Jake Gyllenhaal
Born: 1980-12-19 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Bride!
- Remain as Tate Donovan
2025
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors: Broadway as Self
- Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction as Self — Raoul Wallenberg (voice)
2024
- Road House as Dalton
- Presumed Innocent as Rozat 'Rusty' Sabich
2023
- Guy Ritchie's The Covenant as Master Sergeant John Kinley
- Reality ... (Thanks)
2022
- Ambulance as Danny Sharp
- Strange World as Searcher Clade (voice)
2021
- Spirit Untamed as Jim Prescott (voice)
- Breaking News in Yuba County ... (Producer)
- The Guilty as Joe Baylor
- A Journey to Sundance as Self
- Show of Titles as "Camelot" Performer
2020
- The Devil All the Time ... (Producer)
- Relic ... (Producer)
- Joe Bell ... (Executive Producer)
- Reunited Apart as Self
- One Night Only: The Best of Broadway as Self
- The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America as Jake Gyllenhaal
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Spider-Man: Far From Home as Quentin Beck / Mysterio
- Running with Beto ... (Thanks)
- Velvet Buzzsaw as Morf Vandewalt
- John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch as Mr. Music
- Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center as Special Guest Star
2018
- The Sisters Brothers as John Morris
- Explained as Narrator (voice)
- Hondros ... (Executive Producer)
- Wildlife as Jerry Brinson
2016
- Demolition as Davis Mitchell
- Nocturnal Animals as Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings
- Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko' as Self (archive footage)
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Hot Ones as Self
- Southpaw as Billy 'The Great' Hope
- Everest as Scott Fischer
- Accidental Love as Howard Birdwell
- A Bigger Splash ... (Thanks)
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Nightcrawler as Louis Bloom
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- Break Point ... (Thanks)
- Enemy as Adam / Anthony
- Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy as Self
2013
- Prisoners as Detective Loki
2012
- End of Watch as Brian Taylor
- 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- The Shoes: Time to Dance as The Killer
2011
- Source Code as Colter Stevens
2010
- Conan as Self
- Love & Other Drugs as Jamie Randall
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time as Prince Dastan
- Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize as Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)
2009
- Brothers as Tommy Cahill
- Heath Ledger: A Tribute as Self
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Frank O'Connor (archive footage)
- Live from Studio Five as Self
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Zodiac as Robert Graysmith
- Rendition as Douglas Freeman
2006
- Man vs. Wild as Self
2005
- Brokeback Mountain as Jack Twist
- Proof as Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
- Jarhead as Anthony Swofford
- Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Jake Gyllenhaal
- The Man Who Walked Between the Towers as Narrator (voice)
2004
- The Day After Tomorrow as Sam Hall
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Abby Singer as Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)
- Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen as Self / Joe Nast
- Celebrities Uncensored as Self
2002
- Moonlight Mile as Joe Nast
- Lovely & Amazing as Jordan
- The Good Girl as Holden Worther
- Highway as Pilot Kelson
2001
- Donnie Darko as Donnie Darko
- Bubble Boy as Jimmy Livingston
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest
1999
- October Sky as Homer Hickam
- The Early Show as Self
- Teen Choice Awards as Self
1998
- Homegrown as Jake
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1993
- Homicide: Life on the Street as Matt Ellison
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- GMTV as Self
- Josh & S.A.M. as Leon Coleman
- A Dangerous Woman as Edward
1991
- City Slickers as Danny Robbins
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1952
- Today as Self
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee