Biography
Jake Gyllenhaal is an American actor. He was born on 19 December 1980 in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, and the brother of actress and director Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Gyllenhaal began acting as a child, with his screen debut in City Slickers (1991). He appeared in his father's films A Dangerous Woman (1993) and Homegrown (1998). His breakthrough came with October Sky (1999) and Donnie Darko (2001). Subsequent roles include The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Zodiac (2007), Source Code (2011), Prisoners (2013), Nightcrawler (2014) and Nocturnal Animals (2016). He has also appeared in the Marvel films Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
In 2026 he played Ronnie Reed in The Bride!, directed by his sister Maggie Gyllenhaal. Gyllenhaal has performed on stage, including in Broadway productions.
