Edward Sheffield by Jake Gyllenhaal

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Edward Sheffield is a fictional novelist and the emotionally tormented ex-husband at the center of the metafictional narrative in the film "Nocturnal Animals," portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
novelist
appearsIn Nocturnal Animals NERFINISHED
associatedWith Los Angeles NERFINISHED
art world milieu surrounding Susan Morrow
basedOn character from the novel "Tony and Susan" by Austin Wright
conflictWith Susan Morrow over their past relationship
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Tom Ford NERFINISHED
emotion emotionally tormented
firstAppearance film "Nocturnal Animals" (2016) NERFINISHED
gender male
hasArtisticWork manuscript sent to Susan Morrow in the film
hasExSpouse Susan Morrow NERFINISHED
maritalStatus divorced
medium film
narrativeFunction serves as author-surrogate for events in the embedded story
narrativeRole author of the metafictional novel within the film
protagonist of framing story
occupation novelist
partOf metafictional narrative structure in "Nocturnal Animals"
portrayedBy Jake Gyllenhaal NERFINISHED
portrayedByAlsoPlays Jake Gyllenhaal also plays Tony Hastings in the embedded novel narrative
relationshipTo ex-husband of Susan Morrow
storyType metafictional character
themeAssociation art as emotional catharsis
heartbreak
revenge
workAuthoredInStory Nocturnal Animals (fictional novel within the film) NERFINISHED

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Nocturnal Animals portrays Edward Sheffield by Jake Gyllenhaal