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Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

American actor
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal is an American actor. Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, and his older sister is actress Maggie Gyllenhaal.Wikipedia
BornDecember 19, 1980
HometownLos Angeles, California, United States of America
Net worth$80 million
Height6'0" (1.82m)
PartnerAlyssa Miller , Taylor Swift , Jeanne Cadieu , Kirsten Dunst , Reese Witherspoon
ParentsNaomi Foner Gyllenhaal , Stephen Gyllenhaal
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Videos

Jake Gyllenhaal reveals how being directed by sister Maggie leads him to being more vulnerable on screen

Despite playing a series of scarred characters on the verge of mental breakdowns, Jake Gyllenhaal reckons being directed by his sister Maggie would release even more of his “vulnerability”’ in front of the camera as she “sees me for all my stuff”.
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AWARDS

YearAssociationsCategoryWorkResult
2017British Academy of Film & Television ArtsLeading ActorNocturnal AnimalsNominated
2015Golden GlobeBest Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - DramaNightcrawler (film)Nominated
2015British Academy of Film & Television ArtsLeading ActorNightcrawler (film)Nominated
2015Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleNightcrawler (film)Nominated
2014Canadian Screen AwardsPerformance by an Actor in a Leading RoleEnemyNominated
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