
Cast
Paul Dano
Acting
Cast
Paul Dano
Known for
Acting
Born
1984-06-19
From
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Paul Franklin Dano
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. 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.

The Batman
as The Riddler

The Girl Next Door
as Klitz

Prisoners
as Alex Jones

The Wizard of the Kremlin
as Vadim Baranov

Cowboys & Aliens
as Percy Dolarhyde

There Will Be Blood
as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday

12 Years a Slave
as John Tibeats

Looper
as Seth

Knight and Day
as Simon Feck

The Fabelmans
as Burt Fabelman

The Guilty
as Matthew Fontenot (voice)

Spaceman
as Hanuš (voice)

Okja
as Jay

Little Miss Sunshine
as Dwayne Hoover

Dumb Money
as Keith Gill

Swiss Army Man
as Hank

Taking Lives
as Young Asher

Youth
as Jimmy Tree

Where the Wild Things Are
as Alexander (voice)

Ruby Sparks
as Calvin

Taking Woodstock
as VW Guy

Being Flynn
as Nick Flynn

Love & Mercy
as Brian Wilson 1960s

The Emperor's Club
as Martin Blythe

L.I.E.
as Howie Blitzer

The Good Heart
as Lucas

The Newcomers
as Joel

Gigantic
as Brian

Fast Food Nation
as Brian

Meek's Cutoff
as Thomas Gately

The King
as Paul

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
as Self

The Chaperones

For Ellen
as Joby Taylor

The Ballad of Jack and Rose
as Thaddius

The Extra Man
as Louis Ives

Weapons
as Chris

The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
as Self

Bunker

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
as Prior Walter

Too Young to Be a Dad
as Matt Freeman

Explicit Ills
as Rocco

Light and the Sufferer
as Don (AKA: Light)

Vegas: A Love Story
as Ryder

Flatscreen
as Paul

A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam
as Self - Narrator