Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal (pronounced "gill-en-hall") is an American actor and producer. He known for his roles in films, such as Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, and Nightcrawler.
For Disney, he played Prince Dastan in the 2010 Disney fantasy adventure film Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. He also played Jimmy Livingston in the 2001 Touchstone Pictures film Bubble Boy, Joe Nast in the 2002 Touchstone Pictures film Midnight Mile, Harold Dobbs in the 2005 Miramax film Proof, and Mysterio in the 2019 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: Far From Home. Additionally, he voiced Searcher Clade in in the 2022 Disney animated feature film Strange World.
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- He was originally cast as Charlie Conway in The Mighty Ducks, but his parents refused to let him take the role. So the role was given to Joshua Jackson.
- He was considered to voice Flynn Rider in Tangled, but the role was given to Zachary Levi.
- He was considered for Stephen Strange in Doctor Strange, before Benedict Cumberbatch was cast. However, he was eventually cast as Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home.
- He was also going to replace Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 2, but Tobey decided to continue his role.