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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. 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.

The Wizard of the Kremlin
as Vadim Baranov

The Studio
as Paul Dano

Fantasmas
as Jeff

Spaceman
as Hanuš (voice)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Hot Neighbor

Dumb Money
as Keith Gill

A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam
as Self - Narrator

The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
as Self

The Fabelmans
as Burt Fabelman

Pantheon
as Caspian Keyes (voice)

The Batman
as The Riddler

The Guilty
as Matthew Fontenot (voice)

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
as Prior Walter

Escape at Dannemora
as David Sweat

Okja
as Jay

Swiss Army Man
as Hank

War and Peace
as Pierre Bezukhov

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self

Love & Mercy
as Brian Wilson 1960s

Youth
as Jimmy Tree

The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self

Hot Ones
as Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self

Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self

12 Years a Slave
as John Tibeats

Prisoners
as Alex Jones

Looper
as Seth

Ruby Sparks
as Calvin

Being Flynn
as Nick Flynn

For Ellen
as Joby Taylor

Flatscreen
as Paul

Cowboys & Aliens
as Percy Dolarhyde

Meek's Cutoff
as Thomas Gately

The Extra Man
as Louis Ives

Knight and Day
as Simon Feck

Where the Wild Things Are
as Alexander (voice)

The Good Heart
as Lucas

Taking Woodstock
as VW Guy

Gigantic
as Brian

Light and the Sufferer
as Don (AKA: Light)

Explicit Ills
as Rocco

There Will Be Blood
as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
as Self

Weapons
as Chris

Fast Food Nation
as Brian

Little Miss Sunshine
as Dwayne Hoover

The King
as Paul

The Ballad of Jack and Rose
as Thaddius

The Girl Next Door
as Klitz

Taking Lives
as Young Asher

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self

The Emperor's Club
as Martin Blythe

Too Young to Be a Dad
as Matt Freeman

L.I.E.
as Howie Blitzer

The Newcomers
as Joel

The Sopranos
as Patrick Whaley

Smart Guy
as Nicholas

The Daily Show
as Self - Guest