Jake Gyllenhaal

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 fathers 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 Lees 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 Villeneuves 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 highestgrossing release came with the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film SpiderMan 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 WallA 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia