Gyllenhaal processed his film debut in City Slickers (1991) & began to establish himself when an higher and coming actor around such films as October Sky (1999) before existence cast inside the name part in Donnie Darko (2001), for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for best actor. Gyllenhaal's performance as a turbulent schizophrenic won him excellent reviews & a film quickly acquired cult status. He played paired Jennifer Aniston within another Sundance favorite in 2002's The Good Girl and once again earned adept reviews. Gyllenhaal too starred in the Walt Disney romanticist comedy, Bubble Boy. Loosely according to a story of David Vetter, a film portrays the title character's dangerous undertaking outside a confines of his bubble when he goes when a wohuman he loves prior to she marries a incorrectly man.

Marking his theater debut, Gyllenhaal appeared on the London stage sustaining the star role around Kenneth Lonergan's revival of This Is My Youth. the play, which was a critical sensatiaround on Broadway, run eight weeks in London's West Prevent. For his role, Gyllenhaal received an Evening Standard Theater Award in the category of "Outstanding Newcomer."

Brokeback Mountain (2005), which stars Jake Gyllenhaal, won a desired Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival 2005.

Gyllenhaal has an "on-again, off-again" relationship by using actress Kirsten Dunst. Them lived together briefly, however prove my point to pop up together publically.

There has too been incapacitating speculation & disscussion to his gender, numerous claiming he is epicene though he has never openly dated an additional human.

Filmography (actor)

|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Season !! Moving-picture show !! Role !! More notes |- | 2006 || Zodiac || Graysmith || Pre-production |- | 2005 || Jarhead || Swoff || Post-production |- | 2005 || Brokeback Mountain || Jack Twist || Winner of Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival 2005 |- | 2005 || Proof || Hal || |- | 2004 || The Day After Tomorrow || Sam Hall || First leading role inside an action film |- | 2002 || Moonlight Mile || Joe Nast || |- | 2002 || Highway || Pilot Kelson || |- | 2002 || The Good Girl || Thomas Holden/Tom Worther || |- | 2001 || Lovely & Amazing || Jordan || |- | 2001 || Bubble Boy || Jimmy Livingston || |- | 2001 || Donnie Darko || Donnie Darko || |- | 1999 || October Sky || Homer Hickam || |- | 1998 || Homegrown || Jake/Blue Kahan || |- | 1993 || Josh and S.A.M. || Leon || First leading role |- | 1993 || A Dangerous Woman || Edward || As "Jacob Gyllenhaal" |- | 1991 || City Slickers || Danny Robbins || Film debut |}