Jake Paltrow is a respected writer and director who comes from a talented family of filmmakers, including his sister Gwyneth Paltrow. Jake Paltrow launched his directing career in the late 1990s, helming episodes of shows like High Incident starring Blair Underwood (Deadwood).
Jake Paltrow is the youngest child of the late Bruce Paltrow, a television director, and actress Blythe Danner. Bruce Paltrow served as writer and director on a number of popular shows, including St. Elsewhere with David Morse and Denzel Washington (Meet The Parents trilogy.
Jake Paltrow made his feature film directorial debut with 2007 comedy The Good Night, starring Martin Freeman (The Hobbit Trilogy), Penélope Cruz, and his sister Gwyneth. The Good Night follows a man having lucid dreams about a beautiful woman, only to learn she really exists. This quest later puts an understandable strain on his marriage. Paltrow would follow up with apocalyptic sci-fi movie Young Ones from 2014, starring Nicholas Hoult, Elle Fanning, and Michael Shannon. The movie is set in a bleak future where water is sparse and people are willing to kill for it. The movie received mixed reviews upon release, though the great cast was mentioned as a high point.
Bizarrely, the UK DVD release of Young Ones tried to capitalize on the success of Scarface and The Untouchables. The documentary is a fascinating glimpse into the mind of a great filmmaker.
Jake Paltrow's most recent work was directing an episode of AMC's period drama Halt And Catch Fire, which charted the rise of the World Wide Web.
