Jake Gyllenhaal has starred in several different types of movies as characters with unique and differing personalities throughout his career. He's starred in cult classics like Donnie Darko and as psychotic characters like in Nightcrawler and characters based on real-life events like Zodiac

The Zodiac signs also have particular strengths and weaknesses connected to each personality so each sign can be connected to a character. Here are some of Jake Gyllenhaal's most iconic characters he's portrayed on screen sorted into their corresponding Zodiac signs.

Updated on June 21st, 2022, by Shawn S. Lealos: Jake Gyllenhaal was back in a big-screen blockbuster in 2022 when he starred in the Michael Bay movie Ambulance. Gyllenhall starred as a man who robs banks and pulled his brother into his latest heist, only to watch it all go wrong in the end. This was just one of many new movies for the talented actor, as he also appeared recently in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has a long list of both blockbusters and indie darlings in his past. This allowed him to take on very different character types, and in each case, he was able to really show his talent no matter what the role called on him to do, often traversing the entire zodiac line.

Aries: Detective Loki - Prisoners (2013)

Jake Gyllenhaal examining evidence in Prisoners
  • Streaming now on Hulu.

Detective Loki is a courageous, determined, and honest character who is assigned to try to find two young girls who have gone missing. He tries his best to balance giving information and working with the parents (including the aggressive father portrayed by Hugh Jackman) with his own passion for wanting to find the two girls safe.

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He can become aggressive and has a short temper, and all of these character traits are similar to the Aries sign.

Taurus: Sam Hall - The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

Jake Gyllenhaal running in The Day After Tomorrow.
  • Streaming now on HBO Max.

Gyllenhaal stars as Sam in The Day After Tomorrow and has to try to survive during the apocalyptic weather that his father (Dennis Quaid) had been predicting through climate change signs for years.

Most of his character traits are similar to the Taurus sign because he is reliable and stable and keeps his demeanor even against the insane odds the small group of survivors is facing. He can also be stubborn, but it's good that he is because he tends to be right.

Gemini: Jimmy Livingston - Bubble Boy (2001)

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Jimmy has lived his entire life in a bubble because his mother has told him he cannot be exposed to any type of germs because he will die immediately. He is a gentle, affectionate, and innocent character who can also be very nervous given that he's leaving his house for the first time in his life. Jimmy's personality is very similar to the usual personality a Gemini has.

Cancer: Tommy Cahill - Brothers (2009)

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  • Streaming now on Prime Video, Hulu, and Starz.

Tommy does not have a good track record with his family and tries to fix this when his brother (Tobey Maguire) is deployed and Tommy decides to help the family his brother leaves behind as much as he can.

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He's a tenacious, loyal, and emotional character while also being moody and insecure at times about his past mistakes. His character traits are similar to the traits of the Cancer sign.

Leo: Danny Sharp - Ambulance (2022)

Jake Gyllenhaal in Ambulance
  • Streaming now on Peacock.

Jake Gyllenhaal plays Danny Sharp in Ambulance. He is a criminal who lives life on the line, but he does so with a strict code of conduct that has mostly kept him out of too much trouble in his life. He is also a loyal brother to Will, but when he pulls his brother into a heist to help pay for his wife's surgery, things go wrong.

Similar to Leo's, Danny is strong and determined and he will do anything to succeed, but he is also loyal and wants to protect his brother at all costs.

Leo: Morf Vandewalt - Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)

Jake Gyllenhaal in Velvet Buzzsaw
  • Streaming now on Netflix.

Morf is an incredibly arrogant, stubborn, and self-centered character who chooses to harshly critique artists' work and has ruined careers because of his snap reactions to the art he reviews.

Although he mostly displays of the Leo's weaknesses, he also has some of their strengths as he's creative and passionate in his writing even though it tends to lack empathy, one of Jake Gyllenhaal's darkest characters.

Virgo: Robert Graysmith - Zodiac (2007)

Jake Gyllenhaal in Zodiac
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Robert is a kind, quiet, and analytical character who draws cartoons for the local newspaper that begins to get targeted messages from the self-proclaimed Zodiac Killer in one of Jake Gyllenhaal's best movies. Robert becomes obsessed with the puzzles that the killer sends to the paper as he drops all of his typical work and tries to solve the mysteries.

He is shy and tends to be all about the work, even when it's not the work he's supposed to be doing. All of Robert's character traits are very similar to the Virgo sign's typical personality.

Libra: Mysterio - Spider-Man Far From Home (2019)

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Mysterio, Quentin Beck, begins the film as a cooperative, diplomatic, and fair-minded character who is there to help Nick Fury and Peter Parker defeat monsters who have escaped his own dying planet and are wreaking havoc on Earth.

After Beck's true identity as the Far From Home villain is revealed it's clear that he wallows in self-pity and definitely carries a grudge, particularly against Tony Stark. Mysterio's character traits are similar to the Libra sign.

Scorpio: Jeff Bauman - Stronger (2017)

Jake Gyllenhaal celebrating in a hockey game in Stronger.
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In Stronger, Jake Gyllenhaal plays a real-life character in Jeff Bauman. This man lost his legs during the Boston Marathon Bombing and had to learn how to walk again while starting his new life. He was broken at first, but soon toughened up and wouldn't quit.

Much like a Scorpio, he is someone who became passionate and stubborn, unwilling to quit until he was able to stand and walk again. It is the positive aspects of a Scorpio that really helped him pull his life back together in the end.

Scorpio: Louis Bloom - Nightcrawler (2014)

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  • Streaming now on Netflix.

Louis is a resourceful, passionate, and stubborn character who becomes absolutely obsessed with getting the most gruesome and breaking news and selling the footage to the highest bidder.

It's clear that Louis is a terrifying character as he quickly spirals into violence and jealousy with both his friends and his enemies. Louis's personality, both strengths and weaknesses, is similar to the typical Scorpio personality traits.

Sagittarius: Jack Twist - Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain
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Jack Twist is an outgoing, generous, and idealistic character with a great sense of humor. Jack and Ennis (Heath Ledger) are opposite as Ennis is more quiet and reserved, but opposites attract as the two fall for each other while working a ranching job.

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He can sometimes promise more than he can deliver and can be impatient as he's idealistic and believes that Ennis and he could have a life together, but he tragically proves to be wrong. All of Jack's traits are similar to the strengths and weaknesses of the Sagittarius sign.

Capricorn: Jamie Randall - Love & Other Drugs (2010)

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Jamie is a successful pharmaceutical rep who is responsible and disciplined with good self-control as he tends to compartmentalize his personal and professional life. He usually doesn't stick with one romantic relationship, but he finds himself enamored with a patient (Anne Hathaway) and the two begin a relationship despite her bleak diagnosis.

Jamie tends to be egotistical at times and believes that he knows everything while also being condescending. All of Jamie's strengths and weaknesses are similar to the Capricorn sign.

Aquarius: Homer Hickam - October Sky (1999)

Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, and Laura Dern in October Sky
  • Streaming now on Starz.

Homer is a unique, independent, and humanitarian character who is incredibly passionate about rocket science especially after seeing the Sputnik I launch. Homer has a lot of similar character traits to the Aquarius sign.

He brings his friends together to work on building their own rockets despite his coal miner father's dismay at his interest in science. Homer and his father have a difficult relationship and for most of the film they both hold in their emotions making Homer seem aloof and temperamental at times.

Pisces: Donnie Darko - Donnie Darko (2001)

Donnie Darko and the Rabbit
  • Streaming now on HBO Max and AMC+.

Donnie Darko follows the young Donnie as he struggles in his adolescent life at school and at home. He meets a new girl in school as he begins to hallucinate a man in a bunny costume telling him the world will end in a few weeks.

Donnie is an artistic, compassionate, and misunderstood character who is deeply sad at times making him similar to the Pisces sign.

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