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.
Little Miss Sunshine
(Dwayne Hoover)
The Girl Next Door
(Klitz)
Explicit Ills
(Rocco)
The Good Heart
(Lucas)
There Will Be Blood
(Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday)
Taking Woodstock
(VW Guy)
Gigantic
(Brian)
Weapons
(Chris)
Knight and Day
(Simon Feck)
Where the Wild Things Are
(Alexander (voice))
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
(Thaddius)
The Extra Man
(Louis Ives)
L.I.E.
(Howie Blitzer)
Cowboys & Aliens
(Percy Dolarhyde)
For Ellen
(Joby Taylor)
Meek's Cutoff
(Thomas Gately)
12 Years a Slave
(John Tibeats)
Looper
(Seth)
Being Flynn
(Nick Flynn)
Ruby Sparks
(Calvin)
Too Young to Be a Dad
(Matt Freeman)
Prisoners
(Alex Jones)
The Newcomers
(Joel)
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
(Self)
Light and the Sufferer
(Don (AKA: Light))
Love & Mercy
(Brian Wilson 1960s)
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
(Self)
Dumb Money
(Keith Gill)
The King
(Paul)
Taking Lives
(Young Asher)
Youth
(Jimmy Tree)
Swiss Army Man
(Hank)
The Wizard of the Kremlin
(Vadim Baranov)
Vengeance in the Making
(Self)
The Emperor's Club
(Martin Blythe)
Okja
(Jay)
Fast Food Nation
(Brian)
The Batman
(The Riddler)
Flatscreen
(Paul)
The Guilty
(Matthew Fontenot (voice))
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
(Prior Walter)
The Fabelmans
(Burt Fabelman)
Spaceman
(Hanuš (voice))
War and Peace
(Pierre Bezukhov)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
(Self)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
(Self - Guest)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Escape at Dannemora
(David Sweat)
The Sopranos
(Patrick Whaley)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Pantheon
(Caspian Keyes (voice))
Sensei Rainbow and the Dojo Kids
(Paul)
Smart Guy
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
(Hot Neighbor)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
Hot Ones
(Self)
Fantasmas
(Jeff)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
