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Paul Dano
Paul Dano’s screen credits include Alex Jones in Prisoners, Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday in There Will Be Blood, and Dwayne Hoover in Little Miss Sunshine.
Born June 19, 1984 New York City, New York, USA7 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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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- 2027PossessionHorror · ThrillerActorUpcoming
- 2027Bunker2h 6m · Drama · ThrillerActorUpcoming
- 2022The Batman2h 57m · Crime · MysteryThe Riddler
- 2013Prisoners2h 33m · Crime · DramaAlex Jones
- 2007There Will Be Blood2h 38m · DramaPaul Sunday / Eli Sunday
- 2006Little Miss Sunshine1h 42m · Comedy · DramaDwayne Hoover
- 2004The Girl Next Door1h 50m · Comedy · RomanceKlitz
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- 2026Sia: Nostalgic for the PresentActor
- 2026The Wizard of the KremlinVadim Baranov
- 2024SpacemanHanuš (voice)
- 2023Dumb MoneyKeith Gill
- 2023A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya VietnamSelf - Narrator
- 2023The Fabelmans: A Family in FilmSelf
- 2022The FabelmansBurt Fabelman
- 2022The Batman: Unpacking the IconsHimself
- 2021The GuiltyMatthew Fontenot (voice)
- 2020The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in AmericaPrior Walter
- 2018WildlifeWriter · Director · Producer
- 2017OkjaJay
- 2016Swiss Army ManHank
- 2015Love & MercyBrian Wilson 1960s
- 2015YouthJimmy Tree
- 201312 Years a SlaveJohn Tibeats
- 2012LooperSeth
- 2012Ruby SparksProducer · Calvin
- 2012Being FlynnNick Flynn
- 2012For EllenProducer · Joby Taylor
- 2012FlatscreenPaul
- 2011Cowboys & AliensPercy Dolarhyde
- 2011Meek's CutoffThomas Gately
- 2010The Extra ManLouis Ives
- 2010Knight and DaySimon Feck
- 2009Where the Wild Things AreAlexander (voice)
- 2009The Good HeartLucas
- 2009Taking WoodstockVW Guy
- 2008GiganticProducer · Brian
- 2008Light and the SuffererDon (AKA: Light)
- 2008Explicit IllsRocco
- 2007The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'Self
- 2007WeaponsChris
- 2006Fast Food NationBrian
- 2006The KingPaul
- 2005The Ballad of Jack and RoseThaddius
- 2004Taking LivesYoung Asher
- 2002The Emperor's ClubMartin Blythe
- 2002Too Young to Be a DadMatt Freeman
- 2001L.I.E.Howie Blitzer
- 2000The NewcomersJoel
- The ChaperonesActor
- Untitled Paul Dano Comedy FilmWriter · Director · Producer
- Vegas: A Love StoryRyder
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