Jack Twist

Jack Twist
Jack Twist as portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal
First appearance	"Brokeback Mountain"
Created by	Annie Proulx
Portrayed by	Jake Gyllenhaal (movie) Mike Faist (play)

Jack Twist is a fictional character in the short story "Brokeback Mountain" by Annie Proulx, the 2005 Academy Award-winning film adaptation of the same name directed by Ang Lee, and the 2023 play by Ashley Robinson also adapted from the short story. In the film, he is portrayed by American actor Jake Gyllenhaal, who received a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance.^[1] Jack's story primarily follows the complex sexual and romantic relationship he has with Ennis Del Mar in the American West from 1963 to 1983.