Name
Paul Dano
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1984-06-19 (42 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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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- 2006 Little Miss Sunshine as Dwayne Hoover
- 2004 The Girl Next Door as Klitz
- 2008 Explicit Ills as Rocco
- 2009 The Good Heart as Lucas
- 2007 There Will Be Blood as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
- 2009 Taking Woodstock as VW Guy
- 2008 Gigantic as Brian
- 2007 Weapons as Chris
- 2010 Knight and Day as Simon Feck
- 2009 Where the Wild Things Are as Alexander (voice)
- 2005 The Ballad of Jack and Rose as Thaddius
- 2010 The Extra Man as Louis Ives
- 2001 L.I.E. as Howie Blitzer
- 2011 Cowboys & Aliens as Percy Dolarhyde
- 2012 For Ellen as Joby Taylor
- 2011 Meek's Cutoff as Thomas Gately
- 2013 12 Years a Slave as John Tibeats
- 2012 Looper as Seth
- 2012 Being Flynn as Nick Flynn
- 2012 Ruby Sparks as Calvin
- 2002 Too Young to Be a Dad as Matt Freeman
- 2013 Prisoners as Alex Jones
- 2000 The Newcomers as Joel
- 2007 The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' as Self
- 2008 Light and the Sufferer as Don (AKA: Light)
- 2015 Love & Mercy as Brian Wilson 1960s
- 2023 The Fabelmans: A Family in Film as Self
- 2023 Dumb Money as Keith Gill
- 2006 The King as Paul
- 2004 Taking Lives as Young Asher
- 2015 Youth as Jimmy Tree
- 2016 Swiss Army Man as Hank
- 2026 The Wizard of the Kremlin as Vadim Baranov
- 2002 The Emperor's Club as Martin Blythe
- 2017 Okja as Jay
- 2006 Fast Food Nation as Brian
- 2022 The Batman as The Riddler
- 2012 Flatscreen as Paul
- 2021 The Guilty as Matthew Fontenot (voice)
- 2020 The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America as Prior Walter
- 2022 The Fabelmans as Burt Fabelman
- 2024 Spaceman as Hanuš (voice)
- 2023 A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam as Self - Narrator
- Soon The Chaperones
- 2027 Bunker as Andrew
- Soon Vegas: A Love Story as Ryder
- 2026 Sia: Nostalgic for the Present
- 2027 Possession
- 2022 The Batman: Unpacking the Icons as Himself
- 2016 War and Peace ( 6 episodes ) as Pierre Bezukhov
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2018 Escape at Dannemora ( 7 episodes ) as David Sweat
- 1999 The Sopranos ( 2 episodes ) as Patrick Whaley
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2022 Pantheon ( 16 episodes ) as Caspian Keyes (voice)
- Soon Sensei Rainbow and the Dojo Kids ( 1 episode ) as Paul
- 1997 Smart Guy ( 1 episode ) as Nicholas
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2024 Mr. & Mrs. Smith ( 3 episodes ) as Hot Neighbor
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 2015 Hot Ones ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2024 Fantasmas ( 1 episode ) as Jeff
- 2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1953 The Oscars ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2025 The Studio ( 1 episode ) as Paul Dano
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Audience Member
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2013 Clique ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
