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.
Series | Sensei Rainbow and the Dojo Kids | Paul | 2025 |
Movie | The Wizard of the Kremlin | Vadim Baranov | 2025 |
Series | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Hot Neighbor | 2024-02-01 |
Series | Fantasmas | Jeff | 2024-06-07 |
Movie | Spaceman | Hanus (voice) | 2024-02-23 |
Movie | The Fabelmans: A Family in Film | Self | 2023-02-14 |
Movie | Dumb Money | Keith Gill | 2023-09-15 |
Movie | The Batman | The Riddler | 2022-03-01 |
Series | Pantheon | Caspian Keyes (voice) | 2022-09-01 |
Movie | The Fabelmans | Burt Fabelman | 2022-11-11 |
Movie | Vengeance in the Making | Self | 2022-05-24 |
Movie | The Guilty | Matthew Fontenot (voice) | 2021-09-24 |
Movie | The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America | Prior Walter | 2020-10-08 |
Series | Escape at Dannemora | David Sweat | 2018-11-18 |
Movie | Okja | Jay | 2017-06-28 |
Movie | Swiss Army Man | Hank | 2016-06-24 |
Series | War and Peace | Pierre Bezukhov | 2016-01-03 |
Series | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Unknown | 2015-09-08 |
Series | Hot Ones | Self | 2015-03-12 |
Series | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015-03-23 |
Movie | Love & Mercy | Brian Wilson 1960s | 2015-05-29 |
Movie | Youth | Jimmy Tree | 2015-05-20 |
Series | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | 2014-02-06 |
Series | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014-02-25 |
Series | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | 2014-12-21 |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014-02-17 |
Movie | Prisoners | Alex Jones | 2013-09-19 |
Movie | 12 Years a Slave | John Tibeats | 2013-10-18 |
Movie | Flatscreen | Paul | 2012-02-09 |
Movie | For Ellen | Joby Taylor | 2012-02-12 |
Movie | Looper | Seth | 2012-09-26 |
Movie | Ruby Sparks | Calvin | 2012-07-25 |
Movie | Being Flynn | Nick Flynn | 2012-03-02 |
Movie | Meek's Cutoff | Thomas Gately | 2011-04-08 |
Movie | Cowboys & Aliens | Percy Dolarhyde | 2011-07-29 |
Movie | Knight and Day | Simon Feck | 2010-06-15 |
Movie | The Extra Man | Louis Ives | 2010-08-01 |
Movie | Taking Woodstock | VW Guy | 2009-08-26 |
Movie | Where the Wild Things Are | Alexander (voice) | 2009-10-16 |
Movie | The Good Heart | Lucas | 2009-09-11 |
Movie | Explicit Ills | Rocco | 2008-03-08 |
Movie | Light and the Sufferer | Don (AKA: Light) | 2008-09-09 |
Movie | Gigantic | Brian | 2008-09-09 |
Movie | Weapons | Chris | 2007-01-19 |
Movie | There Will Be Blood | Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday | 2007-12-26 |
Movie | The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' | Self | 2007-02-07 |
Movie | The King | Paul | 2006-05-05 |
Movie | Fast Food Nation | Brian | 2006-11-17 |
Movie | Little Miss Sunshine | Dwayne Hoover | 2006-07-26 |
Movie | The Ballad of Jack and Rose | Thaddius | 2005-02-25 |
Movie | The Girl Next Door | Klitz | 2004-04-09 |
Movie | Taking Lives | Young Asher | 2004-03-19 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | 2003-01-26 |
Movie | The Emperor's Club | Martin Blythe | 2002-11-22 |
Movie | Too Young to Be a Dad | Matt Freeman | 2002-06-10 |
Movie | L.I.E. | Howie Blitzer | 2001-09-07 |
Movie | The Newcomers | Joel | 2000-10-01 |
Series | The Sopranos | Patrick Whaley | 1999-01-10 |
Series | Smart Guy | Unknown | 1997-03-26 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | 1975-10-11 |
Series | The Oscars | Self | 1953-03-19 |