Jake Gyllenhaal
Acting
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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Tate Donovan
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Dalton
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Master Sergeant John Kinley
... 2023
Searcher Clade (voice)
... 2022
Danny Sharp
... 2022
Joe Baylor
... 2021
"Camelot" Performer
... 2021
Jim Prescott (voice)
... 2021
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Jake Gyllenhaal
... 2020
Mr. Music
... 2019
Quentin Beck / Mysterio
... 2019
Special Guest Star
... 2019
Morf Vandewalt
... 2019
Jerry Brinson
... 2018
John Morris
... 2018
Jeff Bauman
... 2017
Johnny Wilcox
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Dr. David Jordan
... 2017
Self (archive footage)
... 2016
Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings
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Davis Mitchell
... 2016
Scott Fischer
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Billy 'The Great' Hope
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Howard Birdwell
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Louis Bloom
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Adam / Anthony
... 2014
Detective Loki
... 2013
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Brian Taylor
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The Killer
... 2012
Colter Stevens
... 2011
Jamie Randall
... 2010
Prince Dastan
... 2010
Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)
... 2010
Tommy Cahill
... 2009
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Frank O'Connor (archive footage)
... 2009
Douglas Freeman
... 2007
Robert Graysmith
... 2007
Anthony Swofford
... 2005
Jack Twist
... 2005
Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
... 2005
Jake Gyllenhaal
... 2005
Narrator (voice)
... 2005
Sam Hall
... 2004
Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)
... 2003
Self / Joe Nast
... 2003
Joe Nast
... 2002
Holden Worther
... 2002
Jordan
... 2002
Pilot Kelson
... 2002
Jimmy Livingston
... 2001
Donnie Darko
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Homer Hickam
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Jake
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Leon Coleman
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Edward
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Danny Robbins
... 1991
Michael Harris
Elwood Dalton