Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal Movies and TV Shows

Jacob Benjamin 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jake Gyllenhaal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 12/19/1980 (43 years old)
  • Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.83 m
  • Net worth: $80,000,000
  • instagram: jakegyllenhaal
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Road House
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 71%
role:
Elwood Dalton
2024

Action

Thriller

6.2
71%
Reality
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 64%
role:
Thanks
Not available
2023

Drama

6.7
64%
Not available
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 78%
role:
Master Sergeant John Kinley
2023

Action

Drama

War & Politics

7.5
78%
Strange World
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Searcher Clade (voice)
2022

Adventure

Animation

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7
65%
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 70%
role:
Self (archive footage)
Not available
2022

Documentary

6.5
70%
Not available
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Ambulance
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Danny Sharp
2022

Action

Crime

Thriller

6.1
68%
Spider-Man: No Way Home
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 80%
role:
Mysterio / Quentin Beck (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.2
80%
The Guilty
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 64%
role:
Producer & 1 more
2021

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.3
64%
Joe Bell
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 62%
role:
Executive Producer
2021

Adventure

Drama

6.2
62%
Spirit Untamed
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 75%
role:
Jim Prescott (voice)
2021

Adventure

Animation

Family

Western

5.5
75%
2021

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Thriller

5.8
58%
2020

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.1
73%
Relic
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 60%
role:
Producer
2020

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

6.0
60%
2019

Comedy

Family

7.4
71%
Spider-Man: Far From Home
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 74%
role:
Quentin Beck / Mysterio
2019

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4
74%
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Velvet Buzzsaw
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 53%
role:
Morf Vandewalt
2019

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.7
53%
Wildlife
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Producer & 1 more
2018

Drama

6.8
66%
The Sisters Brothers
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 68%
role:
John Morris
2018

Adventure

Drama

Western

6.9
68%
Stronger
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 70%
role:
Producer & 1 more
2017

Drama

6.9
70%
Okja
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 74%
role:
Dr. Johnny Wilcox
2017

Action

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3
74%
Life
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 64%
role:
Dr. David Jordan
2017

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
64%
Nocturnal Animals
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 75%
role:
Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings
2016

Drama

Thriller

7.5
75%
Demolition
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 68%
role:
Davis Mitchell
2016

Comedy

Drama

7.0
68%
2015

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.4
62%
Everest
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Scott Fischer
2015

Drama

7.1
68%
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Southpaw
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 74%
role:
Billy 'The Great' Hope
2015

Action

Drama

7.3
74%
Accidental Love
IMDB 4.1
TMDB 42%
role:
Howard Birdwell
2015

Comedy

Romance

4.1
42%
Nightcrawler
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 77%
role:
Producer & 1 more
2014

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.8
77%
Break Point
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 58%
role:
Thanks
2014

Comedy

6.0
58%
Enemy
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 69%
role:
Adam Bell / Anthony Claire
2013

Mystery

Thriller

6.9
69%
Prisoners
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 81%
role:
Detective Loki
2013

Crime

Drama

Thriller

8.2
81%
End of Watch
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 73%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2012

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.6
73%
Source Code
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 73%
role:
Colter Stevens
2011

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.5
73%
Love & Other Drugs
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 70%
role:
Jamie Randall
2010

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.7
70%
2010

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
62%
Brothers
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 71%
role:
Tommy Cahill
2009

Drama

Thriller

War & Politics

7.1
71%
Rendition
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 65%
role:
Douglas Freeman
2007

Drama

Thriller

6.8
65%
Zodiac
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 75%
role:
Robert Graysmith
2007

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.7
75%
Jarhead
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 66%
role:
Anthony Swofford
2005

Drama

War & Politics

7.0
66%
Brokeback Mountain
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 78%
role:
Jack Twist
2005

Drama

Romance

7.7
78%
Proof
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 64%
role:
Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
2005

Drama

Mystery

6.7
64%
2004

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5
65%
Deadwood
IMDB 8.6
TMDB 81%
role:
Danny Robbins
2004

Crime

Drama

Western

8.6
81%
Moonlight Mile
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 63%
role:
Joe Nast
2002

Drama

Romance

6.6
63%
Highway
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 57%
role:
Pilot Kelson
2002

Action

Adventure

Drama

6.1
57%
The Good Girl
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 63%
role:
Holden Worther
2002

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.4
63%
2001

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.7
62%
Bubble Boy
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 57%
role:
Jimmy Livingston
2001

Adventure

Comedy

Romance

5.7
57%
Donnie Darko
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 78%
role:
Donnie Darko
2001

Drama

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.0
78%
October Sky
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 76%
role:
Homer Hickam
1999

Drama

Family

7.8
76%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Jake Gyllenhaal are, for example, Road House, Guy Ritchie's The Covenant and Strange World.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Google Play.
The best Anystream ratings are Deadwood (8.4), Prisoners (8.2) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (8.1).
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