Paul Dano
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.
Known for
The Sopranos
Patrick Whaley
Smart Guy
The Studio
Paul Dano
Pantheon
Caspian Keyes (voice)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Hot Neighbor
The Batman
The Riddler
Prisoners
Alex Jones
Escape at Dannemora
David Sweat
War and Peace
Pierre Bezukhov
The Oscars
Self
The Girl Next Door
Klitz
Fantasmas
Jeff
There Will Be Blood
Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
12 Years a Slave
John Tibeats
The Fabelmans
Burt Fabelman
Knight and Day
Simon Feck
Looper
Seth
Dumb Money
Keith Gill
Little Miss Sunshine
Dwayne Hoover
Cowboys & Aliens
Percy Dolarhyde
The Guilty
Matthew Fontenot (voice)
Sensei Rainbow and the Dojo Kids
Paul
Love & Mercy
Brian Wilson 1960s
Okja
Jay
Spaceman
Hanuš (voice)
Where the Wild Things Are
Alexander (voice)
Youth
Jimmy Tree
Taking Lives
Young Asher
Swiss Army Man
Hank
Fast Food Nation
Brian
Ruby Sparks
Calvin
Taking Woodstock
VW Guy
Being Flynn
Nick Flynn
L.I.E.
Howie Blitzer
The Emperor's Club
Martin Blythe
Meek's Cutoff
Thomas Gately
Weapons
Chris
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Thaddius
Gigantic
Brian
The Extra Man
Louis Ives
The Good Heart
Lucas
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Vadim Baranov
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Newcomers
Joel
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Self
Explicit Ills
Rocco
For Ellen
Joby Taylor
Too Young to Be a Dad
Matt Freeman
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Prior Walter
The King
Paul
Light and the Sufferer
Don (AKA: Light)
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Self
Flatscreen
Paul
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam
Self - Narrator
Hot Ones
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self