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