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