---
name: "Jake Gyllenhaal"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jake-gyllenhaal"
fi1m_id: "jake-gyllenhaal"
imdb_id: "nm0350453"
tmdb_id: 131
wikidata_id: "Q133313"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 December 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 18
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 16
updated: "2026-10-11T23:18:49.682664+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jake Gyllenhaal

## Identity

Jake Gyllenhaal

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jake-gyllenhaal
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jake-gyllenhaal
- **IMDb ID:** nm0350453
- **TMDB ID:** 131
- **Wikidata ID:** Q133313
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Gyllenhaal, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133313, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0350453/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/131

Actor. Born 19 December 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 December 1980, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1991–present
- **Also known as:** Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal, ジェイク・ジレンホール
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 18: 16 acting, 2 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Michael De Luca](https://film.one/person/michael-de-luca.md), [Peter Sarsgaard](https://film.one/person/peter-sarsgaard.md), [Riz Ahmed](https://film.one/person/riz-ahmed.md)
- **BAFTA Film Awards:** 1 BAFTA (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 16 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 76 (1), 2000s 74 (6), 2010s 70 (8), 2020s 65 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 67 across 15 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 5 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 11 of 15 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 10, Thriller 6, Adventure 4, Action 3, Crime 3, Fantasy 3
- **Screen time:** 33 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,034m across 16 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Gyllenhaal, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133313, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0350453/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/131

## Coming up

- *Remain* (2027-02-03), as Tate Gordon

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Donnie Darko*](https://film.one/film/donnie-darko.md) (83), [*Spider-Man: Far From Home*](https://film.one/film/spider-man-far-from-home.md) (67), [*Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time*](https://film.one/film/prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time.md) (56)
- **Paramount+:** [*Zodiac*](https://film.one/film/zodiac.md) (91)
- **Netflix:** [*Nightcrawler*](https://film.one/film/nightcrawler.md) (85)
- **AMC+:** [*The Sisters Brothers*](https://film.one/film/the-sisters-brothers.md) (78)
- **Peacock:** [*Nocturnal Animals*](https://film.one/film/nocturnal-animals.md) (74)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Proof*](https://film.one/film/proof.md) (64)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Bride!*](https://film.one/film/the-bride.md) (57)
- **Apple TV:** [*Southpaw*](https://film.one/film/southpaw.md) (54)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Jake Gyllenhaal

> Jake Gyllenhaal makes obsessive men worth watching, though his intensity can become overstatement. We value him most in *Brokeback Mountain*, where Jack Twist’s warmth gives Heath Ledger’s guarded Ennis someone worth trying to reach.

Jack Twist’s warmth matters because Ennis Del Mar has such trouble showing his own. In *Brokeback Mountain* (2005), Jake Gyllenhaal gives us someone more readable than Heath Ledger’s Ennis, without making the relationship easy to understand. We were moved by the gap between them: Jack’s openness makes Ennis’s effort to keep his feelings hidden more painful to watch. Ang Lee allows their attraction to take time. This is the Gyllenhaal we rate most highly, convincing without making us notice how hard he is working.

His first leading role came in *October Sky* (1999), followed by the breakthrough of *Donnie Darko* (2001), with its troubled teenager and apocalyptic visions. *The Day After Tomorrow* (2004) brought wider recognition, but the later thrillers gave his watchfulness more sustained employment. He plays Robert Graysmith in David Fincher’s *Zodiac* (2007). Denis Villeneuve gave him Detective Loki in *Prisoners* (2013), and he both starred in and produced *Nightcrawler* (2014). Obsession and physical commitment became recurring features of his work, though they are not the only reasons to watch him.

Those expressive eyes can make ordinary attention look unsettling, but the same intensity can become too emphatic. The overplayed eccentricity of *Velvet Buzzsaw* (2019) shows the risk. In *Brokeback Mountain*, Lee and the actors resist making the lovers’ troubles entirely somebody else’s fault, so there is more to watch than a pair of men being kept apart. Gyllenhaal’s warmth helps us see why Jack matters to Ennis, while their difficulty understanding each other prevents the romance from becoming too comfortable.

In Maggie Gyllenhaal’s 2026 Frankenstein film, his Ronnie Reed is one of several supporting parts that promise more than the script delivers. The film keeps changing what it wants to be, and too many of those subsidiary stories are left undeveloped. That gives us little basis for judging his performance, beyond recognising that the writing has not given it enough to do. Start with *Brokeback Mountain*, allow for a few overlong passages, and give the two leads an evening without interruptions.

## 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.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (18)

### Performed in (16) — the average rests on these

- *The Bride!* (2026), Fi1m 57, as Ronnie Reed — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bride.md)
- *Spider-Man: Far From Home* (2019), Fi1m 67, as Quentin Beck / Mysterio — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-far-from-home.md)
- *The Sisters Brothers* (2018), Fi1m 78, as John Morris — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sisters-brothers.md)
- *Nocturnal Animals* (2016), Fi1m 74, as Tony Hastings / Edward Sheffield — [page](https://film.one/film/nocturnal-animals.md)
- *Everest* (2015), Fi1m 61, as Scott Fischer — [page](https://film.one/film/everest.md)
- *Southpaw* (2015), Fi1m 54, as Billy 'The Great'  Hope — [page](https://film.one/film/southpaw.md)
- *Nightcrawler* (2014), Fi1m 85, as Louis Bloom — [page](https://film.one/film/nightcrawler.md)
- *Prisoners* (2013), Fi1m 81, as Detective Loki — [page](https://film.one/film/prisoners.md)
- *Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time* (2010), Fi1m 56, as Prince Dastan — [page](https://film.one/film/prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time.md)
- *Rendition* (2007), Fi1m 54, as Douglas Freeman — [page](https://film.one/film/rendition.md)
- *Zodiac* (2007), Fi1m 91, as Robert Graysmith — [page](https://film.one/film/zodiac.md)
- *Brokeback Mountain* (2005), Fi1m 92, as Jack Twist — [page](https://film.one/film/brokeback-mountain.md)
- *Proof* (2005), Fi1m 64, as Harold 'Hal' Dobbs — [page](https://film.one/film/proof.md)
- *The Day After Tomorrow* (2004), Fi1m 57, as Sam Hall — [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-after-tomorrow.md)
- *Donnie Darko* (2001), Fi1m 83, as Donnie Darko — [page](https://film.one/film/donnie-darko.md)
- *City Slickers* (1991), Fi1m 76, as Danny Robbins — [page](https://film.one/film/city-slickers.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Lorne* (2026), Fi1m 58, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/lorne.md)
- *Reality* (2023), Fi1m 80, Thanks — [page](https://film.one/film/reality.md)

## Complete filmography (88)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Remain* (2027), as Tate Gordon
- *In the Grey* (2026), as Bronco
- *The Bride!* (2026), as Ronnie Reed — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bride.md)
- *Raoul Wallenberg: Missing Inaction* (2025), as Raoul Wallenberg (voice)
- *Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Presumed Innocent* (2024), series, as Rozat 'Rusty' Sabich · Executive Producer
- *Road House* (2024), as Dalton
- *Reality* (2023), Thanks — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/reality.md)
- *Guy Ritchie's The Covenant* (2023), as Master Sergeant John Kinley
- *Strange World* (2022), as Searcher Clade (voice)
- *Ambulance* (2022), as Danny Sharp
- *Spider-Man: No Way Home* (2021), as Quentin Beck / Mysterio (archive footage) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-no-way-home.md)
- *The Guilty* (2021), as Joe Baylor · Producer
- *Show of Titles* (2021), as "Camelot" Performer
- *Spirit Untamed* (2021), as Jim Prescott (voice)
- *Breaking News in Yuba County* (2021), Producer
- *The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America* (2020), as Jake Gyllenhaal
- *Joe Bell* (2020), Executive Producer
- *The Devil All the Time* (2020), Producer
- *Relic* (2020), Producer
- *John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch* (2019), as Mr. Music
- *Spider-Man: Far From Home* (2019), as Quentin Beck / Mysterio — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-far-from-home.md)
- *Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center* (2019), as Special Guest Star
- *Running with Beto* (2019), Thanks
- *Velvet Buzzsaw* (2019), as Morf Vandewalt
- *Wildlife* (2018), as Jerry Brinson · Producer
- *The Sisters Brothers* (2018), as John Morris — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sisters-brothers.md)
- *Explained* (2018), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Hondros* (2018), Executive Producer
- *Great Performers: Horror Show* (2017), as The Damned
- *Stronger* (2017), as Jeff Bauman · Producer
- *Okja* (2017), as Johnny Wilcox
- *Life* (2017), as Dr. David Jordan
- *Nocturnal Animals* (2016), as Tony Hastings / Edward Sheffield — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/nocturnal-animals.md)
- *Demolition* (2016), as Davis Mitchell
- *A Bigger Splash* (2015), Thanks
- *Everest* (2015), as Scott Fischer — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/everest.md)
- *Southpaw* (2015), as Billy 'The Great'  Hope — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/southpaw.md)
- *Accidental Love* (2015), as Howard Birdwell
- *Nightcrawler* (2014), as Louis Bloom · Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/nightcrawler.md)
- *Enemy* (2014), as Adam / Anthony
- *Break Point* (2014), Thanks
- *Prisoners* (2013), as Detective Loki — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/prisoners.md)
- *End of Watch* (2012), as Brian Taylor · Executive Producer
- *Source Code* (2011), as Colter Stevens
- *Love & Other Drugs* (2010), as Jamie Randall
- *Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time* (2010), as Prince Dastan — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time.md)
- *Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize* (2010), as Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)
- *Brothers* (2009), as Tommy Cahill
- *Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler* (2009), as Frank O'Connor (archive footage)
- *Rendition* (2007), as Douglas Freeman — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/rendition.md)
- *Zodiac* (2007), as Robert Graysmith — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/zodiac.md)
- *Jarhead* (2005), as Anthony Swofford
- *Brokeback Mountain* (2005), as Jack Twist — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/brokeback-mountain.md)
- *Proof* (2005), as Harold 'Hal' Dobbs — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/proof.md)
- *Jiminy Glick in Lalawood* (2005), as Jake Gyllenhaal · Thanks
- *The Man Who Walked Between the Towers* (2005), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Day After Tomorrow* (2004), as Sam Hall — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-after-tomorrow.md)
- *Abby Singer* (2003), as Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)
- *Moonlight Mile* (2002), as Joe Nast
- *The Good Girl* (2002), as Holden Worther
- *Lovely & Amazing* (2002), as Jordan
- *Highway* (2002), as Pilot Kelson
- *Bubble Boy* (2001), as Jimmy Livingston
- *Donnie Darko* (2001), as Donnie Darko — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/donnie-darko.md)
- *October Sky* (1999), as Homer Hickam
- *Homegrown* (1998), as Jake
- *Josh & S.A.M.* (1993), as Leon Coleman
- *A Dangerous Woman* (1993), as Edward
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), series, as Matt Ellison — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)
- *City Slickers* (1991), as Danny Robbins — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/city-slickers.md)
- *The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob*, Producer
- *Honeymoon with Harry*, Actor
- *Fun Home*, Producer
- *Theater of War*, Producer
- *Road House 2*, as Elwood Dalton · Producer
- *Nemesis*, series, Actor
- *Code Black*, Producer
- *Airman*, Producer
- *Collision*, as Producer
- *Lake Success*, series, as Barry Cohen · Executive Producer
- *The Division*, Actor
- *Kill Switch*, as Producer
- *Snow Blind*, Actor
- *The Anarchists vs ISIS*, as Producer
- *The Man Who Made It Snow*, Producer
- *Play by Play*, as Producer
- *Gilded Rage*, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Jake Gyllenhaal as Robert Graysmith in Zodiac (2007)](https://film.one/media/title/995/still-5d9a0fb5c22b.jpg) Jake Gyllenhaal as Robert Graysmith in *Zodiac* (2007) — Image via TMDB
- ![Jake Gyllenhaal as Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain (2005)](https://film.one/media/title/5368/still-aea739008cd9.jpg) Jake Gyllenhaal as Jack Twist in *Brokeback Mountain* (2005) — Image via TMDB
- ![Jake Gyllenhaal as Louis Bloom in Nightcrawler (2014)](https://film.one/media/title/4367/still-99941919ae13.jpg) Jake Gyllenhaal as Louis Bloom in *Nightcrawler* (2014) — Image via TMDB
- ![Jake Gyllenhaal](https://film.one/media/person/7039/gallery-8bc9b8681b8e.jpg) Jake Gyllenhaal — Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Jake_Gyllenhaal_2019_by_Glenn_Francis.jpg/1280px-Jake_Gyllenhaal_2019_by_Glenn_Francis.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![American actor Jake Gyllenhaal (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/7039/gallery-66a319fc9a07.jpg) American actor Jake Gyllenhaal (2017) — A Conversation with Jake Gyllenhaal: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX
derivative work: Philip J Fry, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Gyllenhaal_in_2016.jpg/1280px-Gyllenhaal_in_2016.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![American actor Jake Gyllenhaal (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/7039/gallery-6adb61c94ed8.jpg) American actor Jake Gyllenhaal (2017) — A Conversation with Jake Gyllenhaal: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX
derivative work: Philip J Fry, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Gyllenhaal_in_2016_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jake Gyllenhaal at the unveiling of Denzel's Sardi's portrait, 2025](https://film.one/media/person/7039/gallery-8a5f8a5c1384.jpg) Jake Gyllenhaal at the unveiling of Denzel's Sardi's portrait, 2025 — PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/JakeGyllenhaal-byPhilipRomano.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jake Gyllenhaal](https://film.one/media/person/7039/gallery-a01c66008447.jpg) Jake Gyllenhaal — Image via TMDB
- ![US American actor Jake Gyllenhaal, member of the jury, Opening of the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/7039/gallery-2b336b1d398b.jpg) US American actor Jake Gyllenhaal, member of the jury, Opening of the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival (2012) — Siebbi, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Jake_Gyllenhaal_%28Berlinale_2012%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2006: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Brokeback Mountain*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 2005: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (won), for *Brokeback Mountain*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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