Jake Gyllenhaal
Known for: Acting
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 the science fiction film Source Code (2011). Further acclaim came with his roles in Denis Villeneuve's thrillers Prisoners (2013) and Enemy (2013), and he received nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performances as a manipulative journalist in Nightcrawler (2014) and a troubled writer in Nocturnal Animals (2016). His highest-grossing release came with the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), in which he portrayed Quentin Beck / Mysterio. Gyllenhaal has also performed on stage, starring in Broadway productions of the musical Sunday in the Park with George as well as the plays Constellations and Sea Wall/A Life, the lattermost of which earned him a Tony Award nomination. Aside from acting, he is vocal about political and social issues. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jake Gyllenhaal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Film
In the Grey
Bronco
2026
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
Homicide: Life on the Street
Matt Ellison
1993
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Film
The Bride!
Ronnie Reed
2026
Film
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Quentin Beck / Mysterio
2019
Series
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Series
GMTV
Self
1993
Film
Brokeback Mountain
Jack Twist
2005
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
Nightcrawler
Louis Bloom
2014
Film
Road House
Dalton
2024
Film
Love & Other Drugs
Jamie Randall
2010
Film
Prisoners
Detective Loki
2013
Film
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
Master Sergeant John Kinley
2023
Series
Explained
Narrator (voice)
2018
Series
Today
Self
1952
Film
Zodiac
Robert Graysmith
2007
Series
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest
2001
Series
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
2001
Series
Presumed Innocent
Rozat 'Rusty' Sabich
2024
Film
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
2001
Film
Southpaw
Billy 'The Great' Hope
2015
Series
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Film
The Day After Tomorrow
Sam Hall
2004
Series
Man vs. Wild
Self
2006
Film
Source Code
Colter Stevens
2011
Film
Life
Dr. David Jordan
2017
Film
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince Dastan
2010
Film
Ambulance
Danny Sharp
2022
Film
Brothers
Tommy Cahill
2009
Film
Strange World
Searcher Clade (voice)
2022
Film
Nocturnal Animals
Tony Hastings / Edward Sheffield
2016
Film
Everest
Scott Fischer
2015
Film
Jarhead
Anthony Swofford
2005
Film
The Guilty
Joe Baylor
2021
Film
Enemy
Adam / Anthony
2014
Film
End of Watch
Brian Taylor
2012
Series
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self
1995
Film
Okja
Johnny Wilcox
2017
Film
Demolition
Davis Mitchell
2016
Series
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Film
Spirit Untamed
Jim Prescott (voice)
2021
Film
Rendition
Douglas Freeman
2007
Film
Bubble Boy
Jimmy Livingston
2001
Series
The Early Show
Self
1999
Film
October Sky
Homer Hickam
1999
Film
Velvet Buzzsaw
Morf Vandewalt
2019
Film
Lovely & Amazing
Jordan
2002
Film
Lorne
Self
2026
Film
Wildlife
Jerry Brinson
2018
Nemesis
Film
Highway
Pilot Kelson
2002
Film
City Slickers
Danny Robbins
1991
Film
Proof
Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
2005
Film
Stronger
Jeff Bauman
2017
Film
The Sisters Brothers
John Morris
2018
Film
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Frank O'Connor (archive footage)
2009
Film
A Dangerous Woman
Edward
1993
Film
The Good Girl
Holden Worther
2002
Film
Remain
Tate Donovan
2027
Film
Homegrown
Jake
1998
Film
Moonlight Mile
Joe Nast
2002
Film
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Jake Gyllenhaal
2005
Film
Accidental Love
Howard Birdwell
2015
Actors on Actors: Broadway
Self
2025
Film
Show of Titles
"Camelot" Performer
2021
Series
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
Film
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
2012
Film
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)
2010
Series
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999
Film
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Self
2009
Film
A Journey to Sundance
Self
2023
Film
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
Mr. Music
2019
Film
Abby Singer
Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)
2003
Lake Success
Barry Cohen
Film
Josh & S.A.M.
Leon Coleman
1993
Honeymoon with Harry
Road House 2
Elwood Dalton
Series
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003
Film
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
Self
2020
Film
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Jake Gyllenhaal
2020
Film
Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction
Raoul Wallenberg (voice)
2025
Film
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
Self / Joe Nast
2003
Film
Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
Self
2014
Film
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
Self (archive footage)
2016
Film
Time to Dance
The Killer
2012
Film
Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center
Special Guest Star
2019
The Division
The Anarchists vs ISIS
Film
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Narrator (voice)
2005
Snow Blind
Play by Play
Kill Switch
Collision
"Jarhead" Diaries
Self