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.
Acted in
Fantasmas
2024
as Jeff
Spaceman
2024
as Hanuš (voice)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2024
as Hot Neighbor
Dumb Money
2023
as Keith Gill
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
2023
as Self
The Fabelmans
2022
as Burt Fabelman
Pantheon
2022
as Caspian Keyes (voice)
Vengeance in the Making
2022
as Self
The Batman
2022
as The Riddler
The Guilty
2021
as Matthew Fontenot (voice)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020
as Prior Walter
Escape at Dannemora
2018
as David Sweat
Okja
2017
as Jay
Swiss Army Man
2016
as Hank
War and Peace
2016
as Pierre Bezukhov
Love & Mercy
2015
as Brian Wilson 1960s
Youth
2015
as Jimmy Tree
12 Years a Slave
2013
as John Tibeats
Prisoners
2013
as Alex Jones
Looper
2012
as Seth
Ruby Sparks
2012
as Calvin
Being Flynn
2012
as Nick Flynn
For Ellen
2012
as Joby Taylor
Flatscreen
2012
as Paul
Cowboys & Aliens
2011
as Percy Dolarhyde
Meek's Cutoff
2011
as Thomas Gately
The Extra Man
2010
as Louis Ives
Knight and Day
2010
as Simon Feck
Where the Wild Things Are
2009
as Alexander (voice)
The Good Heart
2009
as Lucas
Taking Woodstock
2009
as VW Guy
Gigantic
2008
as Brian
Light and the Sufferer
2008
as Don (AKA: Light)
Explicit Ills
2008
as Rocco
There Will Be Blood
2007
as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
2007
as Self
Weapons
2007
as Chris
Fast Food Nation
2006
as Brian
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
as Dwayne Hoover
The King
2006
as Paul
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
2005
as Thaddius
The Girl Next Door
2004
as Klitz
Taking Lives
2004
as Young Asher
The Emperor's Club
2002
as Martin Blythe
Too Young to Be a Dad
2002
as Matt Freeman
L.I.E.
2001
as Howie Blitzer
The Newcomers
2000
as Joel
The Sopranos
1999
as Patrick Whaley
Smart Guy
1997
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Wizard of the Kremlin
as Vadim Baranov
Sensei Rainbow and the Dojo Kids
as Paul