Paul Dano

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1984-06-19 (40 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As Paul Franklin Dano, 폴 다노, 保罗·达诺, ポール・ダノ, 保羅・迪諾

Paul Dano

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.

Known For

Actor

The Wizard of the Kremlin

as Vadim Baranov

2024
Spaceman

as Hanuš (voice)

2024
Fantasmas

as Jeff

2024
Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Hot Neighbor

2023
Dumb Money

as Keith Gill

2022
The Fabelmans

as Burt Fabelman

2022
The Batman

as The Riddler

2022
Pantheon

as Caspian Keyes (voice)

2021
The Guilty

as Matthew Fontenot (voice)

2018
Escape at Dannemora

as David Sweat

2017
Okja

as Jay

2016
2016
War and Peace

as Pierre Bezukhov

2015
Love & Mercy

as Brian Wilson 1960s

2015
Youth

as Jimmy Tree

2015
Hot Ones

as Self

2013
12 Years a Slave

as John Tibeats

2013
Prisoners

as Alex Jones

2012
Looper

as Seth

2012
Ruby Sparks

as Calvin

2012
Being Flynn

as Nick Flynn

2012
For Ellen

as Joby Taylor

2012
Flatscreen

as Paul

2011
Cowboys & Aliens

as Percy Dolarhyde

2011
Meek's Cutoff

as Thomas Gately

2010
The Extra Man

as Louis Ives

2010
Knight and Day

as Simon Feck

2009
Where the Wild Things Are

as Alexander (voice)

2009
2009
2008
Gigantic

as Brian

2008
Light and the Sufferer

as Don (AKA: Light)

2008
Explicit Ills

as Rocco

2007
There Will Be Blood

as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday

2007
Weapons

as Chris

2006
2006
Little Miss Sunshine

as Dwayne Hoover

2006
The King

as Paul

2004
2004
Taking Lives

as Young Asher

2003
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

2000
1999
The Sopranos

as Patrick Whaley

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1953
The Oscars

as Self

Producer

2018
Wildlife

as Producer

2012
For Ellen

as Executive Producer

2012
Ruby Sparks

as Executive Producer

2008
Gigantic

as Executive Producer

Writer

2018
Wildlife

as Screenplay

Director

2018
Wildlife

as Director

Crew

2024
The Apprentice

as Thanks