Biography
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.
Filmography
all 121
Movies 88
self 40
TV Shows 33
Producer 16
Voice 3
Narrator 1
In the Grey (2025)
Presumed Innocent (2024)
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons (2024)
Road House (2024)
Reality (2023)
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023)
Strange World (2022)
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home (2022)
Ambulance (2022)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
The Guilty (2021)
Fashion News (2021)
Show of Titles (2021)
Spirit Untamed (2021)
Breaking News in Yuba County (2021)
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway (2020)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America (2020)
Joe Bell (2020)
The Devil All the Time (2020)
Relic (2020)
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration (2020)
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Annaleigh Ashford in Concert (2019)
Running with Beto (2019)
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Wildlife (2018)
The Sisters Brothers (2018)
Explained (2018)
Hondros (2018)
Great Performers: Horror Show (2017)
Stronger (2017)
Okja (2017)
Life (2017)
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko' (2016)
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
A Bigger Splash (2015)
Everest (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Demolition (2015)
Southpaw (2015)
Hot Ones (2015)
Accidental Love (2015)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
Nightcrawler (2014)
Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy (2014)
The Hollywood Reporter Roundtables (2014)
Enemy (2014)
Break Point (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014)
Prisoners (2013)
End of Watch (2012)
The Shoes: Time to Dance (2012)
Source Code (2011)
Conan (2010)
Love & Other Drugs (2010)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (2010)
Brothers (2009)
Live from Studio Five (2009)
Heath Ledger: A Tribute (2009)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (2009)
Zodiac Deciphered (2008)
Rendition (2007)
Zodiac (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Man vs. Wild (2006)
Jarhead (2005)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Proof (2005)
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005)
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (2005)
Donnie Darko: Production Diary (2004)
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Abby Singer (2003)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Celebrities Uncensored (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Moonlight Mile (2002)
Highway (2002)
The Good Girl (2002)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
Lovely & Amazing (2001)
Bubble Boy (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
The Early Show (1999)
Teen Choice Awards (1999)
October Sky (1999)
Homegrown (1998)
The Daily Show (1996)
Screen Actors Guild Awards (1995)
Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
A Dangerous Woman (1993)
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
GMTV (1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
City Slickers (1991)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
The Oscars (1953)
Today (1952)
The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob
The Division
Cut and Run
Rio
Finding the Mother Tree
Francis and The Godfather
The Son
The Anarchists vs ISIS
Prophet
Oblivion Song
Gilded Rage
Snow Blind
Annie Mae
Theater of War
Fun Home
A Suspense Novelist's Trail of Deceptions
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1980-12-19 (43 years old)
Birth NameJacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
ReligionChristianity
Height181.6-centimeter
RelationshipsJeanne Cadieu, Kirsten Dunst (2002-01-01 - 2004-01-01), Alyssa Miller (2013-07-01 - 2013-12-01), Reese Witherspoon (2007-01-01 - 2009-01-01), Taylor Swift (2010-10-01 - 2011-03-01)
FatherStephen Gyllenhaal
MotherNaomi Foner Gyllenhaal
SiblingsMaggie Gyllenhaal
RelativesRamona Sarsgaard, Gloria Sarsgaard
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsДжейк Джилленхол, 杰克·吉林哈尔, ジェイク・ジレンホール, เจค จิลเลินฮาล, جيك جيلنهال, Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal, Τζέικ Τζίλενχαλ, Τζέικομπ Μπέντζαμιν "Τζέικ" Τζίλενχαλ, Джейк Джилленгол, 제이크 질렌할, ჯეიკ ჯილენჰოლი, ג'ייקוב בנג'מין "ג'ייק" ג'ילנהול
AwardsBAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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