How old was Jake Gyllenhaal in the movie October Sky?

Jake Gyllenhaal was 17 in October Sky when he played the character 'Homer Hickam'.

That was over 25 years ago in 1999.

Today he is 43, and has starred in 66 movies in total, 51 of those since October Sky was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In October Sky, I think Jake Gyllenhaal looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Joe Johnston has worked with Jake Gyllenhaal just once in his career.
  • Jake Gyllenhaal's first movie was as 'Danny Robbins' in City Slickers, released in 1991 when he was 9
  • October Sky scores 7.65 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of October Sky

Jake Gyllenhaal's other movies