Actor

Paul Dano

Acting

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Acting credits

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

2.9

Moderate attention

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Movies: 46Series: 19Crew credits: 5

TMDB ID: 17142

IMDb ID: nm0200452

Known for: Acting

Born: June 19, 1984

Age: 41

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 2026

Years active: 83

Average TMDB rating: 6.7

Wikidata: Q343616

Also known as

Paul Franklin Dano • 保罗·达诺 • ポール・ダノ • 保羅・迪諾 • پال دینو

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Executive Producer (3)Screenplay (1)Thanks (1)

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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.