How Well Do Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge Know Each Other?

After an acclaimed run at the Public Theater earlier this year, Sea Wall / A Life, a double bill of monologues performed by Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge, is transferring to Broadway, playing for a limited engagement at the Hudson Theatre August 8-September 29. But even though they don't interact with each other onstage, that didn't stop us from seating them side-by-side to see just how well they know each other in real life. We asked them what their pop culture guilty pleasures are, which celebrities they've had crushes on, and even how they express affection toward others. See how well they did in the video above.

[lisiepraety]

jake really mentioned britney spears like 5 times and every time there’s a spelling mistake

[credencebarebone]

If Tom could be any superhero..
I think he'd be great as The Sandman/Dream of The Endless.

[thanostsarbos]

Tom Sturridge looks like a teenager and an adult at the same time

[jimenaeloisapinaromero]

"What she's been through, she's a bloody superhero" I love how Tom sobers a little saying that with a deeper voice. I mean, the amount of respect in the phrase, and the slightly yet kind call out towards Jake for making so much fun of her... I just loved it 🙏🏻💕

[OISHIROSE]

You know, some actors are amazing 'cause when you see them in real life, you feel like they're their popular characters themselves. Like, you see Andy Samberg in interviews and you think, 'God, he IS Jake Peralta!' Or you see Jim Parsons and think 'He has that Sheldon Cooper energy'. But other actors are even more amazing because they're so DIFFERENT than their popular character, it's hard to believe it's the same person!

I swear Tom Sturridge feels exactly nothing like Dream/The Sandman. Even the cheerful demeanor aside, the difference is stunning. Tom has a lot of nervous energy- he's moving all over the couch, laughing with his whole body, looking everywhere constantly, is touchy-feely (leaning on Jake at one point, love language is touch). Often breathless with joy/excitement when he speaks. How the same person captured the sheer gravity and glacial manner of Dream/Sandman with his contained, deliberate movements in every frame he was in- be it walking, turning, looking- and his steady speech rhythm is beyond me. His voice even sounds so different, impactful (and so freaking good it's unbelievable). Part of the otherworldly, non-human quality of the character in the show came from Tom's costume and makeup, the set design, the sounds. But the other part, the big part, is Tom himself. He really morphed into Morpheus, and I feel so privileged to have had someone like him portray Sandman.

[angelmackendrick]

Okay can we appreciate Tom for a minute he is so cute and his laugh ☺️

[hotepanthony]

A video with Jake Gyllenhaal with less than 1 million views?!


Unacceptable.

[eunicee.]

Jake Gyllenhaal has a really nice handwriting?

[cosmicwanderer]

Youtube algorithm brought all of us here because we're in love with Tom🤧❤️

[KarmaKarpenter]

“With what she’s been through, she is a superhero!” Still true to this day. Britney is stronger than yesterday. ❤

[flatpointhigh]

Okay but when they both wrote "Touch" that was freaking adorable

[tiredasacrossiant]

Jake worked with 2 toms and both of them were British

[colinehay]

Tom is so drastically different than his character on Sweetbitter. He goes from a brooding, edgy New Yorker to this boisterous Brit and it blows my mind.

[anegcan]

I’m on a Sandman/Tom binge and I happen to also be a swiftie, so the fact that Jake’s guilty pleasure is John Mayer is HILARIOUS to me 💀

[tipsandtricks]

God, Tom's laughter is so contagious...

[kirasthebest]

Since The Sandman is the first thing I think I've seen Tom in (don't come for me, I'm ashamed lol) it's so crazy to see him so upbeat and cracking jokes! He's adorable 😍

[ebrunida]

the moment he went sudden deep when he said 'what she’s been through, she is a bloody superhero' sounded so angelic and thoughtful.. and I agree w him

[StephanieJ]

“With what she’s been through she is a superhero!” Haha yes! 💞

[amellialucille]

I can't believe he's the sandman...haha Really good actor

[sarahdaniel]

Damn I used to have a thing for Tom sturridge back in the day after like minds and his interviews back then he used to be so serious and quiet and composed idk what happened but he's so hyper and giggly and happy here WOW