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Paul Dano

Acting 41 years old New York City, New York, USA ★ 2.5
Born: June 19, 1984

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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Known For

The Batman
The Batman The Riddler 2022
Ruby Sparks
Ruby Sparks Calvin 2012
Looper
Looper Seth 2012
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave John Tibeats 2013
Fast Food Nation
Fast Food Nation Brian 2006

Jimmy's Seen (4)

Dumb Money
Dumb Money Keith Gill 2023
Prisoners
Prisoners Alex Jones 2013
The Guilty
The Guilty Matthew Fontenot (voice) 2021
The Batman
The Batman The Riddler 2022

Filmography

Acting Credits (67)

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

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (2)

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