Paul Dano
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.
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All Credits (67)
The Chaperones
as Unknown
Possession
as Unknown
Bunker
as Andrew
Sia: Nostalgic for the Present
as Unknown
The Wizard of the Kremlin
as Vadim Baranov
The Studio
as Paul Dano
Fantasmas
as Jeff
Spaceman
as Hanuš (voice)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Hot Neighbor
Dumb Money
as Keith Gill
A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam
as Self - Narrator
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
as Self
The Fabelmans
as Burt Fabelman
Pantheon
as Caspian Keyes (voice)
The Batman
as The Riddler
The Guilty
as Matthew Fontenot (voice)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
as Prior Walter
Escape at Dannemora
as David Sweat
Okja
as Jay
Swiss Army Man
as Hank
War and Peace
as Pierre Bezukhov
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Love & Mercy
as Brian Wilson 1960s
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
Hot Ones
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
12 Years a Slave
as John Tibeats
Prisoners
as Alex Jones
Clique
as Self - Guest
Looper
as Seth
Ruby Sparks
as Calvin
Being Flynn
as Nick Flynn
For Ellen
as Joby Taylor
Flatscreen
as Paul
Cowboys & Aliens
as Percy Dolarhyde
Meek's Cutoff
as Thomas Gately
The Extra Man
as Louis Ives
Knight and Day
as Simon Feck
Where the Wild Things Are
as Alexander (voice)
The Good Heart
as Lucas
Taking Woodstock
as VW Guy
Gigantic
as Brian
Light and the Sufferer
as Don (AKA: Light)
Explicit Ills
as Rocco
There Will Be Blood
as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
as Self
Weapons
as Chris
Fast Food Nation
as Brian
Little Miss Sunshine
as Dwayne Hoover
The King
as Paul
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
as Thaddius
Taking Lives
as Young Asher
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
The Emperor's Club
as Martin Blythe
Too Young to Be a Dad
as Matt Freeman
L.I.E.
as Howie Blitzer
The Newcomers
as Joel
Smart Guy
as Nicholas
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Oscars
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member