10.0
10.0
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020
as Prior Walter
Paul Dano
Also known as: Paul Franklin Dano
Acting
Born:June 19, 1984(age 42)
Birthplace:New York City, New York, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:Wilton High School, Pace University, Browning School, New York Film Academy, Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts
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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.
Filmography (46 movies)
8.1
8.1
Prisoners
2013
as Alex Jones
8.1
8.1
There Will Be Blood
2007
as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
7.9
7.9
12 Years a Slave
2013
as John Tibeats
7.7
7.7
The Batman
2022
as The Riddler
7.7
7.7
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
as Dwayne Hoover
7.6
7.6
The Fabelmans
2022
as Burt Fabelman
7.5
7.5
Flatscreen
2012
as Paul
7.3
7.3
Okja
2017
as Jay
7.1
7.1
The Emperor's Club
2002
as Martin Blythe
7.1
7.1
Ruby Sparks
2012
Executive Producer
7.1
7.1
Too Young to Be a Dad
2002
as Matt Freeman
7.1
7.1
Love & Mercy
2015
as Brian Wilson 1960s
7.0
7.0
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
2023
as Self
6.9
6.9
Swiss Army Man
2016
as Hank
6.9
6.9
Youth
2015
as Jimmy Tree
6.9
6.9
Looper
2012
as Seth
6.8
6.8
L.I.E.
2001
as Howie Blitzer
6.7
6.7
The Girl Next Door
2004
as Klitz
6.7
6.7
Spaceman
2024
as Hanuš (voice)
6.7
6.7
Dumb Money
2023
as Keith Gill
6.6
6.6
Wildlife
2018
Screenplay
6.5
6.5
Explicit Ills
2008
as Rocco
6.5
6.5
Where the Wild Things Are
2009
as Alexander (voice)
6.5
6.5
The Wizard of the Kremlin
2026
as Vadim Baranov
6.5
6.5
Meek's Cutoff
2011
as Thomas Gately
6.4
6.4
The Guilty
2021
as Matthew Fontenot (voice)
6.4
6.4
Taking Lives
2004
as Young Asher
6.4
6.4
The Good Heart
2009
as Lucas
6.2
6.2
Knight and Day
2010
as Simon Feck
6.2
6.2
Taking Woodstock
2009
as VW Guy
6.2
6.2
Being Flynn
2012
as Nick Flynn
6.1
6.1
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
2005
as Thaddius
6.1
6.1
Fast Food Nation
2006
as Brian
6.0
6.0
The King
2006
as Paul
5.8
5.8
The Extra Man
2010
as Louis Ives
5.6
5.6
Gigantic
2008
Executive Producer
5.6
5.6
Cowboys & Aliens
2011
as Percy Dolarhyde
5.4
5.4
For Ellen
2012
Executive Producer
4.3
4.3
Weapons
2007
as Chris
4.0
4.0
Light and the Sufferer
2008
as Don (AKA: Light)
3.5
3.5
The Newcomers
2000
as Joel
The Chaperones
TBA
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
2007
as Self
A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam
2023
as Self - Narrator
Untitled Paul Dano Comedy Film
TBA
Producer
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