Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal is an American actor. He began acting like a child with a screen debut in City Slickers, followed by roles in A Dangerous Woman and Homegrown. He earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead for playing the title character in the indie cult hit Donnie Darko, in which he played a psychological trouble teenager alongside his older sister, Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Jake Gyllenhaal is famous for his role as Homer Hickam in October Sky. For the film, Brokeback Mountain, he won several awards including Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor in a supporting role from BAFTA Awards. His next role will be comic book supervillain Mysterio/Quentin Beck in the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home, set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe set for release in 2019.
Jake Gyllenhaal was born on December 19, 1980, in Los Angeles, California. He holds American nationality and belongs to mixed (Ashkenazi Jewish, Swedish, English, and Swiss-German) ethnicity. His birth sign is Sagittarius. He graduated from the Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles. After that, he attended Columbia University but dropped out after two years.
Jake Gyllenhaal was born to a father named Stephen Gyllenhaal and a mother named Naomi Foner. His father is a film director and his mother is film producer and screenwriter. He has an older sister named Maggie Gyllenhaal, who is an actress. She appeared with him in the film Donnie Darko. His father was raised as a Swedenborgian, is of Swedish and English descent, and is a descendant of Swedish noble Gyllenhaal family. His mother is Jewish and was born in New York City to a Jewish family from Russia and Poland.
Jake Gyllenhaal height of 6 feet tall and body weight of 68 kg. He has a very balanced healthy body. He has dark brown hair and blue eyes. He has a very attractive body features. His other body measurement will be updated soon.
Jake Gyllenhaal is not married yet but has been in a number of relationship in his past. In 2001, he dated Jenny Lewis. In 2002, he began dating Kirsten Dunst and they broke up in 2004. In 2006, he had an affair with Natalie Portman. From 2007 to 2009, he was in a serious relationship with Reese Witherspoon. Then, he began dating Taylor Swift in 2010. They were together for a year and they broke up in 2011. In 2013, he was in a relationship with Alyssa Miller and later they broke up after a year. Since then, he has not been in any relationship until now. Currently, he is single and focusing on his career rather than being in a relationship.
Jake Gyllenhaal estimated net worth of $65 million as of 2018 and his salary is unknown. He earns a good amount of money from his profession. His exact net worth will be updated soon but there is no doubt in the mind of his follower that he is earning a considerable amount of salary from his work.
Jake Gyllenhaal received critical acclaim and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Brokeback Mountain.