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.
★7.7
MOVIE2022
The Batman
as The Riddler
★8.1
MOVIE2013
Prisoners
as Alex Jones
★6.8
MOVIE2004
The Girl Next Door
as Klitz
★8.1
MOVIE2007
There Will Be Blood
as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
★5.7
MOVIE2011
Cowboys & Aliens
as Percy Dolarhyde
★6.9
MOVIE2012
Looper
as Seth
★7.9
MOVIE2013
12 Years a Slave
as John Tibeats
★6.4
MOVIE2021
The Guilty
as Matthew Fontenot (voice)
★6.2
MOVIE2010
Knight and Day
as Simon Feck
★6.7
MOVIE2024
Spaceman
as Hanuš (voice)
★7.3
MOVIE2017
Okja
as Jay
★6.5
MOVIE2026
The Wizard of the Kremlin
as Vadim Baranov
★7.6
MOVIE2022
The Fabelmans
as Burt Fabelman
★7.7
MOVIE2006
Little Miss Sunshine
as Dwayne Hoover
★6.9
MOVIE2015
Youth
as Jimmy Tree
★6.7
MOVIE2023
Dumb Money
as Keith Gill
★6.5
MOVIE2009
Where the Wild Things Are
as Alexander (voice)
★7.1
MOVIE2012
Ruby Sparks
as Calvin
★6.4
MOVIE2004
Taking Lives
as Young Asher
MOVIETBA
Bunker
★6.9
MOVIE2016
Swiss Army Man
as Hank
★6.2
MOVIE2009
Taking Woodstock
as VW Guy
★7.1
MOVIE2015
Love & Mercy
as Brian Wilson 1960s
★5.4
MOVIE2012
For Ellen
as Joby Taylor
★6.5
MOVIE2011
Meek's Cutoff
as Thomas Gately
MOVIETBA
The Chaperones
★6.1
MOVIE2006
Fast Food Nation
as Brian
★6.1
MOVIE2012
Being Flynn
as Nick Flynn
MOVIE2026
Sia: Nostalgic for the Present
★6.7
MOVIE2001
L.I.E.
as Howie Blitzer
★7.1
MOVIE2002
The Emperor's Club
as Martin Blythe
★4.7
MOVIE2008
Light and the Sufferer
as Don (AKA: Light)
★6.4
MOVIE2009
The Good Heart
as Lucas
MOVIETBA
Possession
★3.8
MOVIE2000
The Newcomers
as Joel
★6.1
MOVIE2005
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
as Thaddius
★6.9
MOVIE2002
Too Young to Be a Dad
as Matt Freeman
★5.8
MOVIE2010
The Extra Man
as Louis Ives
★7.5
MOVIE2012
Flatscreen
as Paul
★6.5
MOVIE2008
Explicit Ills
as Rocco
MOVIETBA
Vegas: A Love Story
as Ryder
★6.0
MOVIE2006
The King
as Paul
★5.6
MOVIE2008
Gigantic
as Brian
★4.6
MOVIE2007
Weapons
as Chris
MOVIE2007
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2020
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
as Prior Walter
★7.1
MOVIE2023
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
as Self
MOVIE2023
A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam
as Self - Narrator