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Paul Dano

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1984-06-19

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

2013

7.9

Movie
Being Flynn

Being Flynn

2012

6.1

Movie
Cowboys & Aliens

Cowboys & Aliens

2011

5.6

Movie
Dumb Money

Dumb Money

2023

6.7

Movie
poster

Escape at Dannemora

2018

7.5

TV
Explicit Ills

Explicit Ills

2008

6.5

Movie
poster

Fantasmas

2024

6.8

TV
Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation

2006

6.1

Movie
Flatscreen

Flatscreen

2012

7.5

Movie
For Ellen

For Ellen

2012

5.5

Movie
Gigantic

Gigantic

2008

5.7

Movie
poster

Hot Ones

2015

7.4

TV
poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

5.5

TV
Knight and Day

Knight and Day

2010

6.2

Movie
L.I.E.

L.I.E.

2001

6.7

Movie
poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

5.5

TV
Light and the Sufferer

Light and the Sufferer

2008

4.6

Movie
Little Miss Sunshine

Little Miss Sunshine

2006

7.7

Movie
Looper

Looper

2012

6.9

Movie
Love & Mercy

Love & Mercy

2015

7.1

Movie
Meek's Cutoff

Meek's Cutoff

2011

6.5

Movie
poster

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2024

6.5

TV
poster

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014

4.0

TV
Okja

Okja

2017

7.4

Movie
poster

Pantheon

2022

7.9

TV
Prisoners

Prisoners

2013

8.1

Movie
Ruby Sparks

Ruby Sparks

2012

7.1

Movie
poster

Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
poster

Sensei Rainbow and the Dojo Kids

4.0

TV
poster

Smart Guy

1997

7.6

TV
Spaceman

Spaceman

2024

6.8

Movie
Swiss Army Man

Swiss Army Man

2016

6.9

Movie
Taking Lives

Taking Lives

2004

6.4

Movie
Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock

2009

6.2

Movie
The Ballad of Jack and Rose

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

2005

6.2

Movie
The Batman

The Batman

2022

7.7

Movie
The Emperor's Club

The Emperor's Club

2002

7.1

Movie
The Extra Man

The Extra Man

2010

5.8

Movie
The Fabelmans

The Fabelmans

2022

7.6

Movie
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

2023

7.1

Movie
The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door

2004

6.7

Movie
The Good Heart

The Good Heart

2009

6.2

Movie
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

2020

10.0

Movie
The Guilty

The Guilty

2021

6.4

Movie
The King

The King

2006

6.1

Movie
poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

5.4

TV
poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

6.6

TV
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

2007

0.0

Movie
The Newcomers

The Newcomers

2000

3.7

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
poster

The Sopranos

1999

8.7

TV
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

5.8

TV
The Wizard of the Kremlin

The Wizard of the Kremlin

0.0

Movie
There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood

2007

8.1

Movie
Too Young to Be a Dad

Too Young to Be a Dad

2002

7.4

Movie
poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

4.4

TV
Vengeance in the Making

Vengeance in the Making

2022

7.0

Movie
poster

War and Peace

2016

7.6

TV
Weapons

Weapons

2007

5.1

Movie
Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

2009

6.5

Movie
Youth

Youth

2015

6.9

Movie