Jake Gyllenhaal
Known for Acting · 108 credits
- Born
- 1980-12-19 (age 45)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal · ジェイク・ジレンホール
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (35)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Matt Ellison
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
GMTV
1993
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Explained
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self - Guest
Today
1952
as Self
Presumed Innocent
2024
as Rozat 'Rusty' Sabich
Man vs. Wild
2006
as Self
Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
as Self
The Early Show
1999
as Self
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Nemesis
Actors on Actors: Broadway
2025
as Self
Live from Studio Five
2009
as Self
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Lake Success
as Barry Cohen
Movies (73)
The Bride!
2026
as Ronnie Reed
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019
as Quentin Beck / Mysterio
In the Grey
2026
as Bronco
Road House
2024
as Dalton
Nightcrawler
2014
as Louis Bloom
Prisoners
2013
as Detective Loki
Brokeback Mountain
2005
as Jack Twist
Zodiac
2007
as Robert Graysmith
Love & Other Drugs
2010
as Jamie Randall
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
2023
as Master Sergeant John Kinley
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
as Sam Hall
Southpaw
2015
as Billy 'The Great' Hope
Donnie Darko
2001
as Donnie Darko
Life
2017
as Dr. David Jordan
Source Code
2011
as Colter Stevens
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2010
as Prince Dastan
Enemy
2014
as Adam / Anthony
Ambulance
2022
as Danny Sharp
The Guilty
2021
as Joe Baylor
Okja
2017
as Johnny Wilcox
End of Watch
2012
as Brian Taylor
Jarhead
2005
as Anthony Swofford
Brothers
2009
as Tommy Cahill
Everest
2015
as Scott Fischer
Strange World
2022
as Searcher Clade (voice)
Nocturnal Animals
2016
as Tony Hastings / Edward Sheffield
Demolition
2016
as Davis Mitchell
October Sky
1999
as Homer Hickam
Spirit Untamed
2021
as Jim Prescott (voice)
Bubble Boy
2001
as Jimmy Livingston
Rendition
2007
as Douglas Freeman
Stronger
2017
as Jeff Bauman
Lorne
2026
as Self
Wildlife
2018
as Jerry Brinson
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019
as Morf Vandewalt
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009
as Frank O'Connor (archive footage)
The Sisters Brothers
2018
as John Morris
Proof
2005
as Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
City Slickers
1991
as Danny Robbins
The Good Girl
2002
as Holden Worther
Highway
2002
as Pilot Kelson
Accidental Love
2015
as Howard Birdwell
Homegrown
1998
as Jake
Remain
2027
as Tate Donovan
Moonlight Mile
2002
as Joe Nast
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
2009
as Self
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
as Self
A Dangerous Woman
1993
as Edward
Lovely & Amazing
2002
as Jordan
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005
as Jake Gyllenhaal
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020
as Jake Gyllenhaal
Show of Titles
2021
as "Camelot" Performer
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
2010
as Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)
Abby Singer
2003
as Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)
Honeymoon with Harry
A Journey to Sundance
2023
as Self
Josh & S.A.M.
1993
as Leon Coleman
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019
as Mr. Music
Road House 2
as Elwood Dalton
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
2020
as Self
Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
2014
as Self
Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center
2019
as Special Guest Star
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
2003
as Self / Joe Nast
The Anarchists vs ISIS
Time to Dance
2012
as The Killer
The Division
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
2025
as Raoul Wallenberg (voice)
Collision
Snow Blind
Kill Switch
Play by Play
About Jake Gyllenhaal
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 s… With 108 credits spanning from 1944 to 2027, Jake Gyllenhaal has appeared in 73 films and 35 TV shows.
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- The Bride! (2026) — as Ronnie Reed
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) — as Quentin Beck / Mysterio
- In the Grey (2026) — as Bronco
- Road House (2024) — as Dalton
- Nightcrawler (2014) — as Louis Bloom
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