Paul Dano
1 FOLLOWER • 31 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
Fantasmas
The Emperor's Club
Where the Wild Things Are
Prisoners
The Guilty
Cowboys & Aliens
Knight and Day
The Batman
12 Years a Slave
The Girl Next Door
Looper
Little Miss Sunshine
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
The Fabelmans
War and Peace
Okja
Pantheon
Spaceman
There Will Be Blood
Escape at Dannemora
Love & Mercy
Swiss Army Man
Dumb Money
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