Jake Gyllenhaal

Personal Info

Birthday

December 19, 1980

(44 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal

Τζέικομπ Μπέντζαμιν "Τζέικ" Τζίλενχαλ

ג'ייקוב בנג'מין "ג'ייק" ג'ילנהול

傑克·吉林哈爾

جیک جیلنهال

Jake Gyllenhaal

Biography

Jake 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.