Jake Gyllenhaal

The son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal, Jake Gyllenhaal was born Dec. 19, 1980, in Los Angeles. As a child, he appeared in City Slickers (1991) and A Dangerous Woman (1993) -- a movie helmed by his father. The budding star first made his mark as an adult actor in indie films.

With his lead role in 1999's October Sky, Gyllenhaal gained notoriety in Hollywood and shortly thereafter co-starred opposite his sister, Maggie, in Donnie Darko (2001) -- for which he earned an Independent Spirit Award nod. He then conquered more dramatic parts in The Good Girl (2002), Moonlight Mile (2002) and Proof (2005).

Gyllenhaal took on big-budget action fare in the 2004 blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow. A year later, he played a gay ranch hand in Brokeback Mountain and was rewarded with an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. His later notable works include Zodiac (2007) and Love and Other Drugs, which brought Gyllenhaal a Golden Globe nod.

Life

2017 R

Humans have long considered the possibility of life on Mars. So, when an International Space Station crew discovers a one-celled organism in a sample from the red planet, they're ecstatic -- until the tiny life-form displays a freakish intelligence.