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Paul Dano

Paul Dano

ActorCrewDirectorProducerWriter Jun 19 (age 41) New York City, New York, USA 1997–2026 (29 year career)
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Biography

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…

Known For

Prisoners
Film

Prisoners

Alex Jones
12 Years a Slave
Film

12 Years a Slave

John Tibeats
The Batman
Film

The Batman

The Riddler
There Will Be Blood
Film

There Will Be Blood

Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
Little Miss Sunshine
Film

Little Miss Sunshine

Dwayne Hoover
Looper
Film

Looper

Seth
Okja
Film

Okja

Jay
The Fabelmans
Film

The Fabelmans

Burt Fabelman

Filmography

Acting (66)

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Movies (46)

The Wizard of the Kremlin

The Wizard of the Kremlin

2026

as Vadim Baranov

6.4
Spaceman

Spaceman

2024

as Hanuš (voice)

6.7
Dumb Money

Dumb Money

2023

as Keith Gill

6.7
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

2023

as Self

7.0
A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam

A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam

2023

as Self - Narrator

The Batman

The Batman

2022

as The Riddler

7.7
The Fabelmans

The Fabelmans

2022

as Burt Fabelman

7.6
The Guilty

The Guilty

2021

as Matthew Fontenot (voice)

6.4
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

2020

as Prior Walter

10.0
Okja

Okja

2017

as Jay

7.3
Swiss Army Man

Swiss Army Man

2016

as Hank

6.9
Youth

Youth

2015

as Jimmy Tree

6.9
Love & Mercy

Love & Mercy

2015

as Brian Wilson 1960s

7.1
Prisoners

Prisoners

2013

as Alex Jones

8.1
12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

2013

as John Tibeats

7.9
Looper

Looper

2012

as Seth

6.9
Ruby Sparks

Ruby Sparks

2012

as Calvin

7.1
Being Flynn

Being Flynn

2012

as Nick Flynn

6.2
For Ellen

For Ellen

2012

as Joby Taylor

5.4
Flatscreen

Flatscreen

2012

as Paul

7.5
Cowboys & Aliens

Cowboys & Aliens

2011

as Percy Dolarhyde

5.6
Meek's Cutoff

Meek's Cutoff

2011

as Thomas Gately

6.5
Knight and Day

Knight and Day

2010

as Simon Feck

6.2
The Extra Man

The Extra Man

2010

as Louis Ives

5.8
Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

2009

as Alexander (voice)

6.5
Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock

2009

as VW Guy

6.2
The Good Heart

The Good Heart

2009

as Lucas

6.4
Explicit Ills

Explicit Ills

2008

as Rocco

6.5
Gigantic

Gigantic

2008

as Brian

5.6
Light and the Sufferer

Light and the Sufferer

2008

as Don (AKA: Light)

4.0
There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood

2007

as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday

8.1
Weapons

Weapons

2007

as Chris

4.3
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

2007

as Self

Little Miss Sunshine

Little Miss Sunshine

2006

as Dwayne Hoover

7.7
The King

The King

2006

as Paul

6.0
Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation

2006

as Brian

6.1
The Ballad of Jack and Rose

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

2005

as Thaddius

6.1
The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door

2004

as Klitz

6.7
Taking Lives

Taking Lives

2004

as Young Asher

6.4
The Emperor's Club

The Emperor's Club

2002

as Martin Blythe

7.1
Too Young to Be a Dad

Too Young to Be a Dad

2002

as Matt Freeman

7.1
L.I.E.

L.I.E.

2001

as Howie Blitzer

6.8
The Newcomers

The Newcomers

2000

as Joel

3.6
The Chaperones

The Chaperones

Bunker

Bunker

Vegas: A Love Story

Vegas: A Love Story

as Ryder