Stephen Gyllenhaal
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-10-04 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also known As
Stephen Roark Gyllenhaal
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Biography
Stephen Roark Gyllenhaal (/ˈdʒɪlənhɔːl/; born October 4, 1949; Cleveland) is an American film director and poet. He is the father of actors Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Gyllenhaal directed the film version of the Pete Dexter novel Paris Trout, which was nominated for five Emmy Awards and won him a DGA Award. In 1990, Gyllenhaal directed Family of Spies, which was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy. In 1992, he directed the feature film Waterland, starring Jeremy Irons and Ethan Hawke. Since 1993, he has focused primarily on directing in television, including an episode of the ABC television series Twin Peaks. He directed his so...
Acting
2007
as Writer
Production
1995
as Director
1998
as Director
2002
as Director
2012
as Director
2012
as Screenplay
1990
as Director
2011
as Director
1985
as Director
1993
as Director
2013
as Director
2023
as Director
1987
as Director
1998
as Producer
1992
as Director
1996
as Director
1988
as Director
2016
as Director
1998
as Director
1985
as Story
1985
as Screenplay
1980
as Director
1991
as Director
2001
as Director
1999
as Director
2001
as Director
1996
as Producer
2002
as Co-Executive Producer
2006
as Director
1998
as Story
1998
as Screenplay
1988
as Director
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