1984-06-19 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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Spaceman | Hanus (voice) | 2024-02-23 |
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Dumb Money | Keith Gill | 2023-09-15 |
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The Fabelmans: A Family in Film | Self | 2023-02-14 |
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The Fabelmans | Burt Fabelman | 2022-11-11 |
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Vengeance in the Making | Self | 2022-05-24 |
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The Batman | Edward Nashton / The Riddler | 2022-03-01 |
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The Guilty | Matthew Fontenot (voice) | 2021-09-24 |
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The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America | Prior Walter | 2020-10-08 |
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Okja | Jay | 2017-06-28 |
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Swiss Army Man | Hank | 2016-06-24 |
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Love & Mercy | Brian Wilson 1960s | 2015-05-29 |
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Youth | Jimmy Tree | 2015-05-20 |
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12 Years a Slave | John Tibeats | 2013-10-18 |
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Prisoners | Alex Jones | 2013-09-19 |
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Looper | Seth | 2012-09-26 |
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Flatscreen | Paul | 2012-02-09 |
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Being Flynn | Nick Flynn | 2012-03-02 |
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Ruby Sparks | Calvin | 2012-07-25 |
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For Ellen | Joby Taylor | 2012-02-12 |
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Meek's Cutoff | Thomas Gately | 2011-04-08 |
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Cowboys & Aliens | Percy Dolarhyde | 2011-07-29 |
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Knight and Day | Simon Feck | 2010-06-15 |
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The Extra Man | Louis Ives | 2010-08-01 |
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Taking Woodstock | VW Guy | 2009-08-26 |
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Where the Wild Things Are | Alexander (voice) | 2009-10-16 |
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The Good Heart | Lucas | 2009-09-11 |
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Explicit Ills | Rocco | 2008-03-08 |
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Gigantic | Brian | 2008-09-09 |
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Light and the Sufferer | Don (AKA: Light) | 2008-09-09 |
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There Will Be Blood | Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday | 2007-12-26 |
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Weapons | Chris | 2007-01-19 |
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The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' | Self | 2007-02-07 |
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Little Miss Sunshine | Dwayne Hoover | 2006-07-26 |
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Fast Food Nation | Brian | 2006-11-17 |
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The King | Paul | 2006-05-05 |
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The Ballad of Jack and Rose | Thaddius | 2005-02-25 |
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Taking Lives | Young Asher | 2004-03-19 |
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The Girl Next Door | Klitz | 2004-04-09 |
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The Emperor's Club | Martin Blythe | 2002-11-22 |
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Too Young to Be a Dad | Matt Freeman | 2002-06-10 |
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L.I.E. | Howie Blitzer | 2001-09-07 |
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The Newcomers | Joel | 2000-10-01 |
