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Paul Dano

Paul Dano

Birthday: 1984-06-19 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

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. He will play Edward Nashton / The Riddler in The Batman (2022). 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
The Batman

as    Edward Nashton / The Riddler

2022
The Batman: Making-Of

as    Himself

2022
Vengeance in the Making

as    Self

2021
The Guilty

as    Matthew Fontenot (voice)

2018
Escape at Dannemora

as    David Sweat

2017
Okja

as    Jay

2016
Swiss Army Man

as    Hank

2016
War and Peace

as    Pierre Bezukhov

2015
Love & Mercy

as    Brian Wilson 1960s

2015
Youth

as    Jimmy Tree

2013
Prisoners

as    Alex Jones

2013
12 Years a Slave

as    John Tibeats

2012
Ruby Sparks

as    Calvin

2012
For Ellen

as    Joby Taylor

2012
Being Flynn

as    Nick Flynn

2012
Looper

as    Seth

2011
Cowboys & Aliens

as    Percy Dolarhyde

2011
Meek's Cutoff

as    Thomas Gately

2010
The Extra Man

as    Louis Ives

2010
The Good Heart

as    Lucas

2010
Knight and Day

as    Simon Feck

2009
Where the Wild Things Are

as    Alexander (voice)

2009
Taking Woodstock

as    VW Guy

2008
Gigantic

as    Brian

2008
Light and the Sufferer

as    Don (AKA: Light)

2008
Explicit Ills

as    Rocco

2007
Weapons

as    Chris

2007
There Will Be Blood

as    Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday

2006
Fast Food Nation

as    Brian

2006
Little Miss Sunshine

as    Dwayne Hoover