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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Character:Vadim Baranov
Release Date:21/01/2026
Spaceman
Character:Hanuš (voice)
Release Date:23/02/2024
Dumb Money
Character:Keith Gill
Release Date:15/09/2023
A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:01/08/2023
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Character:Self
Release Date:14/02/2023
The Fabelmans
Character:Burt Fabelman
Release Date:11/11/2022
The Batman
Character:The Riddler
Release Date:01/03/2022
The Guilty
Character:Matthew Fontenot (voice)
Release Date:24/09/2021
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Character:Prior Walter
Release Date:08/10/2020
Okja
Character:Jay
Release Date:28/06/2017
Swiss Army Man
Character:Hank
Release Date:24/06/2016
Love & Mercy
Character:Brian Wilson 1960s
Release Date:29/05/2015
Youth
Character:Jimmy Tree
Release Date:20/05/2015
12 Years a Slave
Character:John Tibeats
Release Date:18/10/2013
Prisoners
Character:Alex Jones
Release Date:19/09/2013
Looper
Character:Seth
Release Date:26/09/2012
Ruby Sparks
Character:Calvin
Release Date:25/07/2012
Being Flynn
Character:Nick Flynn
Release Date:02/03/2012
For Ellen
Character:Joby Taylor
Release Date:12/02/2012
Flatscreen
Character:Paul
Release Date:09/02/2012
Cowboys & Aliens
Character:Percy Dolarhyde
Release Date:29/07/2011
Meek's Cutoff
Character:Thomas Gately
Release Date:08/04/2011
The Extra Man
Character:Louis Ives
Release Date:01/08/2010
Knight and Day
Character:Simon Feck
Release Date:15/06/2010
Where the Wild Things Are
Character:Alexander (voice)
Release Date:16/10/2009
The Good Heart
Character:Lucas
Release Date:11/09/2009
Taking Woodstock
Character:VW Guy
Release Date:26/08/2009
Gigantic
Character:Brian
Release Date:09/09/2008
Light and the Sufferer
Character:Don (AKA: Light)
Release Date:09/09/2008
Explicit Ills
Character:Rocco
Release Date:08/03/2008
There Will Be Blood
Character:Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
Release Date:26/12/2007
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Character:Self
Release Date:07/02/2007
Weapons
Character:Chris
Release Date:19/01/2007
Fast Food Nation
Character:Brian
Release Date:17/11/2006
Little Miss Sunshine
Character:Dwayne Hoover
Release Date:26/07/2006
The King
Character:Paul
Release Date:05/05/2006
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Character:Thaddius
Release Date:25/02/2005
The Girl Next Door
Character:Klitz
Release Date:09/04/2004
Taking Lives
Character:Young Asher
Release Date:19/03/2004
The Emperor's Club
Character:Martin Blythe
Release Date:22/11/2002
Too Young to Be a Dad
Character:Matt Freeman
Release Date:10/06/2002
L.I.E.
Character:Howie Blitzer
Release Date:07/09/2001
The Newcomers
Character:Joel
Release Date:01/10/2000
Television Appearances
The Studio
Character:Paul Dano
Fantasmas
Character:Jeff
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Character:Hot Neighbor
Pantheon
Character:Caspian Keyes (voice)
Escape at Dannemora
Character:David Sweat
War and Peace
Character:Pierre Bezukhov
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
Hot Ones
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
The Sopranos
Character:Patrick Whaley
Smart Guy
Character:Nicholas
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Oscars
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Audience Member
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