Jake Gyllenhaal
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Gyllenhaal starred in the 2004 science fiction disaster film ''The Day After Tomorrow''. He played Jack Twist in Ang Lee's 2005 romantic drama ''Brokeback Mountain'', for which Gyllenhaal won a BAFTA Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. His career progressed with starring roles in the thriller ''Zodiac'' (2007), the romantic comedy ''Love & Other Drugs'' (2010), and the science fiction film ''Source Code'' (2011). Further acclaim came with his roles in Denis Villeneuve's thrillers ''Prisoners'' (2013) and ''Enemy'' (2013), and he received nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performances as a manipulative journalist in ''Nightcrawler'' (2014) and a troubled writer in ''Nocturnal Animals'' (2016). His highest-grossing release came with the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film ''Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (2019), in which he portrayed Quentin Beck / Mysterio. He has since starred in ''Wildlife'' (2018), ''Velvet Buzzsaw'' (2019), ''The Guilty'' (2021), and ''Ambulance'' (2022).
Gyllenhaal has performed on stage, starring in a West End production of the play ''This Is Our Youth'' and Broadway productions of the musical ''Sunday in the Park with George'' as well as the plays ''Constellations'' and ''Sea Wall/A Life'', the lattermost of which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Aside from acting, he is vocal about political and social issues. Provided by Wikipedia
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