Jake Gyllenhaal
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1980-12-19 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known As
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
Τζέικομπ Μπέντζαμιν "Τζέικ" Τζίλενχαλ
ג'ייקוב בנג'מין "ג'ייק" ג'ילנהול
傑克·吉林哈爾
جیک جیلنهال
Jake Gyllenhaal
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 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 i...
Acting
2005
as Anthony Swofford
2001
as Donnie Darko
2005
as Jack Twist
2004
as Sam Hall
1991
as Danny Robbins
2007
as Robert Graysmith
2007
as Douglas Freeman
2002
as Joe Nast
2023
as Master Sergeant John Kinley
2010
as Prince Dastan
2005
as Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
2002
as Holden Worther
2001
as Jimmy Livingston
1999
as Homer Hickam
2024
as Dalton
2010
as Jamie Randall
2014
2011
as Colter Stevens
2009
as Self
2002
as Pilot Kelson
2002
as Jordan
-
as Michael Harris
2012
as Brian Taylor
2016
as Self (archive footage)
2013
as Detective Loki
2014
as Adam / Anthony
2015
as Scott Fischer
2022
as Self (archive footage)
2022
as Searcher Clade (voice)
2014
as Louis Bloom
2009
as Tommy Cahill
2016
as Davis Mitchell
2015
as Billy 'The Great' Hope
2015
as Howard Birdwell
2009
as Frank O'Connor (archive footage)
2016
as Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings
2005
as Jake Gyllenhaal
2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
-
as Elwood Dalton
2017
as Johnny Wilcox
2026
2017
as Dr. David Jordan
2017
as Jeff Bauman
2012
2018
as Jerry Brinson
2003
as Self / Joe Nast
2010
as Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)
2018
as John Morris
2019
as Morf Vandewalt
1993
as Edward
1993
as Leon Coleman
1998
as Jake
2005
as Narrator (voice)
2017
as The Damned
2019
as Quentin Beck / Mysterio
2021
as Joe Baylor
2003
as Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)
2019
as Mr. Music
2004
2022
as Danny Sharp
2020
2020
as Jake Gyllenhaal
2021
as Jim Prescott (voice)
2021
as Self
2019
as Special Guest Star
2021
as "Camelot" Performer
2026
as Tate Donovan
2012
as The Killer
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Production
2012
as Executive Producer
2014
as Producer
-
as Producer
2018
as Producer
2017
as Producer
2023
as Thanks
2014
as Thanks
2018
as Executive Producer
2015
as Thanks
2005
as Thanks
2020
as Producer
2020
as Producer
-
as Producer
-
as Producer
2021
as Producer
2021
as Producer
-
as Producer
2019
as Thanks
2020
as Executive Producer
-
as Producer
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as Producer
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