Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal (pronounced "gill-en-hall") is an American actor and producer, who is the younger brother of Maggie Gyllenhaal. He known for his roles in films, such as Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, and Nightcrawler.
For Disney, he played Prince Dastan in the 2010 Disney fantasy adventure film Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. He also played Jimmy Livingston in the 2001 Touchstone Pictures film Bubble Boy, Joe Nast in the 2002 Touchstone Pictures film Moonlight Mile, Harold Dobbs in the 2005 Miramax film Proof, and Mysterio in the 2019 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: Far From Home. Additionally, he voiced Searcher Clade in in the 2022 Disney animated feature film Strange World.
Roles[]
Jimmy Livingston
(Bubble Boy)
(Bubble Boy)
Gallery[]
Jake Gyllenhaal at the premiere of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time premiere in May 2010.
Jake Gyllenhaal speaks onstage at the 67th annual Tony Awards in June 2013.
Jake Gyllenhaal attending the 68th annual Cannes Film Fest in May 2015.
Jake Gyllenhaal visiting The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in March 2016.
Jake Gyllenhaal poses in the press room at the 21st annual Hollywood Film Awards in November 2017.
Jake Gyllenhaal attending the 56th annual New York Film Fest in October 2018.
Jake Gyllenhaal and his older sister, Maggie Gyllenhaal attending the 2019 Sundance Film Fest.
Jake Gyllenhaal at the premiere of Spider-Man: Far From Home in June 2019.
Jake Gyllenhaal speaks onstage at the 7th annual Headstrong Gala in October 2019.
Jake Gyllenhaal behind the scenes of Strange World.
Trivia[]
- He was originally cast as Charlie Conway in The Mighty Ducks, but his parents refused to let him take the role. So the role was given to Joshua Jackson.
- He was considered to voice Flynn Rider in Tangled, but the role was given to Zachary Levi.
- He was considered for Stephen Strange in Doctor Strange, before Benedict Cumberbatch was cast. However, he was eventually cast as Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home.
- He was also going to replace Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 2, but Tobey decided to continue his role.
