Jake Gyllenhaal has played cops , soldiers , even time - traveling action heroes .
Jake Gyllenhaal 's never looked less meek and sensitive , less Donnie Darko , than Jake Gyllenhaal does in Southpaw .
Jake Gyllenhaal has played cops , soldiers , even time - traveling action heroes , but he 's never looked less meek and sensitive , less Donnie Darko , than he does in Southpaw .