Jake Gyllenhaal Talks on Tonight Show About His Failed Lord of the Rings Audition

Despite being an Oscar-nominated and twice nominated Golden Globes actor, Jake Gyllenhaal wasn’t very impressive to
Updated:

Despite being an Oscar-nominated and twice-nominated Golden Globes actor, Jake Gyllenhaal didn’t exactly impress “Lord of the Rings” director, Peter Jackson. In fact, Jackson labeled Gyllenhaal the “worst actor he'd ever seen” when Gyllenhaal auditioned for the role as Frodo in the popular trilogy.

In an interview with Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show on March 23, Gyllenhaal recounted how he awfully failed at his audition.

You are the worst actor that I have ever seen!
Peter Jackson