Jake Gyllenhaal
Jacob "Jake" Benjamin Gyllenhaal ['dʒɪlənhɑl] (born December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American actor and musical artist .
Life
Family and youth
Jake Gyllenhaal was born in 1980 in Los Angeles, California, to director Stephen Gyllenhaal and producer and writer Naomi Foner . His father's family is of Swedish origin and belongs to the local nobility ( ennoblement of Gyllenhaal 1652). The mother's family is of Russian-Jewish origin. Jake is the younger brother of Maggie Gyllenhaal , who is also an actress. Actress Jamie Lee Curtis is his godmother.
In 1998 he graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles and then began studying at Columbia University in New York . But he broke this off two years later in order to concentrate fully on his acting career.
Career start
Jake Gyllenhaal had his first role in 1991 at the age of eleven as a child actor in City Slickers - The Big City Heroes . There he was seen as the son of Billy Crystal . Two years later he appeared in Josh and SAM . He had his first major appearance in the film adaptation of the autobiography of the rocket designer Homer Hickam in October Sky . He also played another leading role in the film Donnie Darko . Gyllenhaal's sister Maggie plays Donnie's sister Elizabeth in it. In 2002 Gyllenhaal starred alongside Susan Sarandon and Dustin Hoffman in Moonlight Mile and alongside Jennifer Aniston in The Good Girl . Among other things, he also starred in Bubble Boy (2001).
His leading role in the play This Is Our Youth marked Gyllenhaal's theatrical debut. The play ran for eight weeks in London's West End theater district . For the role he received the 2002 Evening Standard Theater Award in the Best Newcomer category.
breakthrough
Gyllenhaal's first major success was the lead role in the film Donnie Darko . This was followed by a leading role alongside Dennis Quaid in Roland Emmerich's film The Day After Tomorrow .
He was finally able to establish himself in 2005 with the film Jarhead - Willkommen im Dreck , in which he played an American soldier in the Gulf War alongside Jamie Foxx , and in the role of Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain . The film about two homosexual cowboys starring Heath Ledger , whose love fails because of society and their own fears, won numerous important awards. The most important awards include the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival , four Golden Globes and three Oscars . Jake Gyllenhaal was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and received the British Academy Film Award and the National Board of Review Film Award for this role .
Film career after the breakthrough
In 2001 Gyllenhaal was one of the applicants for the role of Spider-Man in the film by director Sam Raimi . But Tobey Maguire got the role . When he was struggling with back problems two years later, Gyllenhaal took over the part and was already measured for the Spider-Man costume. But Maguire returned to the set in good health, so Gyllenhaal had to back off. In 2008 both finally shot the film Brothers together. Gyllenhaal was also initially intended for the role of Batman in Batman Begins , but director Christopher Nolan preferred Christian Bale . In the same year Gyllenhaal also lost the lead role in Superman Returns , as director Bryan Singer preferred to cast it with the lesser-known Brandon Routh .
From July 2008 Gyllenhaal was the main actor in the film adaptation of the computer game Prince of Persia in front of the camera. The film ran on May 20, 2010 under the title Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time in German cinemas. In 2012 Gyllenhaal was appointed to the competition jury at the 62nd Berlinale . In 2013 he played the role of detective Loki in Prisoners . In 2014 he starred as Louis Bloom in the movie Nightcrawler - Every Night Has Its Prize . For his performance in the film Gyllenhaal received great recognition and was nominated for the Golden Globe , BAFTA Award , SAG Award , Satellite Award , Critics' Choice Movie Award and Saturn Award , but not for an Oscar . In addition, the actor lost about 9 kg in body weight for this role. In 2015 Jake Gyllenhaal was appointed to the competition jury at the Cannes International Film Festival for the first time .
Private life
Gyllenhaal is the godfather of the daughter of the late actor Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams , who both starred with him on Brokeback Mountain .
Gyllenhaal lived with actress Reese Witherspoon from 2007 to 2009 . They met while filming the film Machtlos .
Pop Culture
Scottish singer Amy Macdonald dedicated her 2007 song LA to Jake Gyllenhaal. By her own admission she is a big fan of his acting skills.
In 2010 Gyllenhaal played alongside Joe Jonas , Daft Punk and others in the music video for the single Giving up the Gun by the US band Vampire Weekend .
Most recently he appeared in the music video Time To Dance by the band The Shoes , released in 2012 .
musical
In 2015 he played alongside Ellen Greene as Seymour in the encore production of the musical The Little Shop of Horror in New York City Center.
Filmography
- 1991: City Slickers - The Big City Heroes (City Slickers)
- 1993: Josh and SAM
- 1993: A Dangerous Woman
- 1998: Homegrown
- 1999: October Sky
- 2001: Bubble Boy
- 2001: Lovely & Amazing
- 2001: Donnie Darko
- 2002: Highway
- 2002: Moonlight Mile
- 2002: The Good Girl
- 2004: The Day After Tomorrow
- 2004: Jiminy Glick in Gagawood (Jiminy Glick in Lalawood)
- 2005: The proof - love between genius and madness (Proof)
- 2005: Jarhead - Welcome to the Dirt (Jarhead)
- 2005: Brokeback Mountain
- 2005: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
- 2007: Zodiac - The Trail of the Killer (Zodiac)
- 2007: Powerless (rendition)
- 2009: Brothers
- 2010: Prince of Persia : The Sands of Time
- 2010: Love and other Drugs - side effects included (Love & Other Drugs)
- 2011: Source Code
- 2012: End of Watch
- 2013: Prisoners
- 2013: Enemy
- 2014: Nightcrawler - Every night has its price (Nightcrawler)
- 2015: Southpaw
- 2015: Everest
- 2015: Demolition - love and life (Demolition)
- 2015: Love without a health insurance certificate (Accidental Love)
- 2016: Nocturnal Animals
- 2017: Life
- 2017: Okja
- 2017: Stronger
- 2018: Wildlife
- 2018: The Sisters Brothers
- 2019: The Dead Man's Art (Velvet Buzzsaw)
- 2019: Spider-Man: Far From Home
Music video
- 2009: Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain - Blame It
- 2010: Vampire Weekend - Giving up the Gun
- 2012: The Shoes - Time to Dance
- 2015: Southpaw
additional
- 2011: Adventure Survival - Exposed in the Wild - Jake Gyllenhaal Special
Voice actor
In the German audio version of his film appearances, Jake Gyllenhaal is mainly set to music by the voice actor Marius Clarén (e.g. in The Day After Tomorrow, Prisoners, Nightcrawler or Southpaw ).
Awards
- 2006: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Brokeback Mountain
- 2015: Nominated in the category Best Actor - Drama for Nightcrawlers - Every night has its price
- 2011: Nominated for Best Actor - Comedy / Musical for Love and other Drugs - side effects included
- 2017: Nominated for Best Actor for Nocturnal Animals
- 2015: Nominated in the category Best Actor for Nightcrawler - Every night has its price
- 2006: Best Supporting Actor for Brokeback Mountain
- 2014: Nominated in the category Best Actor - Drama for Nightcrawlers - Every night has its price
- 2013: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor - Drama for Prisoners
- 2010: Nominated for Best Actor - Comedy / Musical for Love and other Drugs - side effects included
- 2005: Nominated for Best Actor - Drama for Jarhead - Welcome to the Dirt
- 2005: Nominated for Best Actor - Drama for Brokeback Mountain
- 2003: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor - Comedy / Musical for The Good Girl
- 2010: Nominated for Best Actor - Drama for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- 2009: Nominated for Best Actor - Drama for Brothers
- 2008: Nominated for Best Actor - Drama for Powerless
- 2007: Nominated for Best Actor - Horror / Thriller for Zodiac - The Killer Trail
- 2003: Nominated in the Movie Breakout Star - Male category for The Good Girl
- 2003: Nominated in the Choice Movie Liplock category for The Good Girl
- 1999: Nominated in the Breakout Performance category for October Sky
- 2015: Nominated in the category Best Actor for Nightcrawler - Every night has its price
- 2013: Nominated in the Best Actor category for End of Watch
- 2006: Best Supporting Actor for Brokeback Mountain
- 2006: Best Film Kiss for Brokeback Mountain
- 2006: Best performance for Brokeback Mountain
Austin Film Critics Association
- 2014: Best Actor for Nightcrawler - Every night has its price
- 2006: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Brokeback Mountain
Chicago Film Critics Association Award
- 2014: Nominated for Best Actor for Nightcrawler - Every night has its price
- 2005: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Brokeback Mountain
- 2015: Nominated for Best Actor for Nightcrawler - Every night has its price
- 2006: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Brokeback Mountain
- 2006: Nominated with Heath Ledger , Michelle Williams , Anne Hathaway , Linda Cardellini , Randy Quaid , Anna Faris for Brokeback Mountain
Online Film Critics Society Award
- 2014: Nominated for Best Actor for Nightcrawler - Every night has its price
- 2006: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Brokeback Mountain
- 2013: with Hugh Jackman , Viola Davis , Maria Bello , Terrence Howard , Melissa Leo , Paul Dano , Dylan Minnette , Zoë Soul, Erin Gerasimovich for Prisoners
- 2005: Best Supporting Actor for Brokeback Mountain
- 2015: Nominated in the category Best Actor for Nightcrawler - Every night has its price
- 2001: Best Male Actor for Donnie Darko
- 2013: Nominated in the Best Actor category for End of Watch
- 2011: Nominated in the Most Popular Action Star category
- 2015: Nominated in the category Best Actor for Nightcrawler - Every night has its price
London Critics' Circle Film Award
- 2015: Nominated in the category Best Actor for Nightcrawler - Every night has its price
Toronto Film Critics Association
- 2015: Nominated in the category Best Actor for Nightcrawler - Every night has its price
- 2015: Nominated in the category Best Actor for Nightcrawler - Every night has its price
- 2001: Best Actor for Donnie Darko
- 2014: Nominated for Best Actor for Nightcrawler - Every night has its price
- 2014: Nominated for Best Actor for Enemy
- 2011: Nominated for Best Actor for Source Code
- 2003: Best Actor for Highway
- 2005: Nominated with Heath Ledger , Michelle Williams , Anne Hathaway , Linda Cardellini , Randy Quaid , Anna Faris for Brokeback Mountain
- 2005: Nominated with Heath Ledger , Michelle Williams , Anne Hathaway , Linda Cardellini , Randy Quaid , Anna Faris for Brokeback Mountain
- 2005: "Breakthrough Actor"
- 2004: Best International Actor for The Day After Tomorrow
- 2000: Nominated for Best Actor in a Feature Film for October Sky
- 2002: Best Young Actor
- 1999: Nominated for Best Actor - Drama for October Sky
- 2013: Best Supporting Actor for Prisoners
Individual evidence
- ↑ Award ( Memento of the original from October 23, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from albemarle-london.com, accessed April 22, 2010.
- ↑ Variety ( Memento of the original from May 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. May 21, 2008.
- ↑ songwriters.de: Biography Amy Macdonald ( Memento of the original from April 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 26, 2010.
- ↑ Music video on youtube.com
- ↑ Music video on youtube.com
- ↑ German synchronous index | Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal. Retrieved May 21, 2019 .
Web links
- Jake Gyllenhaal in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Gyllenhaal in the nndb (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gyllenhaal, Jake |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gyllenhaal, Jacob Benjamin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , United States |