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