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.
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Amy Poehler's best Saturday Night Live sketches and performances....
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
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| 1 | The Bride! (2026) | Ronnie Reed | 8 | |
| 2 | In the Grey (2026) | Bronco | - | - |
| 3 | Road House (2024) | Dalton | 6.6 | |
| 4 | Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023) | Master Sergeant John Kinley | 7.9 | |
| 5 | Strange World (2022) | Searcher Clade (voice) | 7 | |
| 6 | Ambulance (2022) | Danny Sharp | 6.5 | |
| 7 | Spirit Untamed (2021) | Jim Prescott (voice) | 7 | |
| 8 | The Guilty (2021) | Joe Baylor | 6 | |
| 9 | John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (2019) | Mr. Music | 7.3 | |
| 10 | Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) | Morf Vandewalt | 5.4 | |
| 11 | Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) Top 100 by FilmGator | Quentin Beck / Mysterio | 7.9 | |
| 12 | The Sisters Brothers (2018) | John Morris | 6.7 | |
| 13 | Wildlife (2018) | Jerry Brinson | 7 | |
| 14 | Okja (2017) | Johnny Wilcox | 7.6 | |
| 15 | Great Performers: Horror Show (2017) | The Damned | - | - |
| 16 | Stronger (2017) | Jeff Bauman | 6.9 | |
| 17 | Life (2017) | Dr. David Jordan | 6.9 | |
| 18 | Demolition (2016) | Davis Mitchell | 6.5 | |
| 19 | Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko' (2016) | Self (archive footage) | - | - |
| 20 | Nocturnal Animals (2016) | Tony Hastings / Edward Sheffield | 7.5 | |
| 21 | Everest (2015) | Scott Fischer | 6.8 | |
| 22 | Southpaw (2015) | Billy 'The Great' Hope | 7.2 | |
| 23 | Accidental Love (2015) | Howard Birdwell | 5.8 | |
| 24 | Enemy (2014) | Adam / Anthony | 7.3 | |
| 25 | Nightcrawler (2014) Top 100 by FilmGator | Louis Bloom | 7.9 | |
| 26 | Prisoners (2013) Oscars 2014 | Detective Loki | 7.9 | |
| 27 | End of Watch (2012) | Brian Taylor | 7.5 | |
| 28 | Source Code (2011) | Colter Stevens | 7.5 | |
| 29 | Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (2010) | Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage) | - | - |
| 30 | Love & Other Drugs (2010) | Jamie Randall | 6.8 | |
| 31 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) | Prince Dastan | 6.5 | |
| 32 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (2009) | Frank O'Connor (archive footage) | - | - |
| 33 | Brothers (2009) | Tommy Cahill | 6.9 | |
| 34 | Zodiac (2007) | Robert Graysmith | 7.6 | |
| 35 | Rendition (2007) | Douglas Freeman | 6.6 | |
| 36 | Jarhead (2005) | Anthony Swofford | 6.8 | |
| 37 | Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005) | Jake Gyllenhaal | - | - |
| 38 | The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (2005) | Narrator (voice) | - | - |
| 39 | Proof (2005) | Harold 'Hal' Dobbs | 6.3 | |
| 40 | Brokeback Mountain (2005) Oscars 2006 | Jack Twist | 7 | |
| 41 | The Day After Tomorrow (2004) | Sam Hall | 6.5 | |
| 42 | The Good Girl (2002) | Holden Worther | 6.7 | |
| 43 | Moonlight Mile (2002) | Joe Nast | 7.3 | |
| 44 | Lovely & Amazing (2002) | Jordan | 3 | |
| 45 | Highway (2002) | Pilot Kelson | - | - |
| 46 | Bubble Boy (2001) | Jimmy Livingston | 6.8 | |
| 47 | Donnie Darko (2001) | Donnie Darko | 8 | |
| 48 | October Sky (1999) | Homer Hickam | 7 | |
| 49 | Homegrown (1998) | Jake | - | - |
| 50 | Josh & S.A.M. (1993) | Leon Coleman | - | - |
| 51 | A Dangerous Woman (1993) | Edward | 7 | |
| 52 | City Slickers (1991) | Danny Robbins | 7.5 | |
| 53 | Honeymoon with Harry | - | - | - |
| 54 | The Division | - | - | - |
