Paul Dano
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1984-06-19
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.
Also Known For
Little Miss Sunshine
Jul 26, 2006
The Girl Next Door
Apr 09, 2004
Explicit Ills
Mar 08, 2008
The Good Heart
Sep 11, 2009
There Will Be Blood
Dec 26, 2007
Taking Woodstock
Aug 26, 2009
Gigantic
Sep 09, 2008
Weapons
Jan 19, 2007
Knight and Day
Jun 15, 2010
Where the Wild Things Are
Oct 16, 2009
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Feb 25, 2005
The Extra Man
Aug 01, 2010
L.I.E.
Sep 07, 2001
Cowboys & Aliens
Jul 29, 2011
For Ellen
Feb 12, 2012
Meek's Cutoff
Apr 08, 2011
12 Years a Slave
Oct 18, 2013
Looper
Sep 26, 2012
Being Flynn
Mar 02, 2012
Ruby Sparks
Jul 25, 2012
Too Young to Be a Dad
Jun 10, 2002
Prisoners
Sep 19, 2013
The Newcomers
Oct 01, 2000
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Feb 07, 2007
Light and the Sufferer
Sep 09, 2008
Love & Mercy
May 29, 2015
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Feb 14, 2023
Dumb Money
Sep 15, 2023
The King
May 05, 2006
Taking Lives
Mar 19, 2004
Youth
May 20, 2015
Swiss Army Man
Jun 24, 2016
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Nov 26, 2025
The Emperor's Club
Nov 22, 2002
Okja
Jun 28, 2017
Fast Food Nation
Nov 17, 2006
The Batman
Mar 01, 2022
Flatscreen
Feb 09, 2012
The Guilty
Sep 24, 2021
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Oct 08, 2020
The Fabelmans
Nov 11, 2022
Spaceman
Feb 23, 2024
A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam
Aug 01, 2023
VENGEANCE IN THE MAKING
May 24, 2022
War and Peace
Jan 03, 2016
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Mar 23, 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Mar 23, 2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
Escape at Dannemora
Nov 18, 2018
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
The Sopranos
Jan 10, 1999
Pantheon
Sep 01, 2022
Sensei Rainbow and the Dojo Kids
Smart Guy
Mar 26, 1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Dec 21, 2014
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Feb 01, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Hot Ones
Mar 12, 2015
Fantasmas
Jun 07, 2024
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Feb 06, 2014
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
The Studio
Mar 25, 2025
