Paul Dano
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 19, 1984
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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
- Untitled Paul Dano Comedy Film
Untitled Paul Dano Comedy Film TBA
Writer, Director, Producer
Once TBA
Actor
- Vegas: A Love Story
Vegas: A Love Story TBA
as Ryder
The Chaperones TBA
Actor
Possession 2027
Actor
Bunker 2026
as Andrew
Sia: Nostalgic for the Present 2026
Actor
The Wizard of the Kremlin 2026
as Vadim Baranov
The Apprentice 2024
Thanks
Spaceman 2024
as Hanuš (voice)
Dumb Money 2023
as Keith Gill
A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam 2023
as Self - Narrator
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film 2023
as Self
The Fabelmans 2022
as Burt Fabelman
- The Batman: Unpacking the Icons
The Batman: Unpacking the Icons 2022
as Himself
The Batman 2022
as The Riddler
The Guilty 2021
as Matthew Fontenot (voice)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America 2020
as Prior Walter
Wildlife 2018
Screenplay, Director, Producer
Okja 2017
as Jay
Swiss Army Man 2016
as Hank
Love & Mercy 2015
as Brian Wilson 1960s
Youth 2015
as Jimmy Tree
12 Years a Slave 2013
as John Tibeats
Prisoners 2013
as Alex Jones
Looper 2012
as Seth
Ruby Sparks 2012
as Calvin, Executive Producer
Being Flynn 2012
as Nick Flynn
For Ellen 2012
as Joby Taylor, Executive Producer
Flatscreen 2012
as Paul
Cowboys & Aliens 2011
as Percy Dolarhyde
Meek's Cutoff 2011
as Thomas Gately
The Extra Man 2010
as Louis Ives
Knight and Day 2010
as Simon Feck
Where the Wild Things Are 2009
as Alexander (voice)
The Good Heart 2009
as Lucas
Taking Woodstock 2009
as VW Guy
Light and the Sufferer 2008
as Don (AKA: Light)
Gigantic 2008
as Brian, Executive Producer
Explicit Ills 2008
as Rocco
There Will Be Blood 2007
as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' 2007
as Self
Weapons 2007
as Chris
Fast Food Nation 2006
as Brian
Little Miss Sunshine 2006
as Dwayne Hoover
The King 2006
as Paul
The Ballad of Jack and Rose 2005
as Thaddius
The Girl Next Door 2004
as Klitz
Taking Lives 2004
as Young Asher
The Emperor's Club 2002
as Martin Blythe
Too Young to Be a Dad 2002
as Matt Freeman
L.I.E. 2001
as Howie Blitzer
The Newcomers 2000
as Joel
Credits from TMDB.