Happy Birthday: Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

Born: December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA

On the one role that got away: “I’d have to say Ewan McGregor’s part in Moulin Rouge! (2001). It was soooo close. I sang and everything. I went through months of auditions. It was between me, Heath Ledger and Ewan. I think it came down to age and where people were in their careers. I was the youngest and the least known. I would hope it didn’t have anything to do with talent. Maybe it did”.

[My parents] were relatively progressive in their spiritual beliefs: my father is Christian and my mother is Jewish. On my 13th birthday, they thought it was important for me to experience a rite of passage, an entrance into manhood, and the consensus was that we would do something for the good of the community, some charitable work – a barmitzvah-like act, without the typical trappings. So we went to a homeless shelter and we did some work there and then I had the party – the celebration – there.

Moonlight Mile 2002 dir. Brad Silberling Starring Gyllenhaal Bruce Willis Susan Sarandon Hoffman

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time dir. Mike Newell Stars Jake Gyllenhaal Gemma Arterton

The Day After Tomorrow 2004 dir. Emmerich starring Dennis Quaid Gyllenhaal

LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS dir. Edward Zwick Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal Anne Hathaway

Brokeback Mountain 2005 dir. Ang Lee starring Heath Ledger Gyllenhaal

THE GOOD GIRL 2002 dir. Miguel Arteta Starring Jennifer Aniston Jake Gyllenhaal

Zodiac 2007 dir. David Fincher Starring Gyllenhaal Mark Ruffalo Robert Downey Jr.

Brothers dir. Jim Sheridan Stars: Gyllenhaal Natalie Portman Tobey Maguire

OCTOBER SKY 1999 dir. Joe Johnston Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal Chris Cooper

SOURCE CODE dir. Duncan Jones Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal Michelle Monaghan

DONNIE DARKO 2001 dir. Richard Kelly Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal Jena Malone

PRISONERS 2013 dir. Denis Villeneuve Stars: Hugh Jackman Jake Gyllenhaal

END OF WATCH 2012 dir. David Ayer Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal Michael Pena

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