Jake Gyllenhaal

Jacob Benjamin GyllenhaalPronounced  . (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.Stated on Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., PBS, April 22, 2012 Jake's last ancestor to be born in Sweden was his great-great-grandfather, Anders Leonard Gyllenhaal.Bloom, Nate (June 11, 2004) Rootsweb.com. Retrieved September 19, 2006. 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 
 Year  Title  Role 1991  City Slickers  Danny Robbins 1993  Josh and S.A.M. || Leon
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| 1999 || October Sky ||Homer Hickam Jr.
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|rowspan="3"| 2001 || Donnie Darko || Donald J. "Donnie" Darko
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| Bubble Boy || Jimmy Livingston
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| Lovely & Amazing || Jordan
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|rowspan="3"| 2002 || Highway || Pilot Kelson
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| Moonlight Mile || Joe Nast
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| The Good Girl || Thomas 'Holden' Worther
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| 2003 || Abby Singer || Himself (cameo)
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| 2004 || The Day After Tomorrow || Sam Hall
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|rowspan="3"| 2005 || Brokeback Mountain || Jack Twist
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| Jarhead || Anthony Swofford ("Swoff")
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| Proof || Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
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|rowspan="2"| 2007 || Zodiac || Robert Graysmith
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| Rendition || Douglas Freeman
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|rowspan="1"| 2008 || Brothers || TBA 
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| 2009 || Untitled Moon Project''

 Awards 
 Year  Group  Award  Result  Film 2002  Young Hollywood Awards  Breakthrough Performance - Male  Won Independent Spirit Awards  Best Male Lead  Nominated  Donnie Darko 2003  Chlotrudis Awards  Best Actor  WonDVD Exclusive Awards  DVD Premiere Award, Best Actor   Nominated  Highway Teen Choice Awards  Choice Movie Breakout Star - Male  Nominated  The Good Girl 2005  National Board of Review  Best Supporting Actor  Won  Brokeback Mountain 2006  MTV Movie Awards  Best Performance  Won Best Kiss  Won Screen Actors Guild  Best Supporting Actor  Nominated Best Ensemble  Nominated Critics' Choice Award  Best Supporting Actor  Nominated BAFTA  Best Supporting Actor  Won Academy Awards  Best Supporting Actor  Nominated Satellite Awards  Outstanding Supporting Actor  Nominated Outstanding Lead Actor  Nominated  JarheadNational Arts Awards  Young Artist Award for Artistic Excellence Won

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official website 


Category:1980 births
Category:Living people
Category:Actors from Los Angeles
Category:American child actors
Category:American movie actors
Category:American television actors
Category:American voice actors
Category:BAFTA Award winners
Category:Jewish American actors