Hot Sexy Prince

Jake Gyllenhaal is definitely one hot sexy hunk that has graced Hollywood's silver screen. He is best known for playing the role of Jack Twist in the critically acclaimed film Brokeback Mountain. And now, he is back again with the lead role in the movie adaptation of the video game Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and released by Disney.

Born in Los Angeles, California, Jake is the son of film director Stephen Gyllenhaal and film producer and screenwriter Naomi Foner. He is also the brother of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. He made his acting debut as Billy Crystal's son in the 1991 comedy film City Slickers and his first lead role was in October Sky, a film adaptation of the Homer Hickam autobiography Rocket Boys. His second major film, Donnie Darko, was not a box office success upon its initial 2001 release, but eventually became a cult favorite.

Year 2005 was a prolific year for the hot and sexy actor for he starred in critically praised films Proof, Jarhead, and Brokeback Mountain. In Brokeback Mountain, Jake and Heath Ledger play young men who meet as sheep herders and embark upon a sexual relationship that begins in the summer of 1963 and continues until the death of his character in 1981. The film won the Golden Lion prize at the Venice Film Festival and went on to win four Golden Globe Awards, four British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards, and three Academy Awards. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Supporting Actor for his performance.

In 2007, Jake starred in David Fincher's Zodiac, which was based on a true story. He also starred opposite Meryl Streep, Alan Arkin, and Reese Witherspoon in the film Rendition, a Gavin Hood-directed political thriller about the U.S. policy of extraordinary rendition. In 2009, he appeared with Tobey Maguire in Jim Sheridan's remake of Susanne Bier's 2004 Danish language film Brothers.

Internationally viewed as a sex symbol, hot and sexy Jake was named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2006. He was also listed in People's "Hottest Bachelors of 2006". In response to mainstream press lists like these, thousands of gay and bisexual men were polled for the 2007 and 2008 "AfterElton.com Hot 100 List." He was ranked at #1 in both consecutive years. He was also ranked at #2 on the Gay Wired Magazine poll of male actors who have played gay characters in movies.