How old was Jake Gyllenhaal in Background?

It's common to wonder how old a celebrity was when they starred in a particular film. That detail can add a new layer of appreciation to their performance. Here’s the age that matched the moment.

Jake Gyllenhaal was this age when he appeared in Background:

25 years old

Our analysis shows that this was the celebrity’s true age during filming.

For this age we used as a reference point the first day of the year of the release of Background:

January 1, 2006

And the date of birth of Jake Gyllenhaal, that is:

December 19, 1980

Since movies usually don't take more than one year to be released since the beginning of the filming process, Jake Gyllenhaal may have been one year younger or one year older than the shown age while some scenes of the movie were being filmed.