Actor Jake Gyllenhaal celebrates his 44th birthday today, December 19. Born in 1980, Gyllenhaal has appeared in over 50 films. Take a look at a few of his best
When Tommy’s brother Sam is falsely pronounced dead in war, Tommy (Gyllenhaal) steps in to take care of Sam’s wife and children. Once Sam is rescued, he returns to the family with PTSD, which disrupts the family life
The film follows the story of two shepherds, Jack Twist (Gyllenhaal) and Ennis Del Mar, who develop sexual feelings for each other. They later go separate ways, get married to women, and start a family, but deep down, Jack and Ennis still love each other
Davis (Gyllenhaal), an investment banker, struggles to cope after his wife, Julia, dies in a car crash. He finds support with a customer service representative Karen, and her troublemaker son Chris
Donnie (Gyllenhaal) miraculously escapes an accident – a jet engine has crashed into his bedroom – by sleepwalking. He sees a vision of a giant rabbit that tells him the world will end in precisely 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds
Petty thief Lou (Gyllenhaal) switches professions to a stinger – a freelance journalist – and captures photos of graphic crime scenes and sells them to news station KWLA 6. Once he realises the incoming revenue, he hires an assistant to help him with the job
Detective Loki takes up the case of two girls who were abducted on Thanksgiving day, but his investigation is interrupted when one of the girl’s father is not satisfied with the police’s work
Based on a true story of the Boston Marathon bombings, the story follows Jeff Bauman who loses both his legs in the tragedy. When he is able to identify the bomber, after regaining consciousness, he discovers newfound fame
Based on the famously unsolved murders by a serial killer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s, political cartoonist Robert Graysmith helps the police to decipher the identity of the Zodiac killer