Last night Jake showed support for his brother-in-law Peter Sarsgaard by attending a special screening of his new film, ‘September 5’, at the Whitby Hotel in New York. Pictures have been added to the gallery.

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Public Appearances > 2024 > ‘September 5’ Screening In New York

New photos of Jake speaking on stage at The Headstrong Project’s Annual Benefit Gala in NYC tonight have been added to the gallery.

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Public Appearances > 2024 > The Headstrong Project Annual Benefit Gala

As a stage and screen actor, Jake Gyllenhaal is in the business of making realities from language. His personal theories on acting are like a re-spun version of the linguistic propositions in J. L. Austin’s 1962 book How to Do Things with Words. The British philosopher proposed that language didn’t merely communicate but enacted. A promise, a command, a warning, a declaration (“I now pronounce you man and wife!”)—such performative speech acts, Austin said, didn’t just describe the world but intervened in lived experience. Gyllenhaal, by interpreting the instructions of the script, transmutes the written word into an embodied text. “Acting is an interpretation of somebody else’s text,” he says. “So, if you’ve ever written an essay, it’s about writing an essay with your behavior.”

Movement talks in even his earliest adult roles: As Homer Hickam in biographical drama October Sky (1999), his shuffling gait conveys an earnestness as much as anything he says, and his tortured smirk is among the most memorable elements of his performance as the lead in Donnie Darko (2001).

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Jake Gyllenhaal and Cartier celebrated Document Journal’s Fall / Winter 2024-2025 Issue at the home of Ruth Rogers in London on October 10th. Photos from the event have been added to the gallery.

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Public Appearances > 2024 > Jake Gyllenhaal & Cartier Celebrate Document Journal Fall/Winter 2024-2025 Issue

The gallery has been updated with 4 new promotional photos from a new ad campaign for Cartier. Jake can be seen wearing the Cartier Santos Dual Time watch, as well as other Santos de Cartier novelties.

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Modeling > Cartier > Santos de Cartier > Promotional Photos (2024)