Paul Dano
Actor
Born June 19, 1984 in 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. 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.
Filmography
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Sia: Nostalgic for the Present
The Chaperones
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Vadim Baranov
The Studio
Paul Dano
The Apprentice
Fantasmas
Jeff
Spaceman
Hanuš (voice)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Hot Neighbor
Dumb Money
Keith Gill
A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam
Self - Narrator
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Self
The Fabelmans
Burt Fabelman
Pantheon
Caspian Keyes (voice)
The Batman
The Riddler
The Guilty
Matthew Fontenot (voice)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Prior Walter
Escape at Dannemora
David Sweat
Wildlife
Okja
Jay
Swiss Army Man
Hank
War and Peace
Pierre Bezukhov
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Love & Mercy
Brian Wilson 1960s
Youth
Jimmy Tree
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
Hot Ones
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
12 Years a Slave
John Tibeats
Prisoners
Alex Jones
Looper
Seth
Ruby Sparks
Calvin
Being Flynn
Nick Flynn
For Ellen
Joby Taylor
Flatscreen
Paul
Cowboys & Aliens
Percy Dolarhyde
Meek's Cutoff
Thomas Gately
The Extra Man
Louis Ives
Knight and Day
Simon Feck
Where the Wild Things Are
Alexander (voice)
The Good Heart
Lucas
Taking Woodstock
VW Guy
Gigantic
Brian
Light and the Sufferer
Don (AKA: Light)
Explicit Ills
Rocco
There Will Be Blood
Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Self
Weapons
Chris
Fast Food Nation
Brian
Little Miss Sunshine
Dwayne Hoover
The King
Paul
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Thaddius
The Girl Next Door
Klitz
Taking Lives
Young Asher
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
The Emperor's Club
Martin Blythe
Too Young to Be a Dad
Matt Freeman
L.I.E.
Howie Blitzer
The Newcomers
Joel
The Sopranos
Patrick Whaley
Smart Guy
Nicholas
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Oscars
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member