Jake Gyllenhaal

ActorProducerCrew Dec 19 (age 45) Los Angeles, California, USA 1988–2027 (39 year career)

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Biography

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 teen…

Known For

Film

Prisoners

Detective Loki

Film

Donnie Darko

Film

Nightcrawler

Louis Bloom

Film

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Quentin Beck / Mysterio

Film

Zodiac

Robert Graysmith

Film

Brokeback Mountain

Jack Twist

Film

Nocturnal Animals

Tony Hastings / Edward Sheffield

Film

Source Code

Colter Stevens

Filmography

Acting (108)

Movies (74)

Remain

2027 Upcoming

as Tate Donovan

Feb 4

In the Grey

as Michael Harris

The Bride!

as Ronnie Reed

Lorne

as Self

Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction

2025

as Raoul Wallenberg (voice)

Road House

2024

as Dalton

6.9

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

2023

as Master Sergeant John Kinley

7.7

A Journey to Sundance

2023

as Self

Ambulance

2022

as Danny Sharp

6.6

Strange World

2022

as Searcher Clade (voice)

The Guilty

as Joe Baylor

Spirit Untamed

as Jim Prescott (voice)

7.3

Show of Titles

2021

as "Camelot" Performer

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

2020

as Jake Gyllenhaal

10.0

One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

2020

as Self

6.0

Spider-Man: Far From Home

2019

as Quentin Beck / Mysterio

7.4

Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center

2019

as Special Guest Star

Velvet Buzzsaw

2019

as Morf Vandewalt

5.4

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

as Mr. Music

Wildlife

as Jerry Brinson

The Sisters Brothers

as John Morris

Life

as Dr. David Jordan

Okja

as Johnny Wilcox

Stronger

as Jeff Bauman

Demolition

as Davis Mitchell

Nocturnal Animals

as Tony Hastings / Edward Sheffield

7.4

Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'

2016

as Self (archive footage)

6.2

Southpaw

2015

as Billy 'The Great' Hope

Everest

as Scott Fischer

Accidental Love

as Howard Birdwell

Nightcrawler

as Louis Bloom

Enemy

as Adam / Anthony

Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy

2014

as Self

Prisoners

as Detective Loki

End of Watch

as Brian Taylor

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

as Self

Time to Dance

as The Killer

Source Code

as Colter Stevens

Love & Other Drugs

as Jamie Randall

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010

as Prince Dastan

6.3

Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

2010

as Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)

3.8

Brothers

2009

as Tommy Cahill

7.3

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

2009

as Frank O'Connor (archive footage)

8.4

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

as Self

Zodiac

as Robert Graysmith

Rendition

as Douglas Freeman

Brokeback Mountain

as Jack Twist

Jarhead

as Anthony Swofford

Proof

as Harold 'Hal' Dobbs

6.3

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

2005

as Jake Gyllenhaal

4.3

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

2005

as Narrator (voice)

6.8

The Day After Tomorrow

2004

as Sam Hall

6.6

Abby Singer

2003

as Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)

6.3

Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen

as Self / Joe Nast

The Good Girl

as Holden Worther

Highway

as Pilot Kelson

Moonlight Mile

as Joe Nast

Lovely & Amazing

as Jordan

Donnie Darko

as Donnie Darko

Bubble Boy

as Jimmy Livingston

October Sky

as Homer Hickam

Homegrown

as Jake

A Dangerous Woman

as Edward

Josh & S.A.M.

as Leon Coleman

City Slickers

as Danny Robbins

Road House 2

as Elwood Dalton

The Division

Honeymoon with Harry

Untitled Christmas Movie

as Larry Sheen

Untitled Christmas Movie

as Larry Sheen

Kill Switch

Collision

Play by Play

"Jarhead" Diaries

as Self

Television (34)

Actors on Actors: Broadway

2025

as Self

Presumed Innocent

2024

as Rozat 'Rusty' Sabich

7.8

Reunited Apart

2020

as Self

5.5

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Explained

as Narrator (voice)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Hot Ones

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self - Guest

5.8

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self

5.2

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014

as Self

4.0

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Conan

as Self

Live from Studio Five

2009

as Self

3.7

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Man vs. Wild

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

as Self

5.6

Celebrities Uncensored

2003

as Self

4.0

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self - Guest

The Early Show

as Self

Teen Choice Awards

as Self

The Daily Show

as Self

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

1995

as Self

6.7

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Matt Ellison

GMTV

as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live

The Oscars

as Self

Today

as Self

The Emmy Awards

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Nemesis

Crew (27)

Movies (25)

Television (2)

Presumed Innocent

2024

Executive Producer

7.8

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae

2024

Executive Producer

8.7