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Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor of Swedish descent.

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Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor.

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Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor.
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* ''Film/{{Road House|2024}}'' (2024) as Dalton
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* FakeBrit: Combined with TheQueensLatin for quite a good attempt in ''Film/PrinceOfPersia''. It runs in [[Series/TheHonourableWoman the family]] [[Creator/MaggieGyllenhaal it seems]].

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* FakeBrit: Combined with TheQueensLatin for quite a good attempt in ''Film/PrinceOfPersia''.''Film/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime''. It runs in [[Series/TheHonourableWoman the family]] [[Creator/MaggieGyllenhaal it seems]].
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** Was set to play Franchise/SpiderMan in ''Film/SpiderMan2'' due to Creator/TobeyMaguire having injured his back while filming ''Film/{{Seabiscuit}}''. While Jake was preparing for the role, Tobey recovered in time to reprise his role.
** Auditioned for and was one of the top contenders for the role of [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batman/Bruce Wayne]] in ''Film/BatmanBegins'', and was also on the shortlist to play Harvey Dent in [[Film/TheDarkKnight its 2008 sequel]]. His [[Creator/MaggieGyllenhaal real-life sister]] ultimately played Bruce and Dent's love interest in the latter.

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** Was set to play Franchise/SpiderMan ComicBook/SpiderMan in ''Film/SpiderMan2'' due to Creator/TobeyMaguire having injured his back while filming ''Film/{{Seabiscuit}}''. While Jake was preparing for the role, Tobey recovered in time to reprise his role.
** Auditioned for and was one of the top contenders for the role of [[Franchise/{{Batman}} [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Batman/Bruce Wayne]] in ''Film/BatmanBegins'', and was also on the shortlist to play Harvey Dent in [[Film/TheDarkKnight its 2008 sequel]]. His [[Creator/MaggieGyllenhaal real-life sister]] ultimately played Bruce and Dent's love interest in the latter.
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He then [[PlayingAgainstType played against type]] as a frustrated Marine in ''Film/{{Jarhead}}'' in 2005. The same year, his role as Jack Twist in ''Film/BrokebackMountain'' earned him critical acclaim. For his performance he won the UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward in the same category. He has since played the lead roles in many notable films, including ''Film/{{Zodiac|2007}}'', ''Film/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime'', ''Film/LoveAndOtherDrugs'', ''Film/SourceCode'', and ''Film/EndOfWatch''.

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He Gyllenhaal then [[PlayingAgainstType played against type]] as a frustrated Marine in ''Film/{{Jarhead}}'' in 2005. The same year, his role as Jack Twist in ''Film/BrokebackMountain'' earned him critical acclaim. For his performance he won acclaim, as well as the UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated a further nomination for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward in the same category. He has since played the lead roles in many notable films, including ''Film/{{Zodiac|2007}}'', ''Film/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime'', ''Film/LoveAndOtherDrugs'', ''Film/SourceCode'', and ''Film/EndOfWatch''.
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** He was really hoping to get the part of Christian in ''Film/MoulinRouge''. He went through months of auditions and was down to the final three, along with Creator/EwanMcGregor and Creator/HeathLedger. Ultimately it went to Ewan.
** Auditioned for Frodo in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', and didn't realize he needed an English accent at first. He heard back it was apparently one of the worst auditions.
** Was set to play Franchise/SpiderMan in ''Film/SpiderMan2'' due to Creator/TobeyMaguire having injured his back while filming ''Film/{{Seabiscuit}}''. While Jake was preparing for the role, Tobey recovered to reprise his role as Spider-Man.

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** He was really hoping to get the part of Christian in ''Film/MoulinRouge''. He went through months of auditions and was down to the final three, along with Creator/EwanMcGregor and Creator/HeathLedger. Ultimately it Ultimately, the part went to Ewan.
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** Auditioned for Frodo in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', and didn't realize he needed an English accent at first. He heard back it that his audition was apparently one of the worst auditions.
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** Was set to play Franchise/SpiderMan in ''Film/SpiderMan2'' due to Creator/TobeyMaguire having injured his back while filming ''Film/{{Seabiscuit}}''. While Jake was preparing for the role, Tobey recovered in time to reprise his role as Spider-Man.role.



** Was, along with Creator/MattDamon, the studio's first choice for the role of Jake Sully in ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', but director Creator/JamesCameron chose to cast the then-unknown Sam Worthington instead.

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** Was, along with Creator/MattDamon, the studio's first choice for the role of Jake Sully in ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', but director Creator/JamesCameron chose to cast the then-unknown Sam Worthington Creator/SamWorthington instead.
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* DoingItForTheArt: "The truth is most of the films that make a lot of money no one remembers, and I'm not interested in making films that no one remembers."
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* ''Film/VelvetBuzzsaw'' (2019) as Mort Vandewalt

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* ''Film/VelvetBuzzsaw'' (2019) as Mort Morf Vandewalt
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* ''Film/{{Enemy}}'' (2013) as Adam Bell & Anthony Clair

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Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. The son of director Creator/StephenGyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, he began acting [[FormerChildStar at the age of ten]]. Following his first lead role in ''Film/OctoberSky'', he starred in the indie CultClassic ''Film/DonnieDarko'', in which he played a psychologically troubled teenager alongside his older sister, Creator/{{Maggie|Gyllenhaal}}. In 2002, he starred in another indie film, ''Film/TheGoodGirl'', alongside Creator/JenniferAniston. In 2004, he appeared in the ScienceFiction film ''Film/TheDayAfterTomorrow'', portraying a student caught in a cataclysmic global cooling event.

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Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. actor.

The son of director Creator/StephenGyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, he began acting [[FormerChildStar at the age of ten]]. Following his first lead role in ''Film/OctoberSky'', he starred in the indie CultClassic ''Film/DonnieDarko'', in which he played a psychologically troubled teenager alongside his older sister, Creator/{{Maggie|Gyllenhaal}}. In 2002, he starred in another indie film, ''Film/TheGoodGirl'', alongside Creator/JenniferAniston. In 2004, he appeared in the ScienceFiction film ''Film/TheDayAfterTomorrow'', portraying a student caught in a cataclysmic global cooling event.
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He then [[PlayingAgainstType played against type]] as a frustrated Marine in ''Film/{{Jarhead}}'' in 2005. The same year, his role as Jack Twist in ''Film/BrokebackMountain'' earned him critical acclaim. For his performance he won the UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward in the same category. He has since played the lead roles in many notable films, including ''Film/{{Zodiac}}'', ''Film/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime'', ''Film/LoveAndOtherDrugs'', ''Film/SourceCode'', and ''Film/EndOfWatch''.

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He then [[PlayingAgainstType played against type]] as a frustrated Marine in ''Film/{{Jarhead}}'' in 2005. The same year, his role as Jack Twist in ''Film/BrokebackMountain'' earned him critical acclaim. For his performance he won the UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward in the same category. He has since played the lead roles in many notable films, including ''Film/{{Zodiac}}'', ''Film/{{Zodiac|2007}}'', ''Film/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime'', ''Film/LoveAndOtherDrugs'', ''Film/SourceCode'', and ''Film/EndOfWatch''.



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* ''Strange World'' (2022) as Searcher Clade

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** Auditioned for and was one of the top contenders for the role of [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batman/Bruce Wayne]] in ''Film/BatmanBegins''. Was also on the shortlist to play Harvey Dent in [[Film/TheDarkKnight the sequel.]]

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** Auditioned for and was one of the top contenders for the role of [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batman/Bruce Wayne]] in ''Film/BatmanBegins''. Was ''Film/BatmanBegins'', and was also on the shortlist to play Harvey Dent in [[Film/TheDarkKnight its 2008 sequel]]. His [[Creator/MaggieGyllenhaal real-life sister]] ultimately played Bruce and Dent's love interest in the sequel.]]latter.
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->''"Even as an actor, I think like a storyteller. My parents raised us to look at the script."''
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Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) is an American actor. The son of director Creator/StephenGyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, he began acting [[FormerChildStar at the age of ten]]. Following his first lead role in ''Film/OctoberSky'', he starred in the indie CultClassic ''Film/DonnieDarko'', in which he played a psychologically troubled teenager alongside his older sister, Creator/{{Maggie|Gyllenhaal}}. In 2002, he starred in another indie film, ''Film/TheGoodGirl'', alongside Creator/JenniferAniston. In 2004, he appeared in the ScienceFiction film ''Film/TheDayAfterTomorrow'', portraying a student caught in a cataclysmic global cooling event.

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Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. The son of director Creator/StephenGyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, he began acting [[FormerChildStar at the age of ten]]. Following his first lead role in ''Film/OctoberSky'', he starred in the indie CultClassic ''Film/DonnieDarko'', in which he played a psychologically troubled teenager alongside his older sister, Creator/{{Maggie|Gyllenhaal}}. In 2002, he starred in another indie film, ''Film/TheGoodGirl'', alongside Creator/JenniferAniston. In 2004, he appeared in the ScienceFiction film ''Film/TheDayAfterTomorrow'', portraying a student caught in a cataclysmic global cooling event.
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Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) is an American actor. The son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, he began acting [[FormerChildStar at the age of ten]]. Following his first lead role in ''Film/OctoberSky'', he starred in the indie CultClassic ''Film/DonnieDarko'', in which he played a psychologically troubled teenager alongside his older sister, Creator/{{Maggie|Gyllenhaal}}. In 2002, he starred in another indie film, ''Film/TheGoodGirl'', alongside Creator/JenniferAniston. In 2004, he appeared in the ScienceFiction film ''Film/TheDayAfterTomorrow'', portraying a student caught in a cataclysmic global cooling event.

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Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) is an American actor. The son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal Creator/StephenGyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, he began acting [[FormerChildStar at the age of ten]]. Following his first lead role in ''Film/OctoberSky'', he starred in the indie CultClassic ''Film/DonnieDarko'', in which he played a psychologically troubled teenager alongside his older sister, Creator/{{Maggie|Gyllenhaal}}. In 2002, he starred in another indie film, ''Film/TheGoodGirl'', alongside Creator/JenniferAniston. In 2004, he appeared in the ScienceFiction film ''Film/TheDayAfterTomorrow'', portraying a student caught in a cataclysmic global cooling event.
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