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Paul Dano

Acting
Known For

41 Years Old

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.

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 19th June 1984

All Credits

Late Night with Seth Meyers Image
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Image
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden Image
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden Image
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Image
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Image
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones Image
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
The Sopranos Image
The Sopranos
Patrick Whaley
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member
The Studio Image
The Studio
Paul Dano
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Image
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Image
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Hot Neighbor
Smart Guy Image
Smart Guy
Hot Ones Image
Hot Ones
Self
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Pantheon Image
Pantheon
Caspian Keyes (voice)
War and Peace Image
War and Peace
Pierre Bezukhov
Prisoners Image
Prisoners
Alex Jones
Fantasmas Image
Fantasmas
Jeff
Escape at Dannemora Image
Escape at Dannemora
David Sweat
The Batman Image
The Batman
The Riddler
There Will Be Blood Image
There Will Be Blood
Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
The Girl Next Door Image
The Girl Next Door
Klitz
12 Years a Slave Image
12 Years a Slave
John Tibeats
Knight and Day Image
Knight and Day
Simon Feck
Okja Image
Okja
Jay
The Fabelmans Image
The Fabelmans
Burt Fabelman
Dumb Money Image
Dumb Money
Keith Gill
Spaceman Image
Spaceman
Hanuš (voice)
Looper Image
Looper
Seth
Cowboys & Aliens Image
Cowboys & Aliens
Percy Dolarhyde
The Guilty Image
The Guilty
Matthew Fontenot (voice)
Little Miss Sunshine Image
Little Miss Sunshine
Dwayne Hoover
No Image
Sensei Rainbow and the Dojo Kids
Paul
Where the Wild Things Are Image
Where the Wild Things Are
Alexander (voice)
Swiss Army Man Image
Swiss Army Man
Hank
Youth Image
Youth
Jimmy Tree
Taking Lives Image
Taking Lives
Young Asher
Ruby Sparks Image
Ruby Sparks
Calvin
Love & Mercy Image
Love & Mercy
Brian Wilson 1960s
L.I.E. Image
L.I.E.
Howie Blitzer
Fast Food Nation Image
Fast Food Nation
Brian
Being Flynn Image
Being Flynn
Nick Flynn
Taking Woodstock Image
Taking Woodstock
VW Guy
The Emperor's Club Image
The Emperor's Club
Martin Blythe
Weapons Image
Weapons
Chris
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Meek's Cutoff
Thomas Gately
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The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Thaddius
The Wizard of the Kremlin Image
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Vadim Baranov
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The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Prior Walter
Gigantic Image
Gigantic
Brian
The King Image
The King
Paul
VENGEANCE IN THE MAKING Image
VENGEANCE IN THE MAKING
Self
The Good Heart Image
The Good Heart
Lucas
The Extra Man Image
The Extra Man
Louis Ives
The Newcomers Image
The Newcomers
Joel
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Explicit Ills
Rocco
For Ellen Image
For Ellen
Joby Taylor
Too Young to Be a Dad Image
Too Young to Be a Dad
Matt Freeman
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film Image
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Self
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' Image
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Self
Flatscreen Image
Flatscreen
Paul
Light and the Sufferer Image
Light and the Sufferer
Don (AKA: Light)
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A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam
Self - Narrator