Paul Dano

Born: 1984-06-19

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.


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as Edward Nashton / The Riddler
Released: 2022-03-01

In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to...

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Okja

as Jay
Released: 2017-06-28

A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from...

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as Hanus (voice)
Released: 2024-02-23

During a research mission, an astronaut discovers that his marriage is in trouble. Luckily, he...

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The Fabelmans

as Burt Fabelman
Released: 2022-11-11

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker...

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Prisoners

as Alex Jones
Released: 2013-09-19

Keller Dover is facing a parent’s worst nightmare: his young daughter and her friend have gone...

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as Seth
Released: 2012-09-26

In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When...

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as Klitz
Released: 2004-04-09

Exceptionally ambitious high schooler Matthew has aspirations for a career in politics when he...

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Cowboys & Aliens

as Percy Dolarhyde
Released: 2011-07-29

A stranger stumbles into the desert town of Absolution with no memory of his past and a...

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Taking Lives

as Young Asher
Released: 2004-03-19

Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes...

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as Matthew Fontenot (voice)
Released: 2021-09-24

A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an...

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as Keith Gill
Released: 2023-09-15

Vlogger Keith Gill sinks his life savings into GameStop stock and posts about it. When social...

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as Simon Feck
Released: 2010-06-15

A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one –...

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There Will Be Blood

as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
Released: 2007-12-26

Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California....

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12 Years a Slave

as John Tibeats
Released: 2013-10-18

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is...

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Ruby Sparks

as Calvin
Released: 2012-07-25

Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now...

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Youth

as Jimmy Tree
Released: 2015-05-20

Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder...

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Where the Wild Things Are

as Alexander (voice)
Released: 2009-10-16

Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking...

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as Dwayne Hoover
Released: 2006-07-26

A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to...

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Swiss Army Man

as Hank
Released: 2016-06-24

Alone on a tiny deserted island, Hank has given up all hope of ever making it home again. But...

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Love & Mercy

as Brian Wilson 1960s
Released: 2015-05-29

In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins...

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The Emperor's Club

as Martin Blythe
Released: 2002-11-22

William Hundert is a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his...

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Taking Woodstock

as VW Guy
Released: 2009-08-26

The story of Elliot Tiber and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the...

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The Ballad of Jack and Rose

as Thaddius
Released: 2005-02-25

Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on...

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Being Flynn

as Nick Flynn
Released: 2012-03-02

Working in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and...

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Fast Food Nation

as Brian
Released: 2006-11-17

A dramatised examination of the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair...

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Gigantic

as Brian
Released: 2008-09-09

Young mattress salesman Brian decides to adopt a baby from China but is distracted when he forms...

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L.I.E.

as Howie Blitzer
Released: 2001-09-07

With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He...

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The King

as Paul
Released: 2006-05-05

A motiveless malignancy? Elvis leaves the Navy and heads for Texas where he contacts his father,...

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Meek's Cutoff

as Thomas Gately
Released: 2011-04-08

Set in 1845, this drama follows a group of settlers as they embark on a punishing journey along...

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Weapons

as Chris
Released: 2007-01-19

Weapons presents a series of brutal, seemingly random youth-related killings over the course of...

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Explicit Ills

as Rocco
Released: 2008-03-08

The film follows four inter-connecting stories revolving around love, drugs and poverty in...

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The Extra Man

as Louis Ives
Released: 2010-08-01

A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright...

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The Good Heart

as Lucas
Released: 2009-09-11

Jacques is the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley...

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For Ellen

as Joby Taylor
Released: 2012-02-12

After an overnight long-distance drive, Joby has a special meeting—with lawyers and his ex-wife....

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The Newcomers

as Joel
Released: 2000-10-01

A 12-year-old boy and his family start life over in a new town.

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Flatscreen

as Paul
Released: 2012-02-09

A bookclub meeting that ends up in a orgie.

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Too Young to Be a Dad

as Matt Freeman
Released: 2002-06-10

When 15-year-old Matt Freeman gets his girlfriend, Francesca, pregnant, her family decides to...

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The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

as Self
Released: 2023-02-14

A fascinating behind-the-scenes special about Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans."

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The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

as Self
Released: 2007-02-07

A full-length documentary chronicling filmmaker Richard Linklater and author Eric Schlosser...

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The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

as Prior Walter
Released: 2020-10-08

An all-star livestream benefit performance of scenes from Angels in America in support of...

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Vengeance in the Making

as Self
Released: 2022-05-24

A look behind the making of Matt Reeves' The Batman, featuring interviews with the cast and crew.

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Light and the Sufferer

as Don (AKA: Light)
Released: 2008-09-09

Realism and fantasy collide in Jonathan Lethem's genre-bending coming-of-age story, which...

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-17

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as uncredited
First aired: 2015-09-08

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self
First aired: 2015-03-23

Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a...

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The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2015-03-23

Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a...

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The Sopranos

as Patrick Whaley
First aired: 1999-01-10

The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he...

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Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-06

Photographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and...

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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self
First aired: 2014-12-21

PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through...

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self
First aired: 2003-01-26

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Hot Neighbor
First aired: 2024-02-01

Meet the Smiths: two lonely strangers, John and Jane, who have given up their lives and...

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Hot Ones

as Self
First aired: 2015-03-12

The show with hot questions and even hotter wings invites a famous guest over to eat and then...

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Pantheon

as Caspian Keyes (voice)
First aired: 2022-09-01

A bullied teen receives mysterious help from someone online: a stranger soon revealed to be her...

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War and Peace

as Pierre Bezukhov
First aired: 2016-01-03

A story that revolves around five aristocratic families, set during the reign of Alexander I,...

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Escape at Dannemora

as David Sweat
First aired: 2018-11-18

The stranger-than-fiction account of a prison break in upstate New York in the summer of 2015,...

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Smart Guy

as uncredited
First aired: 1997-03-26

T.J. is a boy genius who gets bumped up from the fourth grade to high school. T.J. tries to...

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