Actor
Jake Gyllenhaal
December 19, 1980 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Notable work
7.4Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
as Quentin Beck / Mysterio
7.8Donnie Darko (2001)
as Donnie Darko
8.1Prisoners (2013)
as Detective Loki
7.7Nightcrawler (2014)
as Louis Bloom
7.5Zodiac (2007)
as Robert Graysmith
7.3Source Code (2011)
as Colter Stevens
6.6The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
as Sam Hall
7.4Nocturnal Animals (2016)
as Tony Hastings / Edward Sheffield
6.5Life (2017)
as Dr. David Jordan
7.8Brokeback Mountain (2005)
as Jack Twist
6.3Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
as Prince Dastan
6.8Enemy (2014)
as Adam / Anthony
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