[PAR] [TLE] Jake Gyllenhaal [SEP] Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal ( ; born December 19, 1980) is an American actor.  A member of the Gyllenhaal family and the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, Gyllenhaal began acting as a child with a screen debut in "City Slickers" (1991), followed by roles in "A Dangerous Woman" (1993) and "Homegrown" (1998).  His breakthrough performance was as Homer Hickam in "October Sky" (1999) and he garnered an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead for playing the title character in the indie cult hit "Donnie Darko" (2001), in which he played a psychologically troubled teenager alongside his older sister, Maggie Gyllenhaal.  He subsequently appeared in another indie film, "The Good Girl" (2002) and the climate fiction-disaster film "The Day After Tomorrow" (2004), portraying a student caught in a cataclysmic climate event. [PAR] [TLE] Jack Twist [SEP] Jack Twist is a fictional character of the short story "Brokeback Mountain" by Annie Proulx and the 2005 Academy Award-winning film adaptation of the same name directed by Ang Lee, where he is portrayed by American actor Jake Gyllenhaal.  Jack's story is depicted by the complex, sexual, and romantic relationship he has with Ennis Del Mar in the American West from 1963 to 1983.
[PAR] [TLE] Jake Gyllenhaal [ SEP ] Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal ( ; born December 19 , 1980 ) is an American actor . A member of the Gyllenhaal family and the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner , Gyllenhaal began acting as a child with a screen debut in " City Slickers " ( 1991 ) , followed by roles in " A Dangerous Woman " ( 1993 ) and " Homegrown " ( 1998 ) . His breakthrough performance was as Homer Hickam in " October Sky " ( 1999 ) and he garnered an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead for playing the title character in the indie cult hit " Donnie Darko " ( 2001 ) , in which he played a psychologically troubled teenager alongside his older sister , Maggie Gyllenhaal . He subsequently appeared in another indie film , " The Good Girl " ( 2002 ) and the climate fiction - disaster film " The Day After Tomorrow " ( 2004 ) , portraying a student caught in a cataclysmic climate event . [PAR] [TLE] Jack Twist [ SEP ] Jack Twist is a fictional character of the short story " Brokeback Mountain " by Annie Proulx and the 2005 Academy Award - winning film adaptation of the same name directed by Ang Lee , where he is portrayed by American actor Jake Gyllenhaal . Jack 's story is depicted by the complex , sexual , and romantic relationship he has with Ennis Del Mar in the American West from 1963 to 1983 .
Jack Twist was a character portrayed by which American actor who debuted in City Slickers?
Jack Twist was a character portrayed by which American actor who debuted in City Slickers ?
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal