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. 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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Spaceman | Hanuš (voice) | 2024-02-23 |
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The Fabelmans: A Family in Film | Self | 2023-02-14 |
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A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam | Self - Narrator | 2023-08-01 |
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Dumb Money | Keith Gill | 2023-09-15 |
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The Batman | The Riddler | 2022-03-01 |
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The Fabelmans | Burt Fabelman | 2022-11-11 |
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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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Youth | Jimmy Tree | 2015-05-20 |
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Love & Mercy | Brian Wilson 1960s | 2015-05-29 |
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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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For Ellen | Joby Taylor | 2012-02-12 |
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Flatscreen | Paul | 2012-02-09 |
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Ruby Sparks | Calvin | 2012-07-25 |
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Being Flynn | Nick Flynn | 2012-03-02 |
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Looper | Seth | 2012-09-26 |
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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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The Extra Man | Louis Ives | 2010-08-01 |
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Knight and Day | Simon Feck | 2010-06-15 |
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Taking Woodstock | VW Guy | 2009-08-26 |
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The Good Heart | Lucas | 2009-09-11 |
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Where the Wild Things Are | Alexander (voice) | 2009-10-16 |
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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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The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' | Self | 2007-02-07 |
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Weapons | Chris | 2007-01-19 |
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There Will Be Blood | Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday | 2007-12-26 |
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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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Little Miss Sunshine | Dwayne Hoover | 2006-07-26 |
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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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Too Young to Be a Dad | Matt Freeman | 2002-06-10 |
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The Emperor's Club | Martin Blythe | 2002-11-22 |
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L.I.E. | Howie Blitzer | 2001-09-07 |
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The Newcomers | Joel | 2000-10-01 |
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The Wizard of the Kremlin | Vadim Baranov |
