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 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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Acted in
The Bride!
2025
In the Grey
2025
Presumed Innocent
2024
as Rozat 'Rusty' Sabich
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Road House
2024
as Dalton
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
2023
as Master Sergeant John Kinley
Strange World
2022
as Searcher Clade (voice)
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Ambulance
2022
as Danny Sharp
The Guilty
2021
as Joe Baylor
Spirit Untamed
2021
as Jim Prescott (voice)
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
2020
as Self
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020
as Jake Gyllenhaal
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration
2020
as Self - Performer
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019
as Mr. Music
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019
as Quentin Beck / Mysterio
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019
as Morf Vandewalt
Wildlife
2018
as Jerry Brinson
The Sisters Brothers
2018
as John Morris
Explained
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Great Performers: Horror Show
2017
as The Damned
Stronger
2017
as Jeff Bauman
Okja
2017
as Dr. Johnny Wilcox
Life
2017
as Dr. David Jordan
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Nocturnal Animals
2016
as Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings
Demolition
2016
as Davis Mitchell
Everest
2015
as Scott Fischer
Southpaw
2015
as Billy 'The Great' Hope
Accidental Love
2015
as Howard Birdwell
Nightcrawler
2014
as Louis Bloom
Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
2014
as Self
Enemy
2014
as Adam / Anthony
Prisoners
2013
as Detective Loki
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
as Self
End of Watch
2012
as Brian Taylor
The Shoes: Time to Dance
2012
Source Code
2011
as Colter Stevens
Love & Other Drugs
2010
as Jamie Randall
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2010
as Prince Dastan
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
2010
as Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)
Brothers
2009
as Tommy Cahill
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
2009
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009
as Frank O'Connor (archive footage)
Rendition
2007
as Douglas Freeman
Zodiac
2007
as Robert Graysmith
Man vs. Wild
2006
as Self
Jarhead
2005
as Anthony Swofford
Brokeback Mountain
2005
as Jack Twist
Proof
2005
as Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005
as Jake Gyllenhaal
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Donnie Darko: Production Diary
2004
as Self
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
as Sam Hall
Abby Singer
2003
as Self (uncredited)
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
2003
as Self / Joe Nast
Moonlight Mile
2002
as Joe Nast
The Good Girl
2002
as Holden Worther
Lovely & Amazing
2002
as Jordan
Highway
2002
as Pilot Kelson
Band of Brothers
2001
Bubble Boy
2001
as Jimmy Livingston
Donnie Darko
2001
as Donnie Darko
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self - Nominee
October Sky
1999
as Homer Hickam
Homegrown
1998
as Jake
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1995
Josh and S.A.M.
1993
as Leon Coleman
A Dangerous Woman
1993
as Edward
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Matt Ellison
City Slickers
1991
as Danny Robbins
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Prophet
as John Prophet
The Anarchists vs ISIS
Snow Blind
Cut and Run
Rio
Road House 2
as Elwood Dalton
Francis and the Godfather
as Robert Evans
Oblivion Song
as Nathan Cole
A Journey to Sundance
as Self
The Division