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Jake Gyllenhaal is a successful actor from Los Angeles, California. Gyllenhaal's net worth is $65 million. He has starred in a variety of popular films including The Day After Tomorrow and Love and Other Drugs. Jake has earned his net worth from starring in Hollywood movies and television shows.

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Jake is from California and is the only son of the film director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner. He is a brother to actress Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Jake Gyllenhaal's acting career began in 1991 when he appeared as the son of Billy Crystal in the hit comedy City Slickers. Thereafter, Jake began auditioning for roles in movies (with his parents' approval) and appeared in further films in the early nineties including A Dangerous Woman and Josh and S.A.M. After gaining credibility with the roles he played in the Nineties, Jake then went to appear in lead roles in movies like Jarhead and Brokeback Mountain.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2014

Salary

Salary from The Man Who Made It Snow

$3,000,000

2009

Salary

Salary from Prince of Persia

$10,000,000

2004

Salary

Salary from Jarhead

$3,000,000