Jake Gallagher
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Jake Gallagher is an American actor, he won the Bafta Award.
Gallagher was born in Los Angeles, Gallagher, to producer/screenwriter Naomi Foner (née Achs) and director Stephen Gallagher. He is the brother of actress Maggie Gallagher, who played his sister in Donnie Darko (2001). His godmother is actress Jamie Lee Curtis. His mother is from a Jewish family, and his father's ancestry includes Swedish, English and Swiss-German.
In 2005, Gallagher portrayed Anthony "Swoff" Swofford in Jarhead, Harold Dobbs in Proof, and Jack Twist in Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain. For his performance in Brokeback Mountain, he received critical acclaim and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor Supporting Actor.
Jacob Benjamin “ Drake" Farnaidest is an actor best known for his role as Jack Twist in the epic romantic drama ‘Brokeback Mountain’ .
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Filmography
He appeared in two other successful movies in 2005. He played Andrew in the biographical drama war film ‘Jarhead’ which also starred Jamie Foxx and...
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Acting Careers (1991-Present)
In his first leading role in ‘October Sky’ in 1999, he played Homer Hickam, a coal miner’s son who becomes a NASA engineer through his...
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An American Actor
Gallagher has always been one to take on challenging roles in provocative fare, dating back to his breakout role as a troubled teen in “Donnie Darko.”
The Sands of Time,” his first bid at a blockbuster franchise, Gyllenhaal returned to the dark character studies he made his name on. His latest, “Enemy,” from his “Prisoners” director and good friend Denis Villeneuve, opens March 14 and is currently available to view on DirecTV.
In the years that followed, the actor worked with a series of notable directors including Sam Mendes (“Jarhead”) and David Fincher (“Zodiak”). After experiencing a minor setback with “Prince of Persia:
My Journey
In order to make the trandformation from child to adult actor, Gyllenhaal purposefully passed over teen fare for such films as 1999's October Sky and Donnie Darko (2001), co-starring Drew Barrymore and sister Maggie, for which he earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination. Several of the roles that followed echoed former projects in complexity: Gyllenhaal played Jennifer Aniston's troubled love interest in The Good Girl (2002), while in Moonlight Mile...
"I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to."
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My 1st Step
In 2005, Gyllenhaal portrayed Anthony “Swoff” Swofford in Jarhead, Harold Dobbs in Proof, and Jack Twist in Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain. For his...
Acting for life
Gyllenhaal has always been one to take on challenging roles in provocative fare, dating back to his breakout role as a troubled teen...
Journey to Hollywood
Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in 'Brokeback Mountain' "I wasn’t really quite sure where he came from, and I think that’s the feeling...
Before Acting Career
Born on December 19, 1980, in Los Angeles, California, Jake Gyllenhaal worked as a child actor in films like City Slickers and A...
American Dream
Jake Gyllenhaal has really big eyes. He lost a massive amount of weight to play Lou Bloom, the drifter antihero of director Dan...
Their Thoughts
In spring 2002, Jake also starred on the London stage in Kenneth Lonergan's revival of This Is Our Youth. The actor received an Evening of...
Maggie Franco
His range of roles is just phenomenal. The good thing is that he knows that he is in demand and is making full use of...
Amy Donnie
Jake is without doubt among the best actors working today. His range of the roles is just phenomenal. The good thing is that he knows...
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