How tall is Jake Gyllenhaal - Page 5

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5ft 10.93in (180.2cm)
Viper said on 20/Jun/11
LOL, Tom Cruise is not 5-7.5
Red said on 19/Jun/11
Lol at 5'9" or 5'10". He has several inches on 5.7.5" Tom Cruise. 5'11" minimum.
Chameleon said on 11/Jun/11
Cant look 6'0 next to legit 6'1 guys.
James said on 10/Jun/11
Well in his movies he can look 180cm but i will admit in photos can look 6'0.
Chameleon said on 9/Jun/11
Indeed James, 180 max!
James said on 8/Jun/11
179-180cm range for Jake.

Heath Ledger looked 182cm to me
gupsr said on 4/Jun/11
I honestly do not think he is even 5'11 considering Reese Witherspoon is not even 5 ft tall I would say he is 5'9.
dmeyer said on 22/May/11
i saw him only one , but we had same footwear and we were on same level floor , wish wasnt the case of many other stars i met , 5 ft 11.25 to 6 ft i can buy
dmeyer said on 22/May/11
ob he was certenly no shorter than me in person i dont think he could be under 5 ft 11.5 and 6 ft isnt impossible similar height to dicaprio
lordrandall91 said on 21/May/11
with tim robbins, he looks 15 cms shorter! he's 181 max ;)
Physics Enemy said on 8/May/11
I think this guy wears lifts. Anyone checked out those red carpet pics at the bottom of this page? Shoes look suspiciously 'thick'. Then pics where he really looks 5' 10". Any chance he's boosting himself to 6'?
Chameleon said on 2/May/11
No he's 5'11 max the pics with 6+ footers have already proved that.
joh reiben said on 2/May/11
at least 6 ft, no doubt. just look at him giving interviews on the red carpet etc.: he's over 6ft in shoes.
CJ said on 21/Apr/11
6'0.5 lmao no, that puts ledger at 6'2 1/2

I would say hes 5'11 flat or a tad under.
James said on 20/Apr/11
about 181cm compared ot Gosling
Chameleon said on 18/Apr/11
Exactly SAK I highly doubt hes over 180cm..
SAK said on 17/Apr/11
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Gosling listed on here as 185cm/6ft1, and Gyllenhaal looks around 5cm shorter then him. I would tag Gyllenhaal @ 180cm/5ft10.3/4.
fatale said on 16/Apr/11
NO! Jake Gyllenhaal is about 177-180 max
Chameleon said on 14/Apr/11
Dmeyer you dont thinkt his guy is 180cm max?!?!?! I do
Viper said on 12/Apr/11
He might be as low as 5-10
dmeyer said on 11/Apr/11
this listing seems right he didnt seem under or over this
dmeyer said on 11/Apr/11
the thing is 5 ft 10.75 to 5 ft 11.75 it is hard for me to tell an acurate height since it is similar to like for you 5 ft 7.75 to 5 ft 8.5 is similar to you
dmeyer said on 11/Apr/11
rob i met the guy on an even floor there was a miroir i can tell this guy isnt under 5 ft 11.5
Chameleon said on 10/Apr/11
@Dude from Park Slope: Are you serious, he didnt look 180cm to you? I think hes that height..
Dude from Park Slope said on 9/Apr/11
I walked past him and Taylor Swift on the street, and I'm on a good day an even 6'. I towered over this guy, there is no way in hell he is any taller than 5'9. Solidly built though, totally woulda kicked my ass.
I\'M smart said on 1/Apr/11
He looks shorter than 6' On Fallon,(5'11") He looked the same height..But, I'M smart.
James said on 30/Mar/11
Rob do you think Heath Ledger could be under 6'1. With all this talk of 5'11 flat for Gylenhaal i think its fair to say heath does not look 6'1 in comparison.

Editor Rob
a weak 6ft 1 guy? Maybe
Chameleon said on 26/Mar/11
Yea he really is 180cm..
tony t. said on 26/Mar/11
What I wanna know is why anybody EVER thought this guy was 6ft or higher. I never did.
Viper said on 22/Mar/11
LOL 5-11.75 is no downgrade. he should be downgraded to 5-10.75
Chameleon said on 22/Mar/11
Yes I also thought hes just 180cm..
xaoxio said on 21/Mar/11
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xaoxio said on 21/Mar/11
Rob, he's 5'11") I mean Jake is 5'11")
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Chameleon said on 18/Mar/11
Rob do you think he could be 180 flat?

Editor Rob
at times he can look tha height, is he really that height though.
theophilus croydon said on 1/Mar/11
Finally he's been downgraded. I've never seen him once look like a true 6-footer. Even when he was at his thinnest (and therefore should have appeared taller) he didn't look more than 5'11"
James said on 22/Feb/11
182cm is perfect
jake said on 22/Feb/11
182 is perfect listing for Gyllenhaal. Just out of interest Rob do you think Peter Sarsgaard (whom is a co-star of Jake) has more chance of being 179 cm or 181 cm because I think he can look a bt over 5' 11" on occason.
E said on 22/Feb/11
This is not true... hes under 6 feet for sure every 6ft or 6ft+ actor he has been with is always taller thats not usually the case with someone who is a true 6ft

Editor Rob
I will put Jake as just under 6 foot as the evidence over the last few years seems to point to it.
Toby said on 15/Feb/11
I'd say 5'10 barefoot. 6 feet with shoes. Decent height I guess, but nothin special either
Chameleon said on 2/Feb/11
@AG: well spoken.
James said on 1/Feb/11
Well I think possibly Jake looks a little over the 5'11 (180cm) mark with Heah Ledger. But yeah he does not look a full 6'0 with Ledger and he also has a lot of hair advantage as well.

AG I would agree with you on that.
AG said on 30/Jan/11
He is 5'11, every photo of him with people who are really 6'1 proves that. They have easily 2 inches over him. The thing is when you are a true 5'11, you feel yourself taller than most of the people and you call yourself 6'0. But when you meet with people who are solid 6'1, you feel shorter than them and you realize the truth that you are only 5'11. This is the thing that happens with Jake.
James said on 28/Jan/11
With heath ledger who might have been 185cm looks 182cm in comparison.
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James said on 28/Jan/11
5'11.5 (182cm) on the nose
DejaVu said on 9/Jan/11
I think hes a fraction under 6'0. Maybe 182-183.
Sam said on 7/Jan/11
You can see in the photos from that event with Ryan Gosling the height comparison is all over the board from photo to photo. In that oft posted one, Gosling looks to have a few inches on Gyllenhaal I think because of his proximity to camera. In some, they look close to the same height but Gosling does look about an inch taller overall:
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MasterMind said on 6/Jan/11
Barefoot Jake is 5'11 (180cm), anything else is absurd.
With dressing shoes that has a, impressive sole, may boost him up to 6' (183cm) but NOT barefoot.
Moke said on 6/Jan/11
Really strange picture with 6'1 Ryan Gosling: Click Here
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He's hard to pin down. Maybe not a true 6 footer.
James said on 22/Dec/10
5'11 1/2 and 6ft morning.
Observant said on 16/Dec/10
jake is the same height as chris rock, so hes 5'10, end of story.
Viper said on 14/Dec/10
LOL, better chance Ryan is 6-0. Jake is 5-10.5
anonymous said on 13/Dec/10
Ryan is not 6'1, try 6'2.5 the least. Ryan's forehead is over 2 inches higher than Gyllenhaal's, sry 2 say.......
dmeyer said on 13/Dec/10
can look as small as 5 ft 11 in pics
dmeyer said on 13/Dec/10
at night i am 5 ft 11.25 to 5 ft 11.5 he was defenetly as tall ad likely 1-2 cm taller realy near 6 ft in person at his shortest 5 ft 11.5 5 ft 11.75 but 6 ft is fine with me
dmeyer said on 13/Dec/10
at night i am 5 ft 11.25 to 5 ft 11.5 he wa
will said on 13/Dec/10
5'11" tops
Jason said on 8/Dec/10
I can see why he gets away with saying he is 6 feet tall. I share a very similar build to him, and with decent posture can easily get away with looking 6 feet tall. I too round up to 6 feet tall as it sounds better and nobody notices the difference anyway. (i'm 180 barefoot)
1234 said on 7/Dec/10
Rob I hope you dont take this the wrong way. I mean no ill feelings towards you or this site, but wasnt the whole point of this site to show how tall the celebrities really are? Everybody knows that heights among other things are exaggerated in hollywood so why list the hollywood heights as their real heights here? I think it is clear as day that jake is more 5'11 than 6.

Editor Rob
I've read this thread for a few years and even when he was on Jonathan Ross people couldn't agree how tall/short he was. I think he did look a couple of inches shorter, so he very well could be under 6 foot.

If visitors think a listing might be wrong one of the ideas is to comment. Sometimes I agree or disagree, and it might prompt me when I have time to look at whether the listing seems too low or high.
Viper said on 6/Dec/10
hes 5-10.5
Jason said on 6/Dec/10
Stood right next to him today in Sydney - he's here for the premier of his new movie with Anne Hathaway. Wearing very similar footwear, he stands exactly my height (180cm) no more, no less. Slender and athletic in person.
MD said on 6/Dec/10
Rob,

Another photo with 6'1" Ryan Gosling:

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I always knew the 6'0" number he gave had to have been in shoes. He's always looked just a bit above average.
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1234 said on 4/Dec/10
come on guys this guy aint a fraction more than a flat 5'11. CHeck him beside ryan gosling Click Here
josh said on 30/Nov/10
great actor, 6 ft
J.J. said on 26/Nov/10
This guy is no shorter than 5'11.5"... His lowest might be a tad over 5'11.25".. He is definately a 5'11.5" guy... Jonathan Ross had 1.25" on him
Mr. R said on 19/Nov/10
He is listed at 6 feet in Star Magazine.
James said on 16/Nov/10
With 189cm Ted Danson back in 2005 looks 182cm to me
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Moke said on 11/Nov/10
Probably 5'11.5 with Tarantino: Click Here
James said on 7/Nov/10
With Peter Saasgaard he does look a solid 6'0 I will admit.
DejaVu said on 6/Nov/10
Probably a weak 6'0.
James said on 28/Oct/10
he looks near 2 inches shorter htan Maggies farther.

Again 182cm is dead on for his height.
zane said on 27/Oct/10
I very much doubt it , great lookin guy doesnt matter but BS on his height
Hugh 190cm said on 22/May/09
Probably a 5ft11.75. He did look more like 183-184cm in Brokeback Mountain. He did look a lot taller than everyone else. Heath Ledger looked 1.5 inches taller than him. 187-188cm.
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lee andrea says on 23/Apr/09
wow my future husband is only a foot taller than me!!! wow

a foot is over 30cm :P
James said on 11/May/09
He's most likely between 5'11-6'
Scata said on 23/Apr/09
Definitely not 6'0. I have pics of him standing next to hayden christensen (6'0-6'1) and he is clearly about 2 inches shorter.
lee andrea said on 23/Apr/09
wow my future husband is only a foot taller than me!!! wow
Lauw said on 20/Apr/09
He doesn't look it at all, Reese Witherspoon is 5.2 and he doesn't look more than like 6 inches taller. Maybe he is 5.10 but that doesn't even sound right.
sabra said on 18/Apr/09
he and reese look so cute together. the height difference is adorable
CP said on 12/Mar/09
It seems like no one take into account the factor of wearing shoes when making comparisons. For this you'd have to consider that shoes probably add about 1.5 inches to your original height, therefore I'd say his between, 5'10 & 5'11, but definetly not 6ft.
Lenad said on 6/Mar/09
Strong 181cm at the shortest.
Random Person said on 23/Feb/09
I'm having doubts about 6ft for his height Hmmm.
AG said on 16/Jan/09
I don't see a full 6ft with Jake Gyllenhall. He can be just a little taller than 5'11. I can say 5'11.25 or 5'11.5 are possible with him. If you are between 5'11 - 6'0, you say that you are 6ft because you feel like that. I am also between that range and i was calling myself as 6ft. But lately i started to call myself 5'11.5, and i started to believe that a strong 5'11 is also a very good height for a male.
tony said on 11/Jan/09
i think its funny to hear people discuss heath's and jake's height they way they would discuss a woman's cup size. 5'11", 6'. does it really matter? well all i have to say is that society is just as judgemental about men as they are about woman. and size evidently does matter. lol.
Brent said on 4/Jan/09
solid 6 footer no doubt
IMRIGHT said on 26/Dec/08
id give him 5'11 1/4 because ive met him and heath ledger and heath was 6'1 in converse and there half an inch and he was well taller then jake and im 6'4 dead on i had converse and my cuzin was there and he is 6'1 and he had converse aswel and he was taller then heath by about half an inch or so
some guy said on 11/Dec/08
he looked about two inches taller than jared leto in highway
Lenad said on 10/Dec/08
Reese Witherspoon can look 5'1 tops at times I will admit that.
Lenad said on 10/Dec/08
I dont know, he looks pretty tall next to Reese Witherspoon.
Lenad said on 2/Dec/08
A solid 183 or a weak 184.
Lenad said on 27/Nov/08
When you compare him to Reese Witherspoon a strong 6'0 doesnt seem out of the question.
Nick said on 29/Oct/08
He was a little shorter then Heath Ledger when i saw them stand next to eachother he is proble 6 foot or 5'11.5
Anonymous said on 4/Oct/08
he is 5'11.05 to be exact
Dave said on 17/Sep/08
"Misc says on 12/Aug/08
Him next to the 5'2" Reese Witherspoon. Clearly towers over her making him seem like a giant in comparison. I think it's very possible that he's 6'.

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Which movie is this ? I guess it's not how he dresses usually.
J.J.F said on 13/Aug/08
5'11" at BEST. Never looks taller next to other guys we have almost legit heights on...
He is though very well proportioned which can make people tricky to size up (other examples include Clooney and Eric Bana - unless you have a good example standing next to them they could both easily look six foot exactly...)
artek said on 12/Aug/08
im a big gyllenhaal fan and i totally agree the dude can look a legit 6 foot, hes a big guy and absolutely dwarfs witherspoon. but if ryan phillipe is the 5' 8"-8.5" listed here than what do you guys make of this picture
theyre bother in trainers from what ive seen in other pictures of the set. in my opinion gyllenhaal looks like a really strong 5' 11" like maybe .75" but there's no way hes 6' 1". I'm new to this all so what do u guys think?
Misc said on 12/Aug/08
Him next to the 5'2" Reese Witherspoon. Clearly towers over her making him seem like a giant in comparison. I think it's very possible that he's 6'.

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Mr. R said on 4/Aug/08
Jake and Kirsten Dunst were having lunch at a cafe that I was at. When he first stood up, I would say 5-10. As I passed him, and he straightened out, he was definitely close to 6 feet.
B said on 17/Jul/08
I think this guy just has bad poster that's all, he is most likely 6' 0'' or near it so 182 cm or 183 cm is what he looks to me.
Steve said on 6/Jun/08
Hi, Jake is currently filming a movie titled "Nailed" and I met him today. Im 6ft 190lbs and he is much shorter than I am with a smaller frame. I estimate he is between 5'8 and 5'10. He wasnt much taller than my 17 yr old daughter and she is 5'7.
Davey said on 2/Jun/08
wow thats a shock.I always figured this guy to be short for some reason.looks 6 foot in the pic
glenn said on 29/May/08
oh,you stood next to him a few times?
Midnite said on 29/May/08
5'11, really doesn't look a full 6ft. I think its time for a downgrade.
glenn said on 30/Apr/08
thats a weird angle and posture.thats all.then,if thats the case whats heath? 6-2,6-3? heath was 6-1.
timber said on 29/Apr/08
I posted this awhile back. Jake not looking much taller than Ang Lee (5ft7) :
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MD said on 21/Apr/08
That's a terrible picture, and I've seen it before. The angle (looking slightly up) is the worse kind of picture to judge height from.
Anonymous said on 20/Apr/08
Neither is 5ft 9 lance armstrong
Anonymous said on 19/Apr/08
Doesn't look 6ft withe these two sub 6 footers
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Nataliee said on 18/Apr/08
HI...

Jake must be downgraded...
I have found pics with Wilmer valderama and xzibit.. Just look. Xzibit is around 5'9 but in that pic look taller then Jake..

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Anonymous said on 2/Apr/08
wow idk what he did but he is SO much better looking these days! Honestly...great pics and I would never think he was that tall to be honest. I would think he was at least a couple inches shorter. He looks 5'10 or slightly taller in the first pic posted!
Height Fiend said on 8/Mar/08
im a big fan of his but 6'0 is way off unless he had lifts, he is between 5'9 and 5'11 there are pics of him with Robert Downey Jr who is a safe 5'8 and there is an inch or 2 but NOT more i say 5'10. Unless downey had 2 inch lifts and Jake didnt.
Jim said on 4/Mar/08
he must of grown since donnie darko, because in donnie he looked on the shorter side around 5 10 , and he had a small frame too. in jarhead he looked like taller guy 6 ft 6 1 maybe, but he also put on alot of muscle as well. Lean and muscular people will look taller, while stocky will look shorter.
dmeyer said on 20/Jan/08
he had mike with 1 in heels and looked about 6 ft i dont think he needs help to reach 6'0
Sharin said on 20/Jan/08
He looked quite a bit smaller than Jonathan Ross (about 6'1")at the last Baftas, maybe he wears lifts to get to 6ft?
dmeyer said on 18/Jan/08
in both pics looks 6 ft and i met him yesturday he seemed about that range
JDog From Sac said on 18/Jan/08
I'm 5'11 barefoot, and I ran into him at a starbucks in burbank and I was eye to eye with him he might have been a hair taller. Not sure what foot wear he wears. But i had some Basketball shoes on that put me at about 6 0.5, So IMO he is bare foot in the 5'11 to 6ft range.
dmeyer said on 18/Jan/08
after meeting this guy he seems honest 6 ft could be 5'11.75 close enaugh his claim
dmeyer said on 17/Jan/08
between 181cm to 183cm barefeet looked very close to my height
dmeyer said on 17/Jan/08
i talked to him tonight ,we had similar trainers and he looks very similar height to mine slightly taller maybe no more than 6 ft
SABELLA said on 2/Jan/08
he does looks 6ft in pictures, glenn when u first saw him did you knew that he is 6ft
canadian girl said on 29/Dec/07
6'0 for sure, in the poic hes leaning and slouchg a bit so its hard to tell, but hes definally 6'0.
Joe said on 29/Nov/07
Yeah, I think 6 foot is about right, I was recently an extra on one of his films and he was a little taller than me. I am 5'10 with my big shoes on that I wore and he was still taller. I'm normally scratching 5'8" without them LOL.
Anonymous said on 15/Nov/07
about the glenn pic...my dad is 5-8 and that is minimally about how much i clear on my dad. i am 5-11.25 in morning. pics are misleading often though. i think the best evidence is real life sightings.
Anonymous said on 19/Oct/07
he was on john stewart last night, honestly he only looked 2 inches taller!
Gonzalo said on 16/Oct/07
I saw Zodiac yesterday. He didn
5 ft 9 is still short said on 10/Oct/07
he never looked short in his movies, so i would say he is a solid 5 ft 11. all 6 footers claim 6 ft 1. you never hear anyone say 6 ft.
myspace celebrity said on 5/Oct/07
he's completely 6 feet tall next to people like anne hathaway and marlie shelton
Gonzalo said on 27/Sep/07
Gyllenhaal looking not too tall next to Ted Danson
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Anonymous said on 20/Sep/07
Yeah I pretty much think hes 6 feet, because in movies he does look that tall. Could be more than 6'.
I'm what I am said on 18/Aug/07
I think that I can't notice the different inches between Jake and Heath Ledger if it's just 1 inch. But I clearly can see that Jake is shorter, so I say either Jake is below 6' or Heath's over 6'1.
kittyfantastico said on 2/Aug/07
He is so around 6ft are you people blind or something? He's quite built, which is hard to see under his suits and clothes because his height gives the impression of him being a bit more slender. If he were 5'10" as some of you are saying he would look like a box
dmeyer said on 25/Jul/07
considering he is sloushing defenenly 6 ft
Anonymous said on 17/Jul/07
I mean Sting looks taller than Jake, when next to Glenn.
Anonymous said on 17/Jul/07
KylieBaby, check the post on 6/Apr/07. Notice the shoes each are wearing in the pictures?
James said on 6/Jul/07
Glenn he really did not look 6ft when stood next to Tim Robbins who 6ft4.5 or probably 6ft5ish.
isabella said on 1/Jun/07
Annonymous - the problem with those pics you posted is that I have seen many that show the contrary, with Gyllenhaal looking to be the taller one. I've tried to post them on here before but they dont seem to make it to the board. Anyways, just a guess here, but since there seems to be so many pics that one minute show Heath to be the taller, and the next show Jake having an inch or 2 on him, its safe to say they are VERY close in height, if not both somewhere between the 6' - 1' mark.
KylieBaby said on 31/May/07
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heath ledger (who is 6'1) and jake gyllenhaal. heath is slouching somewhat so i know thats throwing it off a bit, but this shows they are very close to the same height if not exactly.
Colton said on 2/May/07
he looked respectably tall in jarhead. that black sargeant in the movie when he has to stir the **** or w e that black sargeant that comes is about 6 foot 6 so i think 6 foot or 6 1 would be accurate for jake.
Goldenchild said on 21/Apr/07
i met him when i was doing extra work in montreal. he was a jerk he was making fun of a geeky looking extra. he was not known yet but someone said he was the bubble boy and donnie darko kid.kirsten dunst was there that day. hse was really nitchy maybe hes a good guy just misguided when he waswith her. she started the geeky comment.None the less i am an obejective: solid 6foot. i am 180 at nith and 182 in the midday. he was taller than me . though wearing boots dont know if there is lifts probably not.co satrs were tall: austin nichols 6-3 , emmy rossum 5-7, 5-8 and arjay smith 5-10.
Peet said on 7/Apr/07
Jake look 5'11.25'' (181 cm.) he taller than Glenn about 8 cm. And the very true reason why I believe jake is 181 cm. is the picture of Jake and Gwyneth Paltrow, he's shorter than Gwyneth. Gwyneth just only 5'9'' (176 cm.) tall she wear 3.5 inch heels , but she taller than Jake about 3 cm. It's cleary about his height is around 5'11''.
glenn said on 7/Apr/07
met him and examined him many times.and ill be happy to repeat it as you guys have balls to repeat alot of the same hot air.maybe not you in particular.
Anonymous said on 6/Apr/07
Glenn, we know you've met him. You've probably already said that at least four times in this thread, not to mention the obvious pictures, so there's no reason to keep repeating it ad nauseum - the picture speaks more than your thousand words. In the top picture he looks 5'11" to 6'0", especially if you're 5'8" in the morning.

Even in premiere pictures with Ledger, where Ledger is wearing chucks and Gyllenhaal is in boots, he is still around an inch shorter:

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glenn said on 4/Apr/07
i met him.he is at least 6ft.
tanoliphant said on 4/Apr/07
To me, Jake doesn't look 6'0 tall. I think he is probably 5'10. If he's 6'0
tall, then I'm 5'8. Just kidding! I'm only 5'3 1/2.
Anonymous said on 2/Apr/07
If Glenn is 5'8" in the morning (and ~5'7.5"-5'7.25" at night) then Jake looks about 5"11.5" max, if he stood straight - I don't think he's leaning THAT much. It seems to me that if Jake were a solid 6'0" then his eye-line would be easily cresting Glenn's head, even leaning like he is in the top picture.

Also, based on the George Clooney pic with Glenn, I would say that ~5'11"-6'0" (182cm) for Jake is about accurate. Close enough to the six he claims, although I wouldn't be surprised to find out that he's 5'11" barefoot.
Anonymous said on 16/Mar/07
well i aint most men im a legit 6ft richinkle and i dont add an inch pffft
6'2.5'' JK said on 14/Mar/07
He'd be a legit 6'0.5'' if he stood straight and if he were not hunched in the new pic with 5'8'' Glenn
Anonymous said on 14/Mar/07
In the top photo above, shouldn't the top of Glenn's head be level with just below Jake's eyebrows? That's what I understand to be a four-inch height difference for people of Jake's and Glenn's sizes.
richinkle said on 13/Mar/07
I agree with PC. Nearly ALL men (short, tall and in between) add an inch to their height. Most TALL women subtract an inch.
timber said on 13/Mar/07
agree, Viper. apologize if I came across overly confident/annoying, Glenn.
PC said on 13/Mar/07
richinkle that is kinda true, although in my experience women can also add a few inches especially the short ones who wear heals most of the time
glenn said on 13/Mar/07
like you pc and anthony,he looks 6ft,6-1 to me.in other occasions in the past he looked 6-1 to me.this night,6ft.he had dress shoes.of course in the new photo he looks possibly 6-1.not what he looked like though in the flesh.
Reborn said on 13/Mar/07
To me he doesn't really look 6ft in Donnie Darko, but on these photos he sure does.
richinkle said on 12/Mar/07
He looks about 5'-11" to me. My observation is that most men add about an inch to their heights. Most women deduct about an inch.
RobertJ said on 12/Mar/07
Very interesting pic, he doesn't look 6 feet to me.
PC said on 12/Mar/07
Wow I didnt expect Gyllenhaal to look his stated height, but he is slouching big time and looks like he's probably closer to 6ft 1 standing straight! Was there anything peculiar about his shoes Glenn?
Anthony said on 12/Mar/07
Jake is really not stnading straight in the new pic. If he straightened up fully. I cans ee him being 6', even 6'1. For someone who fluctuates in pohots, Glenn always catches him looking tall. I think he's legit. Again, photos often alter people's perceptions on height.
AAAA said on 12/Mar/07
he is leaning like crazy... he would look a good 6 is he straightned up a bit
Viper said on 12/Mar/07
Im not even sure he reaches 6-0 in Glenn's pic.
Gonzalo said on 12/Mar/07
I think he is 6 feet. He doesn´t look 6`1 in movies or in pics with fellow arttists. To me, for instance, Kevin Costner is 6`1; weel, he looks taller to me than ugly Gyllenhall. But I haven`t seen him in the flesh so it is just a guess.
glenn said on 12/Mar/07
well as my proof shows,your opinions are wrong viper and timber.i see the guy plenty,and he can come across as 6-1.and my 6-1 friend comes across as 5-11 with a slouch.i love timbers confidence.hot air.
timber said on 9/Mar/07
Totally agree, Viper. 6 ft? please.
Viper said on 9/Mar/07
What evidence do you have to backup your claim?

The MANY photos where he fluncuates in height, big time. Leung, I dont downgrade people. I honestly give my opinion. I have numerous times agreed with Rob's listings, a couple of times saying he was underlisting people under 6-0 no less. But most of these celebs, athletes, ect. are fudged.
Anonymous said on 9/Mar/07
in his movies he looks 6 foot
MD said on 8/Mar/07
Horse, you're ridiculous. So, because Jake begins to look shorter that must mean (or even likely) that Damien Fahey is 6'2"? Ha!
Leung said on 8/Mar/07
Viper, you seem to understate the height of most celebrities in your comments. You are entitled to you opinions but you do seem very biased towards downsizing everyone. I think that the ‘everyone in Hollywood is short’ myth is playing on your mind which is strongly influencing your judgement.

You claimed “Jake wears lifts. Im 100 percent positive.”
What evidence do you have to backup your claim?
Viper said on 8/Mar/07
Timber, Jake wears lifts. Im 100 percent positive. His height REALLY fluncuates in photos.
Viper said on 8/Mar/07
Horse, you are delusional with your upgrades on EVERYBODY. Fahey has looked anywhere from 6-0-6-2 in pictures, but not 6-3, lol.
The Horse of FUNK said on 8/Mar/07
I'm beginning to think that Damien Fahey guy is like 6'3" or something, maybe even a little higher. Either that or I'm gonna start calling him 'The Height Buster', 'cause this guy manages to reduce every celeb by 2 - 3 inches from their commonly perceived height... while in converse and trainers! He even makes Matthew McConaughey look 5'10 at best.

Viper: "Im not even sure If hes a full 6-2 either."

You're seriously beginning to lose a lot of credibility with me.
timber said on 7/Mar/07
Here he is next to 6-1 Heath Ledger, showing he can appear about 6ft when necessary:Click Here
However he appears quite a bit shorter than Ledger in the pic I posted on 3/Mar.
MD said on 6/Mar/07
If he was even close to 6'1" you'd almost not to be able to tell any different between him and Damien Fahey in the pictures, below.
glenn said on 6/Mar/07
maybe he is 6-1 now that i developed the pic.
glenn said on 5/Mar/07
got him again last week.5-11.5 to 6ft.in the photo with me he looked 6ft.not the 6-1 i used to see him at.
RobertJ said on 5/Mar/07
I don't think he's 6 feet, closer to 5'11'' imo.
timber said on 3/Mar/07
this pic is interesting:
Click Here
Ang Lee is listed as 5-7
Viper said on 1/Mar/07
Physically Damien looks to be a lot taller, and Im not even sure If hes a full 6-2 either.
Anonymous said on 1/Mar/07
He may not be 6' but when you make claims like 5'10 you make every other skeptic look bad. Jake's eyeline, on the show, was right at Jon's head - so if Jon is 5'6, then Jake appeared between 5'11" - 6' at most. This seems consistent with every other picture out there.
Anonymous said on 28/Feb/07
jake was on the daily show tonight and he only looked about 3 or 4 inches taller than jon stewart making him about 5'10"
MD said on 27/Feb/07
It's unfortunate they aren't standing next to each other, but two photos for reference with 6'2" Damien Fahey:

Click Here

Click Here

Look at the height of the shoulders, too.
Glenn said on 14/Feb/07
Thank you.can even look 6-1.
Anonymous said on 14/Feb/07
Jake is absolutely at least 6' 0". I met him.
Leung said on 30/Jan/07
You are getting close footballed28 but he isn’t 5’11.5”, Gyllenhaal is a solid 6’.
footballed28 said on 29/Jan/07
I will bet he is 5'11 1/2...at that height, it is easy to appear 1 inch taller or shorter...hece explains the 5'10 to 6'1 sightings
timber said on 22/Jan/07
here's a screencap from the snl skit: Click Here
here you can see the shoes: Click Here
MD said on 18/Jan/07
Timber, Forte isn't even 5'10", though probably only half-and-inch to an inch below that. That said, I can't see him being under 5'10", and mostly likely half-an-inch to an inch above that.
timber said on 18/Jan/07
Viper, I can't find any pics from the Globes, but I believe that he didnt look 6-0 because in converse he didn't appear taller than 5-10 Forte in the SNL skit. unfortunately you tube removed the skit.
Viper said on 17/Jan/07
Honestly, this guy did not look 6-0 to me at the Golden Globes. Anybody seen pictures of him there?
Anonymous said on 17/Jan/07
so he was 19,now he is 26 ,he grown up
timber said on 16/Jan/07
Jake was on SNL last weekend, and midway thru a skit that included 5-10 Will Forte, it looked as though Jake was visibly shorter than Forte. both were wearing what looked like Converse. does anyone agree?: Click Here
AA said on 15/Jan/07
Could this guy be 5'11"?? I thought so...
Viper said on 5/Jan/07
"the only person that he boosts height to is himself."

Yeah, I guess Im to lazy to update my 5-10 listing on my drivers license when I was 15 :)
footballed28 said on 4/Jan/07
I really think Viper likes to downgrade people's height just to feel more superior...the only person that he boosts height to is himself...from 6'2 to 6'3...what the...??? get real man
Glenn said on 3/Jan/07
Its hard for me to judge women cause of heels.but she has looked 5-10 to 6ft to me in various heels.
james said on 2/Jan/07
glenn when you saw maggie was she 5'9" or was she taller. i can't believe that jake is 6' if she is only 5'9" because they look pretty close to the same height and a 3" difference you can really see, even in pictures.
Glenn said on 2/Jan/07
Thank you Leung.
dmeyer said on 1/Jan/07
in pics he looks under 6 ft in pics looks 5'11ish but he dosnt have great posture so 6 feet
Leung said on 1/Jan/07
Jake Gyllenhaal is a legit 6 foot.
Any ideas of 5'9"-5'10" is absurd.
Glenn said on 31/Dec/06
Lets cut the bull.he looks 6-1 whenever I see him.so he is 6ft minimum.
timber (formerly anonymous2) said on 30/Dec/06
In the pic G-unit posted on 31/Oct/06 he appears 5'9" max and in the pic Boxing Fighter posted on 13/Nov/06 he appears similar height to 5-9 Armstrong
james said on 30/Dec/06
jake does generally look 6-0 and has the right build, but maggie should probably be upgraded. she looks 5-11 in those pictures. if she was 5-9 she would be 3 inches shorter than jake and barely looks 1 inch shorter than him plus she is slouching while he has relatively good posture
davE99 said on 30/Dec/06
rob, you should upgrade maggie's height (i think shes listed at 5'9" on here) because there is no way if jake is a legit 6'0" that she is anywhere under 5'10" (judging by the two pictures) . i think she could be anywhere from 5'10"-6'0.5".. who knows
Jay said on 26/Dec/06
I dont know how much this guy has grown since, The Day After Tommorow, but he was a good few inches shorter than Dennis Quaid who I dont believe is the 6ft he gets listed as either.
Glenn said on 7/Dec/06
Thank you Jasonx on backing me that Jake can look over 6ft.some here think lows of 5-9,5-10.
JasonX said on 7/Dec/06
I work at the Mac store at the Grove and today. Dec.6th, 2006 Jake Gyllenhaal and Liam Stone walked in to the store nearly at the same time.. not together but seperate. I was helping jake and Liam Stone came up to Jake and said "Liam Stone, Just watched Brokeback ..great work" then he walked away apparently to by a I POD nano for his daughter I over heard. Both guys were standing eye to eye and looked at least six feet. Stone was wearing boots and Jake was not so Jake may be a little taller than six foot. Liam Stone looked taller from a distance but it's because his head is smaller in porportion to his body. Jake had a larger head in proportion to his body so at a distance alone he does not look as tall as Liam Stone but may be taller than him. I would place jake at 6ft 1in if Stone is Six foot even.
MD said on 1/Nov/06
Not even close to the best evidence.
Viper652 said on 1/Nov/06
Yeah, physically he sure doesnt look 6-0 in those photos G-unit linked. But its not the best evidence.
Glenn said on 31/Oct/06
Thats not true.a few debated saying absurd 5-9,5-10.
Anonymous said on 31/Oct/06
sabella,first of all here is written that jake is 6 feet tall and also jake said that he is 6feet tall and why would somebody lies on there height .its not a big deal you know ,and lots of people said on this page that he is 6feet and not shorter
Glenn said on 31/Oct/06
Yes,I meant to say snarkly made alot of sense.
Anthony said on 30/Oct/06
You're welcome, Glenn. Good post as well, snarkysparkly.
Glenn said on 30/Oct/06
Thank you Anthony.
snarkysparkly said on 29/Oct/06
I have a two-pronged theory on why people "downgrade" Jake, as Anthony says.

A general one: A loooong time ago, people thought leading men were, of course, tall. Then word got out that a lot of them were shrimpy and were standing on boxes or the leading lady was standing in a trench so it would look like the leading man was taller. Since that revelation, there has been a "backlash" wherein no one believes it when an actor actually IS relatively tall.

A specific-to-Jake one: although he otherwise has the proportions of a tall person (leggy, large hands with long fingers, etc.) he also has an ENORMOUS head. I think that when people look at a picture of him without anything nearby to use as a frame of reference, they see a huge head on a disproportionately small body and think, "no one could have a head that big, ergo, he must have a normal sized head and a teeny little body." But if you see him next to a person with a normal sized head, it is much clearer that his head and face are like three times larger than theirs.

I said two but I have a third, this one also general: six feet isn't really extremely tall.

I have thought too much about this.
Anonymous said on 28/Oct/06
he looks 183cm 2 me all the time i have never seen him shorter than that
Rome said on 23/Oct/06
Well, there's also another couple of people who've met him, on this page, and gave accounts that didn't back you up.

Every picture I've seen points to barely six feet or slightly under.
Glenn said on 22/Oct/06
Thats not true Rome.a couple people met him on this page and backed me up.
Anonymous said on 20/Oct/06
you have a good point rome but if you see donnie darko when jake and noah wyle talking to each other you can see that jake maybe 1cm shorter than noah and noah is 184
Rome said on 20/Oct/06
I tried posting some of the same pictures as MD. I even had one with him and Sarsgaard where Sarsgaard is wearing flip-flops and Jake is in basketball shoes and jake was maybe a cm or two taller. I think he's decent 5'11" or maybe barely six feet, but I don't see him above that at all.

There's another pic where Jake and Sarsgaard are walking on the sidewalk, wearing similar shoes, and Sarsgaard is walking on the "higher" part of the sidewalk and he is noticably taller. If Jake was taller than Sarsgaard wouldn't they be roughly the same height on the sidewalk?

There's just no way he's 6'1", or even close to that. He certainly not short or average, but I haven't seen any evidence pointing to Jake being that tall (6'-6'1"), other than Glenn's sighting. I mean there has to be atleast ONE picture out there that would have him being around 6'1/2" - 6'1", right? Where is it?
sam said on 20/Oct/06
I wear a 36" inseam and I'm about 6'5". I can pull of a shorter inseam and I wouldn't ever wear longer than 36". Gyllenhaal must be disportionately long-legged for his height, which I've never noticed.
MD said on 19/Oct/06
A 36" inseam would be for a VERY tall person, taller than even 6'1".
Glenn said on 18/Oct/06
Good point Snarky.
snarkysparkly said on 18/Oct/06
I have only read this thread, not the whole site, so I don't know if this counts for anything or not, but on the eBay auction of Brokeback wardrobe items, the size of the jeans he wore is given as 34X36. I'm a 5'8" woman, and my inseam is 32. A 36 inseam would be for a pretty tall person, I would think. Any guys here that wear a 36?
anonymous2 said on 6/Oct/06
From Gawker:
Oct 5th, 2006 @ 3pm
"...he's a cutie in person, except he's shorter than I thought he would be."
Viper652 said on 4/Oct/06
Sly can do it easily.
Anonymous said on 3/Oct/06
i tihnk tha glenn has a point about 5-9 appear like 6-1 its really absurd
Glenn said on 2/Oct/06
Correct Viper.meaning Sly IS 5-10.
Viper652 said on 2/Oct/06
Glenn, Sly can appear as tall as 6-2 it seems.
Glenn said on 30/Sep/06
The smallest Jake is,is 6ft.no way can a 5-9 man wear lifts in dress shoes and appear 6-1 or more to me.absurd.
anonymous2 said on 27/Sep/06
I agree with Viper (again) 5'9 and he wears lifts to appear 183 cm
james said on 26/Sep/06
the point is that he isnt downplaying his height
MD said on 25/Sep/06
What's your point, James?
james said on 24/Sep/06
is could be possible that peter saarsgard is giving his height in shoes, as everyone in hollywood does put their heights up who could really prove otherwise unless you get a photo with someone with a legit height, jake would be around 182without shoes on which is virtually 6'0 when you are 6'0 normal shoes can make you over 6'1 and dress shoes can put you over 6'2.. besides 6'0 is actually pretty tall, its the same average height as the tallest country in the world and its a hell of alot taller than the average in america
Anonymous said on 20/Sep/06
check jake in donnie darko with noah wyle he looks shorter than him maybe a 1cm and he is 184
Viper652 said on 19/Sep/06
I think Jake wears lifts.
Anonymous said on 19/Sep/06
what do you mean that he is 174 cm noway
Jason said on 19/Sep/06
Certain big name male actors might not like starring opposite a legit 6'1''-6'2'' guy...
Anonymous said on 18/Sep/06
Saw him at Stubbs in Austin Texas this weekend and then again at Uchi Sushi. He was a good four inches shorter than my 6'2" boyfriend. He looked 5'10" and is a really bad dancer (but crazy hot).
J. said on 18/Sep/06
Still, why downplay an inch? It's just silly and weird of him to downplay an inch or two when you're only 6'1"-ish. I mean, he won't lose roles at 6'1" or 6'2". It would make sense for a James Cromwell to downplay his height than Gyllenhaal. And no, I have not seen him in the flesh and have zero desire to do so. :-)
Glenn said on 18/Sep/06
Then how is he 2 inches taller than 5-11 Peter Saarsgard when I see them jogging or walking in the street? have you seen jake in the flesh?
J. said on 17/Sep/06
Really, Glenn? He's looks a solid 6 footer to me. Nothing more, nothing less. He's not tall enough to be downplaying his height.
Glenn said on 16/Sep/06
He is downplaying his height.
Anonymous said on 16/Sep/06
ya thats what i mean. everyone thinks that he is not taller than 6ft but he is
Glenn said on 16/Sep/06
Thank you.he always seemed taller than 6ft.
Anonymous said on 15/Sep/06
look.all of these pictures cant prove anything .if u want to know how tall is jake you need to stand right next to him like glenn did.am i right glenn
Anonymous said on 12/Sep/06
With 6'2" Austin Nichols. Jake is 5'10"
Click Here
Glenn said on 12/Sep/06
The guy is possibly 6-1.thats what he looks in the street,and is 2 inches taller than 5-11 Saarsgard.6ft min.
Anonymous said on 11/Sep/06
Uh first of all you have NO place to tell me you're realistic and I'm not you have no idea who I am or what I'm about. And secondly you haven't met him, I on the other hand have, it seems to me like you're bitter for being called out. But I'm not going to argue with you because I don't have time to. I know how tall he is, and anyone else who has met him does as well so you can believe what you want, it really doesn't matter to me anymore.
Viper652 said on 29/Aug/06
Im realistic. You are not.
Anonymous said on 28/Aug/06
Ok like I said b4 PICTURES do NOT prove anything, unless you have personally met him there is no way ypu can call any judgments. Sorry, but its the way it is. Plus Viper you downgrade just about everyone.
Viper652 said on 17/Aug/06
Explain why he looks shorter than 6-0 in half the photos of him? I dont think he is a legit 6-0 at all.
Anonymous said on 16/Aug/06
All of these downgrading comments are pointless, jake is 6 ft at least, I have met him, he was considerably taller than me and basically everyone around me. And all he was wearing were Ugg Slippers and I doubt that he had lifts added to them so unless I'm like 5' 6" (which I'm NOT) jake is NOT under 6 ft.

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