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Paul Dano
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 A…
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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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2027
Possession
Movie
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2027
Bunker
Movie Andrew
- 2026
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2026
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Movie Vadim Baranov
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2025
The Studio
TV show Paul Dano
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2024
The Apprentice
Movie Thanks
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2024
Fantasmas
TV show Jeff
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2024
Spaceman
Movie Hanuš (voice)
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2024
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
TV show Hot Neighbor
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2023
Dumb Money
Movie Keith Gill
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2023
A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam
Movie Self - Narrator
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2023
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Movie Self
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2022
The Fabelmans
Movie Burt Fabelman
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2022
Pantheon
TV show Caspian Keyes (voice)
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2022
The Batman: Unpacking the Icons
Movie Himself
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2022
The Batman
Movie The Riddler
More credits
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2021
The Guilty
Movie Matthew Fontenot (voice)
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2020
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Movie Prior Walter
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2018
Escape at Dannemora
TV show David Sweat
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2018
Wildlife
Movie Screenplay
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2017
Okja
Movie Jay
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2016
Swiss Army Man
Movie Hank
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2016
War and Peace
TV show Pierre Bezukhov
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self
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2015
Love & Mercy
Movie Brian Wilson 1960s
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2015
Youth
Movie Jimmy Tree
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2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV show Self
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2015
Hot Ones
TV show Self
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2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV show Self
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self
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2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV show Self
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2013
12 Years a Slave
Movie John Tibeats
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2013
Prisoners
Movie Alex Jones
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2013
Clique
TV show Self - Guest
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2012
Looper
Movie Seth
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2012
Ruby Sparks
Movie Calvin
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2012
Being Flynn
Movie Nick Flynn
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2012
For Ellen
Movie Joby Taylor
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2012
Flatscreen
Movie Paul
