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Paul Dano

Actor / Film Producer / Musician / Screenwriter / Film Director | * 06/19/1984 (39) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Paul Franklin Dano (born June 19, 1984) is an American actor and comic book writer. He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance for his role in L.I.E. (2001) and gained wider recognition for playing a troubled teenager in Little Miss Sunshine (2006). For playing identical twins in Paul Thomas Anderson's period drama There Will Be Blood (2007), he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. Following supporting roles in such mainstream films as Knight and Day (2010), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), and Looper (2012), Dano had critically acclaimed roles in 12 Years a Slave and Prisoners (both 2013). For his portrayal of... ()
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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. He will play Edward Nashton / The Riddler in The Batman (2022).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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, under the sway of a controlling therapist, he finds a savior ...

Love & Mercy

PG-13

2015 | 3.6/5 | 2h
Drama, Music, History
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In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not on ...

12 Years a Slave

R

2013 | 4.0/5 | 2h 14min
Drama, History
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A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant. ...

Little Miss Sunshine

R

2006 | 3.8/5 | 1h 42min
Comedy, Drama
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Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him ...

There Will Be Blood

R

2007 | 4.0/5 | 2h 38min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Paul Dano

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male 2x Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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Movies with Paul Dano as Actor(40)

as Hanus2024 Spaceman
as Keith Gill2023 Dumb Money
as Burt Fabelman2022 The Fabelmans
as Edward Nashton / The Riddler2022 The Batman
as himself2022 Vengeance in the Making
as Matthew Fontenot (voice)2021 The Guilty
as Jay2017 Okja
as Hank2016 Swiss Army Man
as Brian Wilson - Past2015 Love & Mercy
as Jimmy Tree2015 Youth
as John Tibeats2013 12 Years a Slave
as Alex Jones2013 Prisoners
as Paul2012 Flatscreen
as Nick Flynn2012 Being Flynn
as Calvin2012 Ruby Sparks
as Seth2012 Looper
as Joby Taylor2012 For Ellen
as Percy Dolarhyde2011 Cowboys & Aliens
as Thomas Gately2010 Meek's Cutoff
as Louis Ives2010 The Extra Man
as Simon Feck2010 Knight and Day
as VW Guy2009 Taking Woodstock
as Alexander (voice)2009 Where the Wild Things Are
as Lucas2009 The Good Heart
as Don (AKA: Light)2008 Light and the Sufferer
as Brian2008 Gigantic
as Rocco2008 Explicit Ills
as Chris2007 Weapons
as himself2007 The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday2007 There Will Be Blood
as Dwayne Hoover2006 Little Miss Sunshine
as Brian2006 Fast Food Nation
as Paul2006 The King
as Thaddius2005 The Ballad of Jack and Rose
as Young Asher2004 Taking Lives
as Klitz2004 The Girl Next Door
as Matt Freeman2002 Too Young to Be a Dad
as Martin Blythe2002 The Emperor's Club
as Howie Blitzer2001 L.I.E.
as Joel2000 The Newcomers

TV Shows/Series with Paul Dano as Actor(11)

as Paul2024 Sensei Rainbow and the Dojo Kids
2024 Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Caspian Keyes (voice)2022 Pantheon
as David Sweat2018 Escape at Dannemora
as Pierre Bezukhov2016 War and Peace
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as himself2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
as himself2015 Hot Ones
as himself2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Patrick Whaley1999 The Sopranos
1997 Smart Guy

Movies with Paul Dano as Crew(6)

Directing/Director2018 Wildlife
Production/Producer2018 Wildlife
Writing/Screenplay2018 Wildlife
Production/Executive Producer2012 Ruby Sparks
Production/Executive Producer2012 For Ellen
Production/Executive Producer2008 Gigantic

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.paulfranklindano.com
Full Name: Paul Dano
Born: Tuesday, 06/19 1984 (June) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 39 years + 313 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Wilton High School, Pace University, Browning School, New York Film Academy, Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts
Children: Alma Dano, second Kazan-Dano child
Other names for Paul Dano (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Пол Дано"
"Paul Franklin Dano"
"폴 다노"
"保罗·达诺"
"ポール・ダノ"
Paul Dano frequently works together with these people:
Kevin Durand (8x, Actor)
Anika Noni Rose (7x, Actress)
Jake Gyllenhaal (6x, Actor)
Grey DeLisle (6x, Actress)
Zoe Kazan (6x, Actress)
Terence Winter (6x, Crew)
Mark Webber (6x, Actor)
Domonique Burroughs (6x, Crew)
Donald Mowat (6x, Crew)
Aubrey Plaza (5x, Actress)
Michael Kelly (5x, Actor)
Nick Kroll (5x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2788, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/24/2024