Paul Dano
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Paul Franklin Dano (born June 19, 1984) is an American actor. He began his career on Broadway before making his film debut in The Newcomers (2000). He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance for his role in L.I.E. (2001) and received accolades for his role as Dwayne Hoover in Little Miss Sunshine (2006). For his dual roles as Paul and Eli Sunday in Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood (2007), he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. Dano has also received accolades for roles such as John Tibeats in Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Alex Jones in Denis Villeneuve's Prisoners (2013). His acting portrayal of musician Brian Wilson in Love & Mercy (2014) earned him a Golden Globe nomination in the category of Best Supporting Actor. Dano made his directorial debut with the drama film Wildlife (2018), based on the novel by Richard Ford. He co-wrote the screenplay with his partner Zoe Kazan. In 2018, he starred in the Showtime miniseries Escape at Dannemora, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. In 2022, he played Edward Nashton / The Riddler in The Batman.
Known for
Credits
The Batman (2022)
as The Riddler
Prisoners (2013)
as Alex Jones
The Girl Next Door (2004)
as Klitz
There Will Be Blood (2007)
as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
12 Years a Slave (2013)
as John Tibeats
Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
as Percy Dolarhyde
Looper (2012)
as Seth
Knight and Day (2010)
as Simon Feck
The Guilty (2021)
as Matthew Fontenot (voice)
Spaceman (2024)
as Hanuš (voice)
The Fabelmans (2022)
as Burt Fabelman
Okja (2017)
as Jay
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
as Dwayne Hoover
The Wizard of the Kremlin (2026)
as Vadim Baranov
Taking Lives (2004)
as Young Asher
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
as Alexander (voice)
Youth (2015)
as Jimmy Tree
Dumb Money (2023)
as Keith Gill
Ruby Sparks (2012)
as Calvin
Taking Woodstock (2009)
as VW Guy
Swiss Army Man (2016)
as Hank
Love & Mercy (2015)
as Brian Wilson 1960s
Meek's Cutoff (2011)
as Thomas Gately
Bunker (—)
Actor
For Ellen (2012)
as Joby Taylor
Fast Food Nation (2006)
as Brian
Being Flynn (2012)
as Nick Flynn
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
as Thaddius
Sia: Nostalgic for the Present (2026)
Actor
L.I.E. (2001)
as Howie Blitzer
Too Young to Be a Dad (2002)
as Matt Freeman
The Good Heart (2009)
as Lucas
Possession (—)
Actor
The Newcomers (2000)
as Joel
The Extra Man (2010)
as Louis Ives
The Chaperones (—)
Actor
Light and the Sufferer (2008)
as Don (AKA: Light)
Gigantic (2008)
as Brian
Flatscreen (2012)
as Paul
Vegas: A Love Story (—)
as Ryder
The Emperor's Club (2002)
as Martin Blythe
The King (2006)
as Paul
Explicit Ills (2008)
as Rocco
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' (2007)
as Self
A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam (2023)
as Self - Narrator
Weapons (2007)
as Chris
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film (2023)
as Self
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America (2020)
as Prior Walter