He previously admitted to nerves before filming intimate love scenes with Heath Ledger for Broke-back Mountain and facing a herd of terrifying ostriches while shooting Prince Of Persia.
But surely Jake Gyllenhaal's bravest on-set moment came on Sunday in Rome, when he stripped naked while filming scenes for new flick Everest.
Wearing nothing but some strategically places tape to cover his manhood, Jake danced naked on the set of the mountaineering drama film while beating a ladle against some cookware.
Brave choice: Jake Gyllenhaal bared almost all to play expedition group leader Scott Fisher in new movie Everest
Gyllenhaal, 33, has grown his hair long and sports a beard for his role in the film, directed by Baltasar Kormakur, which follows the true story of the ill-fated 1996 attempt to climb the world's tallest mountain by two expedition groups.
A massive storm hit the mountain leaving eight people dead with events recounted by one of the surviving climbers Jon Krakauer in his book Into Thin Air.
That's inventive: Jake's modesty was protected by a very inventive cover-up on Rome set of Everest
Covered up: Jake later sported some clothes on the set of the movie but most of his day was spent filming naked scenes
The calamity was the worst tragedy in the climbing history of Mount Everest.
Gyllenhaal plays expedition group leader Scott Fisher in the film.
Scott was a climber who ran an adventure company which took climbers up the mountain, but became ill during the freak storm and was unable to descend the peak.
Pert posterior: Jake showed off his firmly muscled body as he danced around on set without embarrassment
The adventurer died and the 40-year-old's body remains in situ on the peak to this day, in accordance with his family's wishes.
Jake didn't appear to care about showing off almost every inch of his body as he threw himself into the role.
And it is evident that he has managed to put back on the 20lb he lost o play struggling reporter Lou in new flick Nightcrawlers.
Just another day at work: Jake stripped off all his clothes and danced around with a ladle and pan while filming Everest
Indeed, judging from his muscled frame, he worked hard to get in shape for Everest.
'With Everest, it's a story that I've always been fascinated with - even as just a metaphor,' the actor told GQ magazine last September about the film.
'The idea of what is seemingly unattainable, but the reasons why people go there and try and as they say "conquer" a mountain. That is a fascinating turn of phrase. That somehow getting to the top of it is conquering it.'
Makeshift Everest: Rome doubles as Everest in the movie and makes a convincing stand-in
Sad story: Despite the funny pictures, the story is a sad one as Scott - played by Jake - became ill during a freak storm and was unable to descend the peak, dying on the mountain
Gyllenhaal, who adventured with Bear Grylls in the Icelandic tundra in Men Vs Wild, told the magazine he is fascinated with the idea of an explorer combining an adventurer's spirit and discipline to achieve his goals.
'I like the idea of the adventurer's spirit,' he said. 'I think that is very much what a man searches for, in a certain way.
Real life tragedy: The movie is based on the book Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, who survived after a massive storm hit Everest leaving eight people dead
Dancing to the beat of his own drum: Gyllenhaal beat a ladle against a pan as he got to work on the movie
'But where I find myself getting caught up is where that spirit doesn't meet discipline. What I loved about the process of researching Everest is just what a science it all is.
'You can believe in the sense of adventure, and you can create nostalgia based on some lofty idea of it, but ultimately to conquer that mountain requires great discipline - using your critical, analytical mind - as well as that spirit we all talk about.'
House Of Cards star Michael Kelly as Krakauer and Jason Clarke will play New Zealand expedition leader Rob Hall who also perished in the tragedy.
Back to his best: Jake lost 20lbs for a previous role but has bulked up again for Everest
At least he's wearing something: Jake was sporting shoes on set to protect his feet from the rubble
Tragic tale: The movie follows the true story of the ill-fated 1996 attempt to climb the world's tallest mountain by two expedition groups
That's more like it: Jake was much more covered up during a previously day on set
Jon Hawkes co-stars as Doug Hansen, a slow climber from Seattle who causes his team to be late setting out on their journey up the peak and Josh Brolin will play Beck Weathers, a doctor who has to endure a night exposed to the elements.
Gyllenhaal has had to wait to begin the movie, which was originally slated to start shooting last year, but suffered financial difficulties.
The Italian Dolomite Mountains will serve as the group's Everest, however, they are expected to do some filming actually in Nepal.
Gaunt: Jake dropped 20lbs to play a journalist in Nightcrawler but has bulked up again for Everest
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