Born on December 19th, 1980, Jake Gyllenhaal is an American actor who has worked on both screen and stage for over 30 years. He was born in the well-known Gyllenhaal family and is the son of film director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner. He started as a child actor with roles in his father’s films after his debut in City Slickers but his breakthrough didn’t come until the late 1990s and early 2000s with his roles in October Sky and Donnie Darko.
Gyllenhaal then earned his first nomination for an Academy Award for his role in Brokeback Mountain which was only the start for him. In the years post that, Gyllenhaal has thrived, both on screen and on stage, with his filmography spanning various genres including thrillers, mysteries, romances, and more. Not only that, Gyllenhaal has received several nominations for the BAFTA Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Golden Globe Award, and Critics' Choice Movie Award.
Jake Gyllenhaal's movies and TV shows
| Movies | ||
| Year of Release | Movie Title | Character |
| 1991 | City Slickers | Daniel Robbins |
| 1993 | A Dangerous Woman | Edward |
| Josh and S.A.M. | Leon Coleman | |
| 1998 | Homegrown | Jake / Blue Kahan |
| 1999 | October Sky | Homer Hickam |
| 2001 | Donnie Darko | Donnie Darko |
| Bubble Boy | Jimmy Livingston | |
| Lovely and Amazing | Jordan | |
| 2002 | The Good Girl | Thomas "Holden" Worther |
| Highway | Pilot Kelson | |
| Moonlight Mile | Joe Nast | |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | Sam Hall |
| Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Himself | |
| 2005 | The Man Who Walked Between the Towers | Narrator |
| Brokeback Mountain | Jack Twist | |
| Proof | Harold "Hal" Dobbs | |
| Jarhead | Anthony "Swoff" Swofford | |
| 2007 | Zodiac | Robert Graysmith |
| Rendition | Douglas Freeman | |
| 2009 | Brothers | Tommy Cahill |
| 2010 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Dastan |
| Love & Other Drugs | Jamie Randall | |
| 2011 | Source Code | Colter Stevens |
| 2012 | End of Watch | Brian Taylor |
| 2013 | Prisoners | Detective Loki |
| Enemy | Adam Bell / Anthony Clair | |
| 2014 | Nightcrawler | Louis "Lou" Bloom |
| 2015 | Accidental Love | Howard Birdwell |
| Southpaw | Billy Hope | |
| Everest | Scott Fischer | |
| Demolition | Davis Mitchell | |
| 2016 | Nocturnal Animals | Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings |
| 2017 | Life | Dr. David Jordan |
| Okja | Dr. Johnny Wilcox | |
| Stronger | Jeff Bauman | |
| 2018 | Wildlife | Jerry Brinson |
| The Sisters Brothers | John Morris | |
| 2019 | Velvet Buzzsaw | Morf Vandewalt |
| Spider-Man: Far From Home | Quentin Beck / Mysterio | |
| 2021 | Spirit Untamed | James "Jim" Prescott |
| The Guilty | Joe Baylor | |
| Spider-Man: No Way Home | Quentin Beck / Mysterio | |
| 2022 | Ambulance | Danny Sharp |
| Strange World | Searcher Clade | |
| 2023 | Guy Ritchie's The Covenant | Sergeant John Kinley |
| 2024 | Road House | Elwood Dalton |
| 2025 | In the Grey | Unreleased |
| The Bride! | Unreleased | |
| Television | ||
| 1994 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Matthew "Matt" Ellison |
| 2007, 2002, 2024 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) |
| 2009 | Sesame Street | Himself |
| 2011 | Man vs. Wild | Himself |
| 2016 | Inside Amy Schumer | Himself |
| 2019 | John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch | Mr. Music |
| 2020 | Saturday Night Live | Guy Who Travels in Pyjamas |
| 2024 | Presumed Innocent | Rusty Sabich |
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FAQs on Jake Gyllenhaal
A. Jake Gyllenhaal, who was born on December 19, 1980, is 44 years old as of 2025.
A. Yes, Jake Gyllenhaal was in two Marvel movies; Spider-Man: Far from Home and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
A. No, Jake Gyllenhaal has never won an Oscar/Academy Award but he has been nominated once for his role in Brokeback Mountain.
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