Jake Gyllenhaal looks handsome in white jacket as he's pictured out in London amid return to the West End after 18 years

Jake Gyllenhaal appears to be loving his time in London this week.

The Hollywood heartthrob is across the pond to promote Spider-Man: Far From Home and was spotted outside the BBC Radio 2 studios on Friday looking cheerful.

Jake, 38, cut a stylish figure in some grey trousers and a light summer jacket which he layered over a black T-shirt.

Hollywood heartthrob: Jake Gyllenhaal is pictured out in London on Friday as he paid a visit to the BBC Radio 2 studios

Hollywood heartthrob: Jake Gyllenhaal is pictured out in London on Friday as he paid a visit to the BBC Radio 2 studios

He casually hung some sunglasses in the neckline of his top as he greeted fans outside the BBC offices. 

The outing came after Jake stopped by The Late Late Show with James Corden this week, delighting the studio audience with a parody version of Whitney Houston's Greatest Love of All.

Once a year Corden, 40, takes his hit talk show to his home town of London for an entire week, where the 38-year-old actor came to duet. 

Meanwhile, Jake is returning to London's West End for the first time in 18 years.

City boy: The Hollywood heartthrob is across the pond to promote Spider-Man: Far From Home and was spotted outside the Radio 2 studios looking stylish

City boy: The Hollywood heartthrob is across the pond to promote Spider-Man: Far From Home and was spotted outside the Radio 2 studios looking stylish

Camera ready: Jake greeted fans as he crossed the street wearing grey trousers and a light jacket

Camera ready: Jake greeted fans as he crossed the street wearing grey trousers and a light jacket 

The Donnie Darko star will reprise his role as Georges in Sunday in the Park with George alongside Annaleigh Ashford as Dot/Marie, which was a hit on Broadway in New York in 2017.

The 38-year-old actor last performed in London's theatre district in 2002, in Kenneth Lonergan’s play This Is Our Youth.

The Southpaw star can't wait to be reunited with his leading lady when the show comes to The Savoy Theatre on June 11, 2020, for 12 weeks.

Speaking about his return, the Academy Award-Winner said: 'Performing Sunday in the Park with George with the brilliant Annaleigh Ashford was one of the greatest joys of my career, I've also deeply missed the West End and so to be bringing Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical there alongside Annaleigh is both humbling and thrilling.' 

Back on stage: The Donnie Darko star will reprise his role as Georges in Sunday in the Park with George on the West End in London next year

Back on stage: The Donnie Darko star will reprise his role as Georges in Sunday in the Park with George on the West End in London next year

Tony Award-winner Annaleigh said: 'Sharing the masterpiece that is Sunday in the Park with George with audiences, has been one of the greatest pleasures of my artistic life. It is an honour to play Dot again with genius Jake Gyllenhaal and to tell this story of children and art to the great city of London.' 

Sunday in the Park with George is 'inspired by the French pointillist painter Georges Seurat's painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte'.

Jake - who has appeared on several shows in New York since making his stage debut in 2002 - previously said of his decision to work in theatre: 'Every actor I look up to has done theatre work, so I knew I had to give it a try.' 

Before hitting The Savoy next year, Jake will appear in Sea Wall / A Life alongside Tom Sturridge for a limited time at Hudson Theater on Broadway from July 26 to September 29.

The outing came after Jake stopped by The Late Late Show with James Corden this week, delighting the studio audience with a parody version of Whitney Houston's Greatest Love of All

The outing came after Jake stopped by The Late Late Show with James Corden this week, delighting the studio audience with a parody version of Whitney Houston's Greatest Love of All

The Greatest Gyllenhaal: Once a year Corden, 40, takes his hit talk show to his home town of London for an entire week, where the 38-year-old actor came to duet

The Greatest Gyllenhaal: Once a year Corden, 40, takes his hit talk show to his home town of London for an entire week, where the 38-year-old actor came to duet

 

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Jake Gyllenhaal looks handsome as he's pictured out in London amid return to the West End

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