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Jake Gyllenhaal

Born
December 19, 1980
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Jacob Benjamin 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.
British Academy Film Awards
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Known For
Road House
(2024)
Elwood Dalton
Spider-Man: No Way Home
(2021)
Mysterio / Quentin Beck (archive footage) (uncredited)
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
(2023)
Master Sergeant John Kinley
Spider-Man: Far From Home
(2019)
Quentin Beck / Mysterio
Southpaw
(2015)
Billy 'The Great' Hope
Source Code
(2011)
Colter Stevens
Brothers
(2009)
Tommy Cahill
Love & Other Drugs
(2010)
Jamie Randall
Nightcrawler
(2014)
Louis Bloom
Donnie Darko
(2001)
Donnie Darko
Prisoners
(2013)
Detective Loki
Spirit Untamed
(2021)
Jim Prescott (voice)
Ambulance
(2022)
Danny Sharp
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
(2010)
Prince Dastan
The Day After Tomorrow
(2004)
Sam Hall
Brokeback Mountain
(2005)
Jack Twist
Full Filmography
Acting
City Slickers
(1991)
Danny Robbins
Josh and S.A.M.
(1993)
Leon Coleman
A Dangerous Woman
(1993)
Edward
Homegrown
(1998)
Jake
October Sky
(1999)
Homer Hickam
Donnie Darko
(2001)
Donnie Darko
Bubble Boy
(2001)
Jimmy Livingston
Lovely & Amazing
(2001)
Jordan
Moonlight Mile
(2002)
Joe Nast
The Good Girl
(2002)
Holden Worther
Highway
(2002)
Pilot Kelson
Abby Singer
(2003)
Self (uncredited)
The Day After Tomorrow
(2004)
Sam Hall
Donnie Darko: Production Diary
(2004)
Self
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
(2005)
Jarhead
(2005)
Anthony Swofford
Brokeback Mountain
(2005)
Jack Twist
Proof
(2005)
Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
(2005)
Self
Zodiac
(2007)
Robert Graysmith
Rendition
(2007)
Douglas Freeman
Brothers
(2009)
Tommy Cahill
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
(2009)
Frank O'Connor (archive footage)
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
(2009)
Self
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
(2010)
Prince Dastan
Love & Other Drugs
(2010)
Jamie Randall
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
(2010)
Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)
Source Code
(2011)
Colter Stevens
End of Watch
(2012)
Brian Taylor
The Shoes: Time to Dance
(2012)
Prisoners
(2013)
Detective Loki
Enemy
(2014)
Adam Bell / Anthony Claire
Nightcrawler
(2014)
Louis Bloom
Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
(2014)
Self
Demolition
(2015)
Davis Mitchell
Southpaw
(2015)
Billy 'The Great' Hope
Accidental Love
(2015)
Howard Birdwell
Everest
(2015)
Scott Fischer
Nocturnal Animals
(2016)
Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
(2016)
Self
Stronger
(2017)
Jeff Bauman
Life
(2017)
Dr. David Jordan
Okja
(2017)
Dr. Johnny Wilcox
Great Performers: Horror Show
(2017)
The Damned
Wildlife
(2018)
Jerry Brinson
The Sisters Brothers
(2018)
John Morris
Velvet Buzzsaw
(2019)
Morf Vandewalt
Spider-Man: Far From Home
(2019)
Quentin Beck / Mysterio
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
(2019)
Mr. Music
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
(2020)
Self
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
(2020)
Himself
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration
(2020)
Self - Performer
The Guilty
(2021)
Joe Baylor
Spirit Untamed
(2021)
Jim Prescott (voice)
Spider-Man: No Way Home
(2021)
Mysterio / Quentin Beck (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ambulance
(2022)
Danny Sharp
Strange World
(2022)
Searcher Clade (voice)
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
(2023)
Master Sergeant John Kinley
Road House
(2024)
Elwood Dalton
Untitled Guy Ritchie Film
(2025)
Crew
Production
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