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Also Known As Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
Born December 19, 1980 (age 45) • Los Angeles • California
Notable Family Members sister Maggie Gyllenhaal
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "Moonlight Mile" (2002) • "Velvet Buzzsaw" (2019) • "Josh and S.A.M." (1993) • "Brokeback Mountain" (2005) • "Life" (2017) • "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1994) • "Prisoners" (2013) • "Southpaw" (2015) • "End of Watch" (2012) • "Zodiac" (2007) • "City Slickers" (1991) • "October Sky" (1999) • "Stronger" (2017) • "Bubble Boy" (2001) • "Highway" (2002) • "Jarhead" (2005) • "Source Code" (2011) • "Everest" (2015) • "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" (2010) • "Donnie Darko" (2001) • "Inside Amy Schumer" (2016) • "Accidental Love" (2015) • "The Sisters Brothers" (2018) • "Proof" (2005) • "Rendition" (2007) • "Nocturnal Animals" (2016) • "Wildlife" (2018) • "The Good Girl" (2002) • "The Day After Tomorrow" (2004) • "Jiminy Glick in Lalawood" (2004) • "Nightcrawler" (2014) • "Lovely & Amazing" (2001) • "Demolition" (2015) • "Enemy" (2013) • "Spider-Man: Far from Home" (2019) • "Love & Other Drugs" (2010) • "Brothers" (2009) • "Homegrown" (1998) • "A Dangerous Woman" (1993) • "Okja" (2017)

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Jake Gyllenhaal was born in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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