Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

1980-12-19 Los Angeles, California, USA 90 Credits

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...

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Remain

Remain

2026

as Tate Donovan

Acting

When New York architect Tate Donovan arrives in Cape Cod to design his best friend’s summer home, he is hoping to make a fresh start. Recently dischar...

The Bride!

The Bride!

2026

Acting

In the 1930s, a lonely Frankenstein travels to Chicago to seek the aid of a Dr. Euphronius in creating a companion for himself. The two reinvigorate a...

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special

2024

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
Acting

Jimmy Fallon celebrates 10 years as host of The Tonight Show in a two-hour primetime special, featuring highlights from monologues, sketches, guest in...

Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons

Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons

2024

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

9.3
Acting

TMZ exclusively sits down with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone as they discuss for the first time how their once-fierce rivalry led to tw...

Road House

Road House

2024

as Dalton

7.0
Acting

Ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.

Reality

Reality

2023

Thanks

6.4

Augusta, Georgia, United States, June 3, 2017. After running some errands, Reality Winner returns home, where she is approached by two men.

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

2023

as Master Sergeant John Kinley

7.7
Acting

During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain.

Strange World

Strange World

2022

as Searcher Clade (voice)

6.3
Acting

A journey deep into an uncharted and treacherous land, where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades—a family of explorers whose differences ...

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

2022

as Self (archive footage)

6.8
Acting

JB Smoove and Martin Starr host a celebration of 20 years of "Spider-Man" movies, from the Sam Raimi trilogy to Marc Webb's movies and the trio from J...

Ambulance

Ambulance

2022

as Danny Sharp

6.7
Acting

Decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife's medical bills, asks for help from his adoptive brother Danny. A charismatic care...

The Guilty

The Guilty

2021

as Joe Baylor

6.4
Acting

A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.

The Guilty

The Guilty

2021

Producer

6.4
Producing

A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.

Show of Titles

Show of Titles

2021

as "Camelot" Performer

Acting

An evening of celebrated stars performing the titles songs from Broadway’s best.

Spirit Untamed

Spirit Untamed

2021

as Jim Prescott (voice)

7.3
Acting

Lucky Prescott's life is changed forever when she moves from her home in the city to a small frontier town and befriends a wild mustang named Spirit.

Breaking News in Yuba County

Breaking News in Yuba County

2021

Producer

5.8
Producing

An overlooked pencil-pusher catches her husband in bed with another woman, the shock of which causes him to die of a heart attack. So she buries his b...

A Journey to Sundance

A Journey to Sundance

2021

as Self

Acting

'A JOURNEY TO SUNDANCE' is about the spirit, dreams and struggles of independent filmmakers from all over the world, as well as my own struggles to fi...

One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

2020

as Self

6.0
Acting

Tina Fey is set to host One Night Only: The Best of Broadway, an unforgettable night of music celebrating the incredible and resilient Broadway commun...

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

2020

as Jake Gyllenhaal

10.0
Acting

An all-star livestream benefit performance of scenes from Angels in America in support of amfAR’s Fund to Fight COVID-19.

Joe Bell

Joe Bell

2020

Executive Producer

6.5
Producing

The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented...

The Devil All the Time

The Devil All the Time

2020

Producer

7.2
Producing

In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threate...

Relic

Relic

2020

Producer

6.1
Producing

When elderly mother Edna inexplicably vanishes, her daughter rushes to the family's decaying home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered ...

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

2019

as Mr. Music

7.1
Acting

John Mulaney and his kid pals tackle existential topics for all ages with catchy songs, comedy sketches and special guests in a nostalgic variety spec...

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Spider-Man: Far From Home

2019

as Quentin Beck / Mysterio

7.4
Acting

Peter Parker and his friends go on a summer trip to Europe. However, they will hardly be able to rest - Peter will have to agree to help Nick Fury unc...

Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center

Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center

2019

as Special Guest Star

Acting

Tony Award-winner Annaleigh Ashford performs in the Appel Room.

Running with Beto

Running with Beto

2019

Thanks

6.4

This behind-the-scenes documentary follows Beto O'Rourke's rise from virtual unknown to national political figure through his bold attempt to unseat T...

Velvet Buzzsaw

Velvet Buzzsaw

2019

as Morf Vandewalt

5.4
Acting

Big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce. After a series of paintings by an unknown artist are discovere...

Wildlife

Wildlife

2018

as Jerry Brinson

6.6
Acting

14-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry — a housewife and a golf pro — in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled fores...

Wildlife

Wildlife

2018

Producer

6.6
Producing

14-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry — a housewife and a golf pro — in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled fores...

The Sisters Brothers

The Sisters Brothers

2018

as John Morris

6.8
Acting

Oregon, 1851. Hermann Kermit Warm, a chemist and aspiring gold prospector, keeps a profitable secret that the Commodore wants to know, so he sends the...

Hondros

Hondros

2018

Executive Producer

7.7
Producing

HONDROS follows the life and career of famous war photographer Chris Hondros by exploring the poignant and often surprising stories behind this award-...

Great Performers: Horror Show

Great Performers: Horror Show

2017

as The Damned

6.7
Acting

Horror films dominated the cultural conversation in 2017. From the surprise hit “Get Out” to the movie adaption of “It” to the campy “Happy Death Day,...

Stronger

Stronger

2017

as Jeff Bauman

7.0
Acting

A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.

Stronger

Stronger

2017

Producer

7.0
Producing

A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.

Okja

Okja

2017

as Johnny Wilcox

7.4
Acting

A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.

Life

Life

2017

as Dr. David Jordan

6.4
Acting

The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial lif...

Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'

Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'

2016

as Self (archive footage)

6.2
Acting

The feature-length documentary about the making of the cult film favourite, "Donnie Darko".

Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals

2016

as Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings

7.4
Acting

Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, s...

Demolition

Demolition

2016

as Davis Mitchell

6.8
Acting

An emotionally desperate investment banker finds hope through a woman he meets.

A Bigger Splash

A Bigger Splash

2015

Thanks

6.2

An American couple, Paul and Marianne, spend their vacation in Italy and experience trouble when Marianne invites a former lover and his teenage daugh...

Everest

Everest

2015

as Scott Fischer

6.8
Acting

Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-i...

Southpaw

Southpaw

2015

as Billy 'The Great' Hope

7.4
Acting

Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle...

Accidental Love

Accidental Love

2015

as Howard Birdwell

4.3
Acting

A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, DC. Sparks fly when sh...

Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler

2014

as Louis Bloom

7.7
Acting

When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the ...

Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler

2014

Producer

7.7
Producing

When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the ...

Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy

Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy

2014

as Self

Acting

The cast and crew of 'Enemy' guide the audience through the making of the film and the possible meanings behind its enigmatic imagery.

Enemy

Enemy

2014

as Adam / Anthony

6.9
Acting

A mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs.

Break Point

Break Point

2014

Thanks

5.8

Jimmy Price is a reckless man-child on the last leg of his career as a doubles tennis player. When his latest partner drops him, he realizes he's offi...

Prisoners

Prisoners

2013

as Detective Loki

8.1
Acting

Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minute...

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

2012

as Self

6.8
Acting

“12-12-12” was a fundraising concert to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy, it took place on December 12, 2012 at Madison Square Garden. The concert f...

End of Watch

End of Watch

2012

as Brian Taylor

7.4
Acting

Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine...

End of Watch

End of Watch

2012

Executive Producer

7.4
Producing

Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine...

Time to Dance

Time to Dance

2012

as The Killer

Acting

A serial killer played by Jake Gyllenhaal travels through the hippest parties on a killing spree of Dalston hipsters. Gyllenhaal masters the role of u...

Source Code

Source Code

2011

as Colter Stevens

7.3
Acting

When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chic...

Love & Other Drugs

Love & Other Drugs

2010

as Jamie Randall

7.0
Acting

Maggie is an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone – or anything – tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie, whose relentless and nearly inf...

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010

as Prince Dastan

6.3
Acting

A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable ...

Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

2010

as Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)

3.8
Acting

A remixed narrative that combines two Jake Gyllenhaal films (Donnie Darko and Jarhead) with news footage of former President Barack Obama.

Brothers

Brothers

2009

as Tommy Cahill

7.3
Acting

When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to ...

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

2009

as Self

10.0
Acting

On January 22, 2008, the entertainment world was rocked by news that one of its brightest young stars had unexpectedly died. This film is a commemorat...

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

2009

as Frank O'Connor (archive footage)

8.4
Acting

Amy Poehler's best Saturday Night Live sketches and performances.

Rendition

Rendition

2007

as Douglas Freeman

6.4
Acting

When an Egyptian terrorism suspect "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught u...

Zodiac

Zodiac

2007

as Robert Graysmith

7.5
Acting

The Zodiac murders cause the lives of Paul Avery, David Toschi and Robert Graysmith to intersect.

Jarhead

Jarhead

2005

as Anthony Swofford

6.7
Acting

Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit a...

Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain

2005

as Jack Twist

7.8
Acting

In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they ge...

Proof

Proof

2005

as Harold 'Hal' Dobbs

6.3
Acting

Catherine is a woman in her late twenties who is strongly devoted to her father, Robert, a brilliant and well-known mathematician whose grip on realit...

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

2005

as Jake Gyllenhaal

4.2
Acting

Hungry for an A-list interview that could launch him into the gossip-page stratosphere, Jiminy Glick, a small-time journalist with big aspirations and...

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

2005

Thanks

4.2

Hungry for an A-list interview that could launch him into the gossip-page stratosphere, Jiminy Glick, a small-time journalist with big aspirations and...

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

2005

as Narrator (voice)

6.8
Acting

One of the most exciting and memorable stories in the history of the World Trade Towers is that of Philippe Petit, a French man who walked a tightrope...

Donnie Darko: Production Diary

Donnie Darko: Production Diary

2004

as Self

7.5
Acting

Behind the scenes look at the making of cult classic Donnie Darko

The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow

2004

as Sam Hall

6.5
Acting

After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice Age,...

Abby Singer

Abby Singer

2003

as Self (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

Chronicles the life of Curtis Clemins, who is torn between the love of his life and accomplishing his dream. When hitting rock bottom during the Sunda...

Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen

Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen

2003

as Self / Joe Nast

8.8
Acting
Moonlight Mile

Moonlight Mile

2002

as Joe Nast

6.3
Acting

As he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life.

Lovely & Amazing

Lovely & Amazing

2002

as Jordan

6.1
Acting

An intimate family portrait of four hapless but resilient women and the bittersweet lessons they learn in keeping up with the hectic demands of their ...

Highway

Highway

2002

as Pilot Kelson

5.5
Acting

Jack is caught with the wife of his employer, a Vegas thug. The thug sends goons after Jack, who convinces his best friend, Pilot, to flee with him. P...

The Good Girl

The Good Girl

2002

as Holden Worther

6.2
Acting

A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.

Bubble Boy

Bubble Boy

2001

as Jimmy Livingston

5.7
Acting

Jimmy is a young man who was born without an immune system and has lived his life within a plastic bubble in his bedroom... who pines for the sweet ca...

Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko

2001

as Donnie Darko

7.8
Acting

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series ...

October Sky

October Sky

1999

as Homer Hickam

7.7
Acting

Homer Hickam is a kid with only one future in sight, to work in the local coal mine like his father. However, in October 1957 everything changes when ...

Homegrown

Homegrown

1998

as Jake

5.6
Acting

Three laborers on a Northern California marijuana plantation become increasingly paranoid when they learn that their boss has been murdered. They know...

Josh and S.A.M.

Josh and S.A.M.

1993

as Leon Coleman

4.7
Acting

Josh and Sam are two brothers facing change, their mother is about to marry a French accountant and the kids are sent to go live with their father in ...

A Dangerous Woman

A Dangerous Woman

1993

as Edward

5.3
Acting

Martha Horgan is a withdrawn, mentally disabled woman who lives with her aunt, Frances. One of Martha's unusual traits is that she doesn't lie, a qual...

City Slickers

City Slickers

1991

as Danny Robbins

6.4
Acting

Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.

In the Grey

In the Grey

N/A

as Michael Harris

Acting

Two extraction specialists must plan an escape path for a high-level female negotiator.

Road House 2

Road House 2

N/A

as Elwood Dalton

Acting

The sequel to the 2024 reboot.

Fun Home

Fun Home

N/A

Producer

Producing

Based on the musical and Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir, "Fun Home" concerns Bechdel's discovery of her own sexuality, her relationship with her gay ...

The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob

N/A

Producer

Producing

The story will follow a real-life '90s Texas bank robber named Peggy Jo Tallas, who got away with her heists by dressing up as a man, aka “Cowboy Bob....

Theater of War

N/A

Producer

Producing

Based on an episode of This American Life.

Gilded Rage

N/A

Producer

Producing

A true-crime movie about accused Ivy League killer Thomas Gilbert Jr.

Road House 2

Road House 2

N/A

Producer

Producing

The sequel to the 2024 reboot.

Code Black

N/A

Producer

Producing

The country’s top heart surgeon is flown to D.C. to perform a high-stakes operation, finding himself led into a trap where his guile and genius become...