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Jake Gyllenhaal

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 teen

Born

Dec 19, 1980

Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

72 acting

27 crew

Popularity

10.5

Known For

The Bride!
The Bride!
2026 as Ronnie Reed
★ 6.2
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019 as Quentin Beck / Mysterio
★ 7.4
Road House
Road House
2024 as Dalton
★ 6.9
Love & Other Drugs
Love & Other Drugs
2010 as Jamie Randall
★ 7.0
Prisoners
Prisoners
2013 as Detective Loki
★ 8.1
Nightcrawler
Nightcrawler
2014 as Louis Bloom
★ 7.7
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
2001 as Donnie Darko
★ 7.8
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
2023 as Master Sergeant John Kinley
★ 7.7
Zodiac
Zodiac
2007 as Robert Graysmith
★ 7.5
Southpaw
Southpaw
2015 as Billy 'The Great' Hope
★ 7.4
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain
2005 as Jack Twist
★ 7.8
Source Code
Source Code
2011 as Colter Stevens
★ 7.3
Life
Life
2017 as Dr. David Jordan
★ 6.5
In the Grey
In the Grey
2026 as Michael Harris
Jarhead
Jarhead
2005 as Anthony Swofford
★ 6.7
The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow
2004 as Sam Hall
★ 6.6
Enemy
Enemy
2014 as Adam / Anthony
★ 6.8
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2010 as Prince Dastan
★ 6.3
End of Watch
End of Watch
2012 as Brian Taylor
★ 7.4
Brothers
Brothers
2009 as Tommy Cahill
★ 7.3
Nocturnal Animals
Nocturnal Animals
2016 as Tony Hastings / Edward Sheffield
★ 7.4
Ambulance
Ambulance
2022 as Danny Sharp
★ 6.6
Everest
Everest
2015 as Scott Fischer
★ 6.8
Okja
Okja
2017 as Johnny Wilcox
★ 7.3
Demolition
Demolition
2016 as Davis Mitchell
★ 6.8
The Guilty
The Guilty
2021 as Joe Baylor
★ 6.4
Strange World
Strange World
2022 as Searcher Clade (voice)
★ 6.2
October Sky
October Sky
1999 as Homer Hickam
★ 7.7
The Sisters Brothers
The Sisters Brothers
2018 as John Morris
★ 6.8
Spirit Untamed
Spirit Untamed
2021 as Jim Prescott (voice)
★ 7.3
Stronger
Stronger
2017 as Jeff Bauman
★ 7.0
Velvet Buzzsaw
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019 as Morf Vandewalt
★ 5.4
Bubble Boy
Bubble Boy
2001 as Jimmy Livingston
★ 5.7
Wildlife
Wildlife
2018 as Jerry Brinson
★ 6.6
Rendition
Rendition
2007 as Douglas Freeman
★ 6.4
City Slickers
City Slickers
1991 as Danny Robbins
★ 6.5
Highway
Highway
2002 as Pilot Kelson
★ 5.5
Proof
Proof
2005 as Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
★ 6.3
Lovely & Amazing
Lovely & Amazing
2002 as Jordan
★ 6.0
Accidental Love
Accidental Love
2015 as Howard Birdwell
★ 4.3
The Good Girl
The Good Girl
2002 as Holden Worther
★ 6.2
Moonlight Mile
Moonlight Mile
2002 as Joe Nast
★ 6.3
movie
Remain
2027 as Tate Donovan
A Dangerous Woman
A Dangerous Woman
1993 as Edward
★ 5.5
Homegrown
Homegrown
1998 as Jake
★ 5.6
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
2009 as Self
★ 8.5
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005 as Jake Gyllenhaal
★ 4.3
movie
Road House 2
as Elwood Dalton
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
★ 7.0
Josh & S.A.M.
Josh & S.A.M.
1993 as Leon Coleman
★ 4.7
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009 as Frank O'Connor (archive footage)
★ 8.4
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
★ 10.0
A Journey to Sundance
A Journey to Sundance
2023 as Self
Abby Singer
Abby Singer
2003 as Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)
★ 6.3
movie
★ 10.0
Time to Dance
Time to Dance
2012 as The Killer
★ 6.0
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
2025 as Raoul Wallenberg (voice)
Show of Titles
Show of Titles
2021 as "Camelot" Performer
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
2003 as Self / Joe Nast
★ 8.8
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
2010 as Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)
★ 3.8
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2005 as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.8
Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center
Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center
2019 as Special Guest Star
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
2016 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.2