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Jake Gyllenhaal

Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal is an American actor. The son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, Gyllenhaal began acting at the age of ten. Following his first lead role in 1999's October Sky, he starred in the indie cult hit Donnie Darko, in which he played a psychologically troubled teenager alongside his older sister, actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. In 2002, he starred in another indie film, The Good Girl, alongside actress Jennifer Aniston. In 2004, he appeared in the science-fiction film The Day After Tomorrow, portraying a student caught in a cataclysmic global cooling event.
Gyllenhaal then played against type as a frustrated Marine in Jarhead. The same year, his role as Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain earned him critical acclaim. For his performance he won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the Academy Award in the same category. He has since played the lead roles in many notable films, including Zodiac, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Love and Other Drugs, Source Code, and End of Watch.

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  • The Merry Wives of Windsor – Mistress Ford

    19:15, Wed 4th – Sun 8th November 2026 at Globe Theatre, London

    The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff. Though nominally…

  • Nathan the Wise – Recha

    20:30, Fri 28th – Mon 31st May 2027 at Noël Coward Theatre

    Nathan the Wise is a play published by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing in 1779. It is a fervent plea for religious tolerance. Its performance was forbidden by the church during Lessing's lifetime; it was first…

  • Sunset Boulevard – Publicity Designer

    21:00, Sat 3rd – Thu 8th July 2027 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

    Sunset Boulevard is a musical with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Based on the 1950 film of the same title, the plot revolves around Norma Desmond…

  • Cymbeline – Cloten

    17:30, Wed 22nd – Sun 26th September 2027 at Globe Theatre, London

    Cymbeline, also known as Cymbeline, King of Britain or The Tragedy of Cymbeline, is a play by William Shakespeare, based on legends concerning the early Celtic British King Cunobelinus. Although listed…

  • The Cherry Orchard – Production Electrician

    20:30, Thu 23rd – Mon 27th September 2027 at Almeida Theatre

    The Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play…

  • The Sound of Music – Choreographer

    15:00, Wed 29th September 2027 at Crucible Theatre

    The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of…

  • Tartuffe – Musical Director, Writer

    19:30, Fri 19th November 2027 at Random Venue 92

    Tartuffe, or The Impostor, first performed in 1664, is one of the most famous theatrical comedies by Molière, and the characters of Tartuffe, Valère, and Dorine are considered among the greatest classic…

  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Writer

    19:15, Tue 30th November – Fri 3rd December 2027 at Random Venue 59

    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a 1962 play by Edward Albee. It examines the breakdown of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George. After a university faculty party, they receive an…

  • The Crucible – Deputy Stage Manager

    17:00, Tue 7th – Sun 12th December 2027 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

    The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It was initially called "The Chronicles of Sarah Good". It is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Provi…

  • The Misanthrope – Writer

    20:00, Wed 12th – Sun 16th January 2028 at Globe Theatre, London

    The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris by the King's Play…

  • The Importance of Being Earnest – Producer

    19:45, Thu 3rd – Mon 7th February 2028 at Gielgud Theatre

    The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the…

  • Medea – Director

    20:45, Tue 22nd – Mon 28th February 2028 at London Palladium

    Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in…

  • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Oboe

    20:30, Thu 20th – Sun 23rd April 2028 at Almeida Theatre

    How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a musical by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book of the same name. The story…

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