Stephen Gyllenhaal
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Biography
Stephen Roark Gyllenhaal (/ˈdʒɪlənhɔːl/; born October 4, 1949; Cleveland) is an American film director and poet. He is the father of actors Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Gyllenhaal directed the film version of the Pete Dexter novel Paris Trout, which was nominated for five Emmy Awards and won him a DGA Award. In 1990, Gyllenhaal directed Family of Spies, which was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy. In 1992, he directed the feature film Waterland, starring Jeremy Irons and Ethan Hawke. Since 1993, he has focused primarily on directing in television, including an episode of the ABC television series Twin Peaks. He directed his son, Jake, then 14 years old, in an episode of NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street that aired in 1994. Gyllenhaal directed several episodes of the CBS series Numb3rs, The Mentalist, Hawthorne, Army Wives, Rectify, and Blue Bloods. In 2011, Gyllenhaal directed Girl Fight which starred Anne Heche and earned Gyllenhaal a DGA Nomination for outstanding directorial achievement in movies for television. He is also a poet, who has been published in literary journals such as Prairie Schooner and Nimrod. His first collection of poetry, Claptrap: Notes from Hollywood, was published in June 2006 by Cantara Christopher's New York–based literary small press, Cantarabooks. In 2013, Gyllenhaal directed a backdoor pilot originally titled Sworn to Silence that aired as the Lifetime TV movie An Amish Murder. It stars Neve Campbell as a local police detective who must solve a murder case that involves the Amish Community she was shunned from years ago. Gyllenhaal is also in post-production on a documentary about dream interpretation titled Exquisite Continent. In 2019, Gyllenhaal was on the "Social Impact Advisory Board" of the San Diego International Film Festival with Susan Sarandon and Cecelia Peck.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
56
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-10-04 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Acting

2007

Crashing as Writer
Crew

2023

UnCharitable Director

2016

So B. It Director

2016

Billions Director

2015

Bosch Director

2013

An Amish Murder Director

2013

Rectify Director

2012

Grassroots Director

2012

Grassroots Screenplay

2012

NYC 22 Director

2011

Girl Fight Director

2010

Blue Bloods Director

2008

The Mentalist Director

2007

Army Wives Director

2006

Time Bomb Director

2005

Numb3rs Director

2003

Lucky Director

2002

Living with the Dead Director

2002

Living with the Dead Co-Executive Producer

2002

Everwood Director

2002

The Shield Director

2002

Living with the Dead Director

2001

Warden of Red Rock Director

2001

The Warden Director

2000

The $treet Director

1999

Resurrection Director

1999

Wasteland Director

1998

Homegrown Director

1998

Homegrown Story

1998

Homegrown Screenplay

1998

L.A. Doctors Director

1998

Felicity Director

1996

Shattered Mind Director

1996

Shattered Mind Producer

1995

Losing Isaiah Director

1993

A Dangerous Woman Director

1992

Waterland Director

1991

Paris Trout Director

1990

Twin Peaks Director

1990

Family of Spies Director

1988

Promised a Miracle Director

1988

Question of Faith Director

1988

Hothouse Director

1987

Abduction Director

1985

Certain Fury Director

1985

The New Kids Screenplay

1985

The New Kids Story

1985

The Insiders Director

1980

What Are Friends For? Director