Jake Gyllenhaal is an American actor who is known for his roles in Donnie Darko and Brokeback Mountain, where he appeared alongside Heath Ledger.
Gyllenhaal rose to fame and critical attention for his performance as a disillusioned teen in Donnie Darko, which has gone on to become a cult hit.
His first blockbuster appearance came in The Day After Tomorrow, which was a film that dealt with the earth undergoing a huge climatic shift.
In his personal life, Gyllenhaal is an activist for environmental issues. One of his greatest critical successes occured when he took the role of Jack Twist
in Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, in which he played a gay cowboy. He was nominated for a best supporting actor Academy Award for his portrayal.
Recently Jake became a face of such a prospective movie as Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Now Jake Gyllenhaal posters and billbords can be seen practically everywhere.
The film is based on a videogame about an ancient warrior, who can turn the time back, when he dies. Special for the shooting Gyllenhaal had to practise in martial arst,
fro doing all the cool fighting by himself. Well, and certainly animators did work hard. So now Jake climbs the walls and chops throw bad fellows. By the way, according
to critics opinoin Gyllenhaal is one of the most perspective actors of 25-years-old generation.