Acting
Paul Dano
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.
Filmography
Possession
Film · 2027
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Film · 2026
Bunker
Film · 2026
Sia: Nostalgic for the Present
Film · 2026
The Studio
Series · 2025
Spaceman
Film · 2024
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Series · 2024
Fantasmas
Series · 2024
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Film · 2023
Dumb Money
Film · 2023
A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam
Film · 2023
The Batman
Film · 2022
The Fabelmans
Film · 2022
The Batman: Unpacking the Icons
Film · 2022
Pantheon
Series · 2022
The Guilty
Film · 2021
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Film · 2020
Escape at Dannemora
Series · 2018
Okja
Film · 2017
Swiss Army Man
Film · 2016
War and Peace
Series · 2016
Love & Mercy
Film · 2015
Youth
Film · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Series · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Series · 2015
Hot Ones
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Series · 2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
12 Years a Slave
Film · 2013
Prisoners
Film · 2013
Clique
Series · 2013
For Ellen
Film · 2012
Looper
Film · 2012
Being Flynn
Film · 2012
Ruby Sparks
Film · 2012
Flatscreen
Film · 2012
Cowboys & Aliens
Film · 2011
Meek's Cutoff
Film · 2011
Knight and Day
Film · 2010
The Extra Man
Film · 2010
The Good Heart
Film · 2009
Taking Woodstock
Film · 2009
Where the Wild Things Are
Film · 2009
Explicit Ills
Film · 2008
Gigantic
Film · 2008
Light and the Sufferer
Film · 2008
There Will Be Blood
Film · 2007
Weapons
Film · 2007
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Film · 2007
Little Miss Sunshine
Film · 2006
The King
Film · 2006
Fast Food Nation
Film · 2006
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Film · 2005
The Girl Next Door
Film · 2004
Taking Lives
Film · 2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Too Young to Be a Dad
Film · 2002
The Emperor's Club
Film · 2002
L.I.E.
Film · 2001
The Newcomers
Film · 2000
The Sopranos
Series · 1999
Smart Guy
Series · 1997
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
The Chaperones
Film
Vegas: A Love Story
Film
Sensei Rainbow and the Dojo Kids
Series