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Jake Gyllenhaal

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Jacob "Jake" Gyllenhaal (last name pronounced jill-en-hall) was born in Los Angeles, California, on December 19, 1980 to director Stephen Gyllenhaal and producer/screenwriter Naomi Foner and is the brother of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, who played his sister in Donnie Darko. His father is of partial Swedish heritage and his mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage... See full bio »

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Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2013 Nailed (in production)
Howard Birdwell
 
???? Mississippi Grind (pre-production)
 
???? Into the Woods (rumored) (pre-production)
 
2013 Prisoners (filming)
Detective Loki
 
2013 An Enemy (post-production)
 
2012 End of Watch
Brian Taylor
 
2012 Time to Dance (short)
 
2011 Source Code
Colter Stevens
 
2010 Love & Other Drugs
Jamie Randall
 
2010 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Dastan
 
2009/I Brothers
Tommy Cahill
 
2007 Rendition
Douglas Freeman
 
2007 Zodiac
Robert Graysmith
 
2005 Jarhead
Anthony Swofford
 
2005 Proof
Harold Dobbs - Hal
 
2005 Brokeback Mountain
Jack Twist
 
2005 The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2004 The Day After Tomorrow
Sam Hall
 
2002 Moonlight Mile
Joe Nast
 
2002/I Highway
Pilot Kelson
 
2002 The Good Girl
Holden Worther
 
2001 Lovely & Amazing
Jordan
 
2001 Bubble Boy
Jimmy Livingston
 
2001 Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
 
1999 October Sky
Homer Hickam
 
1998 Homegrown
Jake/Blue Kahan
 
1994 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series)
Matt Ellison
– Bop Gun (1994) … Matt Ellison
 
1993 Josh and S.A.M.
Leon
 
1993 A Dangerous Woman
Edward (as Jacob Gyllenhaal)
 
1991 City Slickers
Danny Robbins
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
???? Mississippi Grind (producer) (pre-production)
 
2012 End of Watch (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2007 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
– Jake Gyllenhaal/The Shins (2007) (performer: "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going")
 
2001 Bubble Boy (performer: "Land of the Lost Ending Theme")
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
2006 Background (video documentary short) (camera operator)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2004 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (special thanks)
 
2002 Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen (TV documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (81 titles)
2012 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
Himself
– Jake Gyllenhaal/Joan Rivers/Jeremy Clarkson/James May/Ke$ha (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The Project (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 November 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The Chew (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– All Star Halloween Food Fantasies (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2011-2012 Conan (TV series)
Himself
– Beach Blanket Bunker: The Untold Story of Hitler & His Prize Surfboard (2012) … Himself
– The Lion, the Witch, and the IKEA Aspelund Underbed Storage Box (2011) … Himself
 
2010-2012 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.1 (2012) … Himself
– Episode #6.20 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #6.8 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #5.27 (2010) … Himself
 
2010-2012 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.789 (2012) … Himself
– Episode #1.350 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #1.255 (2010) … Himself
 
2005-2012 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode #25.14 (2012) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 18 November 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 October 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 4 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2012 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #1.181 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2007-2012 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode #20.1 (2012) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #18.44 (2010) … Himself
– Jake Gyllenhaal/Dr. Edward B. Overton (2010) … Himself
– Episode #15.25 (2007) … Himself - Guest
– Stupid Human Tricks/Jake Gyllenhaal/Brand New (2007) … Himself
 
2012 The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2011 WWE Tribute to the Troops (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Man vs. Wild (TV series)
Himself
– Men vs Wild with Jake Gyllenhaal (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 April 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 April 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2010-2011 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 April 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2007-2011 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Host
– Elton John/Leon Russell (2011) … Himself
– LeBron James/Kanye West (2007) … Himself (uncredited)
– Jake Gyllenhaal/The Shins (2007) … Himself - Host
 
2011 Attack of the Show! (TV series)
Himself
– Mistress Justine/Rainn Wilson (2011) … Himself
 
2002-2011 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– Jake Gyllenhaal (2011) … Himself
– Jake Gyllenhaal (2007) … Himself
– Jake Gyllenhaal (2007) … Himself
– Jake Gyllenhaal (2002) … Himself
 
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Documentary Short and Best Live Action Short Film
 
2011 The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
 
2011 Journey to Sundance (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Shalom Sesame (TV series)
Himself
 
2010 Face 2 Face (TV series)
Himself
– Jake Gyllenhaal/Anne Hathaway (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The 7PM Project (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.345 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #1.208 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 24 November 2010 (2010) … Himself - Guest
 
2010 The Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 June 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Mark at the Movies (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.35 (2010) … Himself
 
2007-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
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2010 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.13 (2010) … Himself
 
2009-2010 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.146 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #8.58 (2009) … Himself
 
2006-2010 Gomorron (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Om Filmen Prince of Persia / Himself - Om Heaths liv
– Episode dated 19 May 2010 (2010) … Himself - Om Filmen Prince of Persia
– Episode dated 22 January 2008 (2008) … Himself - Om Heaths liv
– Om filmen 'Brokeback Mountain' (2006) … Himself
 
2004-2010 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #18.15 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #13.6 (2007) … Himself
– Episode #6.12 (2004) … Himself
 
2010 Jim Sheridan: Film and Family (video short)
Himself
 
2010 Re-Made in the USA: How Brodre Became Brothers (video short)
Himself
 
2010 The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Adapted Screenplay
 
2009 Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Sesame Street (TV series)
Himself
– The Rainbow Show (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2003 Cartaz Cultural (TV series)
Himself (2008)
 
2008 Intersections: The Making of 'Rendition' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Getaway (TV series)
Himself - Celebrity Traveller
– Episode #17.3 (2008) … Himself - Celebrity Traveller
 
2004-2007 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 November 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 October 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 May 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2007 History in Focus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Rendition (2007) … Himself
 
2005-2007 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 October 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 February 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2004-2007 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Host
– Two Sides of a Story: The Making of 'Rendition' (2007) … Himself
– Jarhead (2005) … Himself
– The Making of 'The Day After Tomorrow' (2004) … Himself - Host
 
2007 This Is Zodiac (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 May 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 18th Annual GLAAD Media Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2007 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Screenplay
 
2006 2006 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Jake
 
2006 Weekend Sunrise (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 12 March 2006 (2006) … Himself - Guest
 
2005-2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 March 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 January 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 15 December 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 December 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee/Presenter
 
2006 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2006 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 January 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2002-2006 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #14.9 (2006) … Himself
– Episode #12.102 (2004) … Himself
– Episode #10.157 (2002) … Himself
 
2006 Jarhead Diaries (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Background (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 December 2005 (2005) … Himself (as Jake Gyllenhall)
 
2005 Logo Movie Special: 'Brokeback Mountain' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Magacine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The WIN Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2005 2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (video)
Himself - Sam Mendes Tribute
 
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Visual Effects
 
2005 The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Special Distinction Award
 
2005 On Being a Cowboy (video short)
Himself
 
2004 'Donnie Darko': Production Diary (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Himself
 
2004 MTV Movie Awards 2004 Pre-Show (TV special)
Himself
 
2004 The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Best First Feature
 
2003 Abby Singer
Himself
 
2003 2003 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2003 The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Rank (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Young Hollywood: Players or Played Out? (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 September 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 August 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Liquid News (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 March 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen (TV documentary short)
Himself - 'Joe Nast'
 
2001 Anatomy of a Scene (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Donnie Darko (2001) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (17 titles)
2013 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
 
2012 Too Young to Die (TV series documentary)
 
2011 Death and Taxes (short)
Donnie Darko
 
2010 Richard Roeper & the Movies (TV series)
 
2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
 
2010 Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (short)
Donnie Darko
 
2009 Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers (TV special)
 
2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2009 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (TV movie)
Frank O'Connor
 
2008 Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Here's Looking at You, Boy (documentary)
Jack Twist (uncredited)
 
2006 Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (documentary)
Himself/Jack Twist
 
2005-2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
 
2005 101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies (TV movie)
Himself - Place #55
 
2005 Venecia 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (TV movie)
Jack Twist
 
2004 Celebrities Uncensored (TV series)
 

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Alternate Names:

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Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Personal Quote:

On the one role that got away: "I'd have to say Ewan McGregor's part in Moulin Rouge!. It was soooo close. I sang and everything. I went through months of auditions. It was between me, Heath Ledger and Ewan. I think it came down to age and where people were in their careers. I was the youngest and the least known. I would hope it didn't have anything to do with talent. Maybe it did". See more »

Trivia:

Childhood friend of Austin Nichols. See more »

Trademark:

Greenish blue eyes See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius