
Paul Dano
1 FOLLOWER • 33 CREDITS • JUN 19, 1984 • 40
Biography
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.
Known For

Saturday Night Live

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Oscars

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Sopranos

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Studio

Fantasmas

The Emperor's Club

Where the Wild Things Are

Prisoners

The Guilty

Cowboys & Aliens

Knight and Day

The Girl Next Door

The Batman

12 Years a Slave

Looper

Little Miss Sunshine

War and Peace

The Fabelmans

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Okja

Pantheon

Escape at Dannemora

There Will Be Blood

Spaceman

Dumb Money

Love & Mercy

Swiss Army Man
Production Credits
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