  • Life

    Life

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • Demolition

    Demolition

  • Accidental Love

    Accidental Love

  • Everest

    Everest

  • Bubble Boy

    Bubble Boy

  • Strange World

    Strange World

  • A Journey to Sundance

    A Journey to Sundance

  • Proof

    Proof

  • Collision

    Collision

  • The Guilty

    The Guilty

  • Road House 2

    Road House 2

  • End of Watch

    End of Watch

  • Abby Singer

    Abby Singer

  • October Sky

    October Sky

  • Rendition

    Rendition

  • Okja

    Okja

  • Homegrown

    Homegrown

  • Nocturnal Animals

    Nocturnal Animals

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Moonlight Mile

    Moonlight Mile

  • Lovely & Amazing

    Lovely & Amazing

  • Today

    Today

  • City Slickers

    City Slickers

  • Velvet Buzzsaw

    Velvet Buzzsaw

  • Stronger

    Stronger

  • Remain

    Remain

  • Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

    Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen

    Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen

  • In the Grey

    In the Grey

  • Heath Ledger: A Tribute

    Heath Ledger: A Tribute

  • The Good Girl

    The Good Girl

  • Wildlife

    Wildlife

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

  • Josh & S.A.M.

    Josh & S.A.M.

  • A Dangerous Woman

    A Dangerous Woman

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

    12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

  • The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

    The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

  • One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

    One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

  • Show of Titles

    Show of Titles

  • The Shoes: Time to Dance

    The Shoes: Time to Dance

  • Highway

    Highway

  • John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

    John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

  • Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center

    Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors: Broadway

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors: Broadway

  • Honeymoon with Harry

    Honeymoon with Harry

  • 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

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

    Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy

    Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy

  • Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction

    Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction

  • The Division

    The Division