Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal
Gyllenhaal attending the premiere of Proof.
Born
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal

(1980-12-19) December 19, 1980 (age 45)
Los Angeles, California, United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present
Parent(s)Stephen Gyllenhaal
Naomi Foner Gylllenhaal
RelativesMaggie Gyllenhaal (sister)
WebsiteJakeGyllenhaal.com

Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) is an Academy Award-nominated american actor. He has appeared in diverse roles since his first lead role in 1999's October Sky, followed by the 2001 cult hit Donnie Darko, in which he played a psychologically troubled teen and onscreen brother to his real-life sister, actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. In the 2004 blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow he portrayed a student caught in a cataclysmic global cooling event, alongside Dennis Quaid as his father. He then played against type as a frustrated Marine in Jarhead (2005). The same year, he won critical acclaim portraying a role that entered popular shorthand as a "gay cowboy" in the controversial but highly acclaimed film Brokeback Mountain.

Early life

His mother is screenwriter Naomi Foner. His father is director Stephen Gyllenhaal, who was raised as a Swedenborgian, is of Swedish and English descent, and is a descendant of the Swedish noble Gyllenhaal family. Jake's last ancestor to be born in Sweden was his great-great-grandfather, Anders Leonard Gyllenhaal. Jake's mother is Jewish; she was born in New York City, to a family from Russia and Poland. Gyllenhaal has said that he considers himself Jewish. Gyllenhaal began acting at 11 years old.

Filmography

YearTitleRole
1991City SlickersDanny Robbins
1993Josh and S.A.M. Leon
1999October SkyHomer Hickam Jr.
2001Donnie DarkoDonald J. "Donnie" Darko
Bubble BoyJimmy Livingston
Lovely & AmazingJordan
2002HighwayPilot Kelson
Moonlight MileJoe Nast
The Good GirlThomas 'Holden' Worther
2003Abby SingerHimself (cameo)
2004The Day After TomorrowSam Hall
2005Brokeback MountainJack Twist
JarheadAnthony Swofford ("Swoff")
ProofHarold 'Hal' Dobbs
2007ZodiacRobert Graysmith
RenditionDouglas Freeman
2008BrothersTBA
2009Untitled Moon Project

Awards

YearGroupAwardResultFilm
2002Young Hollywood AwardsBreakthrough Performance - MaleWon
Independent Spirit AwardsBest Male LeadNominatedDonnie Darko
2003Chlotrudis AwardsBest ActorWon
DVD Exclusive AwardsDVD Premiere Award, Best ActorNominatedHighway
Teen Choice AwardsChoice Movie Breakout Star - MaleNominatedThe Good Girl
2005National Board of ReviewBest Supporting ActorWonBrokeback Mountain
2006MTV Movie AwardsBest PerformanceWon
Best KissWon
Screen Actors GuildBest Supporting ActorNominated
Best EnsembleNominated
Critics' Choice AwardBest Supporting ActorNominated
BAFTABest Supporting ActorWon
Academy AwardsBest Supporting ActorNominated
Satellite AwardsOutstanding Supporting ActorNominated
Outstanding Lead ActorNominatedJarhead
National Arts AwardsYoung Artist Award for Artistic ExcellenceWon

References

  1. ↑ Pronounced JILL-en-hall 'dʒɪlənhɑl.
  2. ↑ Roger Ebert (2005-12-16). "Brokeback Mountain". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  3. ↑ Scott Bowles (2006-01-09). "'Brokeback' defies gay cowboy label". USA Today. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  4. ↑ Stated on Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., PBS, April 22, 2012
  5. ↑ "The Gyllenhaal Family Tree Project: Obituary of Anders Leonard Gyllenhaal". Gyllenhaal.org. July 9, 2000. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  6. ↑ Bloom, Nate (June 11, 2004) Rootsweb.com. Retrieved September 19, 2006.
  7. ↑ "Jews in the News:Sarah Michelle Gellar, Julianne Margulies and Jake Gyllenh". jewishtampa.com. Tampa Jewish Community Center & Federation. October 3, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Jake Gyllenhall Interview – Prince of Persia". ugo.com.
  9. ↑ "Jake Gyllenhaal Filmography". IMDb. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
  10. ↑ "National Arts Awards". ArtsUSA.org. Archived from the original on 2007-11-08. Retrieved 2007-11-11.

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