Paul Dano
Acting
1984-06-19 · 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
TheatersPossession
2027 · Movie
TheatersBunker
2026 · Movie
TheatersSia: Nostalgic for the Present
2026 · Movie
The Wizard of the Kremlin
2026 · Movie
The Studio
2025 · Series
The Apprentice
2024 · Movie
Fantasmas
2024 · Series
Spaceman
2024 · Movie
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2024 · Series
Dumb Money
2023 · Movie
A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam
2023 · Movie
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
2023 · Movie
The Fabelmans
2022 · Movie
Pantheon
2022 · Series
The Batman
2022 · Movie
The Guilty
2021 · Movie
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020 · Movie
Escape at Dannemora
2018 · Series
Wildlife
2018 · Movie
Okja
2017 · Movie
Swiss Army Man
2016 · Movie
War and Peace
2016 · Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
Love & Mercy
2015 · Movie
Youth
2015 · Movie
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Series
Hot Ones
2015 · Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Series
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Series
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Movie
Prisoners
2013 · Movie
Clique
2013 · Series
Looper
2012 · Movie
Ruby Sparks
2012 · Movie
Being Flynn
2012 · Movie
For Ellen
2012 · Movie
Flatscreen
2012 · Movie
Cowboys & Aliens
2011 · Movie
Meek's Cutoff
2011 · Movie
The Extra Man
2010 · Movie
Knight and Day
2010 · Movie
Where the Wild Things Are
2009 · Movie
The Good Heart
2009 · Movie
Taking Woodstock
2009 · Movie
Gigantic
2008 · Movie
Light and the Sufferer
2008 · Movie
Explicit Ills
2008 · Movie
There Will Be Blood
2007 · Movie
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
2007 · Movie
Weapons
2007 · Movie
Fast Food Nation
2006 · Movie
Little Miss Sunshine
2006 · Movie
The King
2006 · Movie
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
2005 · Movie
The Girl Next Door
2004 · Movie
Taking Lives
2004 · Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
The Emperor's Club
2002 · Movie
Too Young to Be a Dad
2002 · Movie
L.I.E.
2001 · Movie
The Newcomers
2000 · Movie
The Sopranos
1999 · Series
Smart Guy
1997 · Series
The Daily Show
1996 · Series
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
The Oscars
1953 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
The Chaperones
Movie
Sensei Rainbow and the Dojo Kids
Series
Vegas: A Love Story
Movie
Untitled Paul Dano Comedy Film
Movie