Jake Gyllenhaal
Born in Los Angeles, California, USA — Dec 19 1980
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…
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Jake Gyllenhaal's Credits
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Homicide: Life on the Street
Matt Ellison
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Quentin Beck / Mysterio
The Oscars
Self
Road House
Dalton
The Bride!
Ronnie Reed
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
Master Sergeant John Kinley
Prisoners
Detective Loki
Love & Other Drugs
Jamie Randall
Nightcrawler
Louis Bloom
Zodiac
Robert Graysmith
Explained
Narrator (voice)
Presumed Innocent
Rozat 'Rusty' Sabich
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
Southpaw
Billy 'The Great' Hope
Brokeback Mountain
Jack Twist
Source Code
Colter Stevens
Brothers
Tommy Cahill
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self
Man vs. Wild
Self
End of Watch
Brian Taylor
Life
Dr. David Jordan
In the Grey
Michael Harris
The Day After Tomorrow
Sam Hall
Everest
Scott Fischer
The Devil All the Time
Production
Jarhead
Anthony Swofford
Okja
Johnny Wilcox
Nocturnal Animals
Tony Hastings / Edward Sheffield
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince Dastan
The Emmy Awards
Self
Strange World
Searcher Clade (voice)
Demolition
Davis Mitchell
Rendition
Douglas Freeman
Ambulance
Danny Sharp
The Guilty
Joe Baylor
Reality
Crew
Velvet Buzzsaw
Morf Vandewalt
Enemy
Adam / Anthony
Relic
Production
October Sky
Homer Hickam
Actors on Actors: Broadway
Self
The Sisters Brothers
John Morris
Stronger
Jeff Bauman
A Bigger Splash
Crew
City Slickers
Danny Robbins
Wildlife
Jerry Brinson
Spirit Untamed
Jim Prescott (voice)
Bubble Boy
Jimmy Livingston
The Good Girl
Holden Worther
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Self
Joe Bell
Production
Proof
Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
Highway
Pilot Kelson
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
Production
Remain
Tate Donovan
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Frank O'Connor (archive footage)
Homegrown
Jake
A Dangerous Woman
Edward
Lovely & Amazing
Jordan
Show of Titles
"Camelot" Performer
A Journey to Sundance
Self
Moonlight Mile
Joe Nast
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Jake Gyllenhaal
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
Josh & S.A.M.
Leon Coleman
Breaking News in Yuba County
Production
Accidental Love
Howard Birdwell
Abby Singer
Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)
Nemesis
Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
Self
Teen Choice Awards
Self
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Jake Gyllenhaal
Honeymoon with Harry
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
Self
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
Raoul Wallenberg (voice)
Gilded Rage
Production
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
Self / Joe Nast
Hondros
Production
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
Mr. Music
Break Point
Crew
Code Black
Production
Time to Dance
The Killer
Road House 2
Elwood Dalton
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
Self (archive footage)
Running with Beto
Crew
Lake Success
Barry Cohen
The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob
Production
Theater of War
Production
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Narrator (voice)
Collision
The Division
Airman
Production
Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center
Special Guest Star
Kill Switch
Fun Home
Production
Snow Blind
The Man Who Made It Snow
Production
The Anarchists vs ISIS
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