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Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

American actor
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal is an American actor who has worked prolifically on screen and stage in a career spanning over thirty years.Wikipedia
BornDecember 19, 1980
HometownLos Angeles, California, United States of America
Net worth$80 million
Height5'11" (1.816m)
PartnerJeanne Cadieu, Reese Witherspoon, Kirsten Dunst, Alyssa Miller, Taylor Swift
ParentsNaomi Foner Gyllenhaal, Stephen Gyllenhaal
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Jake Gyllenhaal was almost cast in Ex Machina

Alex Garland's directorial debut stars Domhnall Gleeson as a programmer who is chosen to meet his reclusive CEO Nathan - played by Oscar Isaac and conduct a test on his intelligent humanoid robot Ava, portrayed by Alicia Vikander. Garland and his longtime producer Andrew Macdonald revealed during a Q&A at the Edinburgh Film Festival on Sunday that the money people wanted a bigger name like Gyllenhaal. "The sales companies wanted us to cast Jake Gyllenhaal because he was bankable and they could sell foreign territories. That would have changed the whole film."
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

Road House
Road House
R
1h 54min
2024
Strange World
Strange World
PG
1h 45min
2022
The Guilty
The Guilty
R
1h 31min
2021
Velvet Buzzsaw
Velvet Buzzsaw
R
1h 52min
2019
The Sisters Brothers
The Sisters Brothers
R
1h 57min
2018
Okja
Okja
1h 58min
2017
Southpaw
Southpaw
R
2h 3min
2015
Accidental Love
Accidental Love
PG-13
1h 40min
2015
End of Watch
End of Watch
R
1h 49min
2012
Jarhead
Jarhead
R
2h 3min
2005
Moonlight Mile
Moonlight Mile
PG-13
1h 57min
2002
Bubble Boy
Bubble Boy
PG-13
1h 24min
2001
Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent
2024
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
R
2h 3min
2023
Ambulance
Ambulance
R
2h 16min
2022
Spirit Untamed
Spirit Untamed
PG
1h 28min
2021
Spider-Man: Far from Home
Spider-Man: Far from Home
PG-13
2h 9min
2019
Wildlife
Wildlife
PG-13
1h 44min
2018
Stronger
Stronger
R
1h 59min
2017
Life
Life
R
1h 43min
2017
Nocturnal Animals
Nocturnal Animals
R
1h 56min
2016
Demolition
Demolition
R
1h 41min
2016
Nightcrawler
Nightcrawler
R
1h 57min
2014
Prisoners
Prisoners
R
2h 33min
2013

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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