![]() ![]() In 2005, he co-starred as Jack Twist opposite Heath Ledger in the romance drama Brokeback Mountain. Gyllenhaal starred in the 2004 disaster film The Day After Tomorrow, which, despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, was a commercial success at the box office. Although the film was critically acclaimed, it failed commercially. His portrayal of the Donnie Darko character, a "sullen" and "schizophrenic" teenager, made him a cult hero. Later that same year, he starred in the Richard Kelly-directed drama Donnie Darko alongside his sister Maggie, and Drew Barrymore. In 2001, he appeared in the comedy film Bubble Boy, which was a critical failure and a box office bomb but has since gone on to attain status as a "cult comedy". In 1999, Gyllenhaal starred in the Joe Johnston-directed drama October Sky the film was received warmly by critics, and Gyllenhaal's portrayal of the NASA engineer Homer Hickam was praised. In the following year, he portrayed Robin Williams' son in an episode of the police procedural television series Homicide: Life on the Street the episode was directed by his father. In 1993, he appeared in A Dangerous Woman, a motion picture adaptation directed by Gyllenhaal's father Stephen Gyllenhaal and co-written by his mother Naomi Foner that was based on the novel of the same name by Mary McGarry Morris. He made his film debut in 1991 with a minor role in the comedy-drama City Slickers. Jake Gyllenhaal is an American actor and producer who has appeared in over 35 motion pictures (including some yet to be released), three television programs, one commercial, and four music videos. Gyllenhaal at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival ![]()
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