- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 19, 1980
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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 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 …
Filmography
movieRemain
2027 · Tate Donovan
movieIn the Grey
2026 · Bronco
movieLorne
2026 · Self
movieThe Bride!
2026 · Ronnie Reed
movieRaoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
2025 · Raoul Wallenberg (voice)
Actors on Actors: Broadway
2025 · Self
tvVow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
2024 · Executive Producer
tvPresumed Innocent
2024 · Rozat 'Rusty' Sabich, Executive Producer
movieRoad House
2024 · Dalton
movieReality
2023 · Thanks
movieGuy Ritchie's The Covenant
2023 · Master Sergeant John Kinley
movieA Journey to Sundance
2023 · Self
movieStrange World
2022 · Searcher Clade (voice)
movieAmbulance
2022 · Danny Sharp
movieThe Guilty
2021 · Joe Baylor, Producer
movieShow of Titles
2021 · "Camelot" Performer
movieSpirit Untamed
2021 · Jim Prescott (voice)
movieBreaking News in Yuba County
2021 · Producer
movieOne Night Only: The Best of Broadway
2020 · Self
movieThe Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020 · Jake Gyllenhaal
movieJoe Bell
2020 · Executive Producer
movieThe Devil All the Time
2020 · Producer
movieRelic
2020 · Producer
tvReunited Apart
2020 · Self
movieJohn Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019 · Mr. Music
movieThe Daily Bugle
2019 · Quentin Beck (archive footage)
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
movieSpider-Man: Far From Home
2019 · Quentin Beck / Mysterio
movieAnnaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center
2019 · Special Guest Star
movieRunning with Beto
2019 · Thanks
movieVelvet Buzzsaw
2019 · Morf Vandewalt
movieWildlife
2018 · Jerry Brinson, Producer
movieThe Sisters Brothers
2018 · John Morris
tvExplained
2018 · Narrator (voice)
movieHondros
2018 · Executive Producer
movieStronger
2017 · Jeff Bauman, Producer
movieOkja
2017 · Johnny Wilcox
movieLife
2017 · Dr. David Jordan
movieDeus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
2016 · Self (archive footage)
movieNocturnal Animals
2016 · Tony Hastings / Edward Sheffield
movieDemolition
2016 · Davis Mitchell
movieA Bigger Splash
2015 · Thanks
movieEverest
2015 · Scott Fischer
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · , Self - Guest
movieSouthpaw
2015 · Billy 'The Great' Hope
tvHot Ones
2015 · Self
movieAccidental Love
2015 · Howard Birdwell
tvVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
movieNightcrawler
2014 · Louis Bloom, Producer
movieLucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
2014 · Self
movieEnemy
2014 · Adam / Anthony
movieBreak Point
2014 · Thanks
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self, Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
tvOff Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Self
moviePrisoners
2013 · Detective Loki
movie12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012 · Self
movieEnd of Watch
2012 · Brian Taylor, Executive Producer
movieSource Code
2011 · Colter Stevens
movieLove & Other Drugs
2010 · Jamie Randall
tvConan
2010 · Self
moviePrince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2010 · Prince Dastan
movieJake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
2010 · Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)
movieBrothers
2009 · Tommy Cahill
tvLive from Studio Five
2009 · Self
movieHeath Ledger: A Tribute
2009 · Self
movieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009 · Frank O'Connor (archive footage)
movieRendition
2007 · Douglas Freeman
movieZodiac
2007 · Robert Graysmith
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
tvMan vs. Wild
2006 · Self
movie"Jarhead" Diaries
2006 · Self
movieJarhead: Background
2006 · Self
movieJarhead
2005 · Anthony Swofford
movieBrokeback Mountain
2005 · Jack Twist
movieProof
2005 · Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
movieJiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005 · Jake Gyllenhaal, Thanks
movieThe Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2005 · Narrator (voice)
movieThe Day After Tomorrow
2004 · Sam Hall
movieAbby Singer
2003 · Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
tvCelebrities Uncensored
2003 · Self
movieMoonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
2003 · Self / Joe Nast
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
movieMoonlight Mile
2002 · Joe Nast
movieThe Good Girl
2002 · Holden Worther
movieLovely & Amazing
2002 · Jordan
movieHighway
2002 · Pilot Kelson
tvFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · Self - Guest
movieBubble Boy
2001 · Jimmy Livingston
movieDonnie Darko
2001 · Donnie Darko
tvThe Early Show
1999 · Self
tvTeen Choice Awards
1999 · Self
movieOctober Sky
1999 · Homer Hickam
movieHomegrown
1998 · Jake
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self
tvThe Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995 · Self
movieJosh & S.A.M.
1993 · Leon Coleman
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
movieA Dangerous Woman
1993 · Edward
tvHomicide: Life on the Street
1993 · Matt Ellison
tvGMTV
1993 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
movieCity Slickers
1991 · Danny Robbins
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited)
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
tvToday
1952 · Self
tvThe Emmy Awards
1949 · Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee
Road House 2
— · Elwood Dalton, Producer
Honeymoon with Harry
—
Collision
— · , Producer
The Division
—
Kill Switch
— · , Producer
Snow Blind
—
The Anarchists vs ISIS
— · , Producer
Play by Play
— · , Producer
Lake Success
— · Barry Cohen, Executive Producer
Nemesis
—
movieFun Home
— · Producer
The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob
— · Producer
Theater of War
— · Producer
Gilded Rage
— · Producer
Code Black
— · Producer
Airman
— · Producer
The Man Who Made It Snow
— · Producer