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Jake Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) is an American actor and producer. Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner; his older sister is actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. He began acting as a child, making his acting debut in City Slickers (1991), followed by roles in his father's films A Dangerous Woman (1993) and Homegrown (1998). His breakthrough roles were as Homer Hickam in October Sky (1999) and as a psychologically troubled teenager in Donnie Darko (2001). In 2004, Gyllenhaal starred in the science fiction disaster film The Day After Tomorrow. In 2005, he played Jack Twist in Ang Lee's 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. Gyllenhaal has also performed on stage, starring in 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 Tony Award nomination. Aside from acting, he is vocal about political and social issues. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jake Gyllenhaal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jack Milsaps
for Jack Milsaps in Among the Shadows
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Quote: "It was a tragedy about a family that was able to remain relatively unscathed or struggling with violence and corruption for generations. A stranger was the only one among them in the shadows, and he was the one who was able to bring them down." -A quote about a family that remained unscathed or struggled with violence and corruption for generations. Summary: In the lives of two families in rural America in the 1960s and 70s, the Milsaps and the Campbells. Both families have a dark history, but the Milsaps has remained relatively unscathed. The Campbells, however, have been struggling with violence and corruption for generations. When a ruthless killer strikes the area, the two families are forced to confront their dark secrets to survive. As the violence and corruption escalate, the stakes become higher and higher. In the end, the characters must face the consequences of their choices and the darkness that lies within themselves.
