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Paul Dano
Actor, Producer, Director, WriterBorn June 19, 1984 (40 years)
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.
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
Filmography
| 2025 | The Studio (2025) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2024 | Fantasmas (TV Series) · as Jeff |
| 2024 | Spaceman · as Hanuš (voice) |
| 2024 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024) (TV Series) · as Hot Neighbor |
| 2023 | Dumb Money · as Keith Gill |
| 2022 | The Fabelmans · as Burt Fabelman |
| 2022 | Pantheon (TV Series) · as Caspian Keyes (voice) |
| 2022 | The Batman · as The Riddler |
| 2021 | The Guilty · as Matthew Fontenot (voice) |
| 2018 | Escape at Dannemora (TV Series) · as David Sweat |
| 2017 | Okja · as Jay |
| 2016 | Swiss Army Man · as Hank |
| 2016 | War & Peace (2016) (TV Series) · as Pierre Bezukhov |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) |
| 2015 | Youth · as Jimmy Tree |
| 2014 | Love & Mercy · as Brian Wilson 1960s |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave · as John Tibeats |
| 2013 | Prisoners · as Alex Jones |
| 2012 | Looper · as Seth |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Ruby Sparks · as Calvin |
| 2012 | Being Flynn · as Nick Flynn |
| 2011 | Cowboys & Aliens · as Percy Dolarhyde |
| 2010 | Meek's Cutoff · as Thomas Gately |
| 2010 | The Extra Man · as Louis Ives |
| 2010 | Knight and Day · as Simon Feck |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are · as Alexander (voice) |
| 2009 | The Good Heart · as Lucas |
| 2009 | Taking Woodstock · as Vw Guy |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Gigantic · as Brian |
| 2008 | Explicit Ills · as Rocco |
| 2007 | Light and the Sufferer · as Don (aka: Light) |
| 2007 | There Will Be Blood · as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday |
| 2007 | Weapons · as Chris |
| 2006 | Fast Food Nation · as Brian |
| 2006 | Little Miss Sunshine · as Dwayne Hoover |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | The Ballad of Jack and Rose · as Thaddius |
| 2004 | The Girl Next Door · as Klitz |
| 2004 | Taking Lives · as Young Asher |
| 2002 | The Emperor's Club · as Martin Blythe |
| 2002 | Too Young to Be a Dad · as Matt Freeman |
| 2001 | L.I.E. · as Howie Blitzer |
| 2000 | The Newcomers · as Joel |
| 1999 | The Sopranos (TV Series) · as Patrick Whaley |
| 1997 | Smart Guy (TV Series) |
| 1992 | ARD-Morgenmagazin (TV Series) · as Cast |