Paul Dano

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1984-06-19 (41 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Paul Dano

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 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). H...

Acting

2006

Little Miss Sunshine

as Dwayne Hoover

2004

2008

2009

2007

There Will Be Blood

as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday

2009

2008

Gigantic

as Brian

2007

Weapons

as Chris

2010

Knight and Day

as Simon Feck

2009

Where the Wild Things Are

as Alexander (voice)

2010

The Extra Man

as Louis Ives

2001

L.I.E.

as Howie Blitzer

2011

Cowboys & Aliens

as Percy Dolarhyde

2012

For Ellen

as Joby Taylor

2011

Meek's Cutoff

as Thomas Gately

2013

12 Years a Slave

as John Tibeats

2012

Looper

as Seth

2012

Being Flynn

as Nick Flynn

2012

Ruby Sparks

as Calvin

2002

Too Young to Be a Dad

as Matt Freeman

2013

Prisoners

as Alex Jones

2000

2008

Light and the Sufferer

as Don (AKA: Light)

2015

Love & Mercy

as Brian Wilson 1960s

2023

Dumb Money

as Keith Gill

2006

The King

as Paul

2004

Taking Lives

as Young Asher

2015

Youth

as Jimmy Tree

2016

2025

2002

The Emperor's Club

as Martin Blythe

2017

Okja

as Jay

2006

2022

The Batman

as The Riddler

2012

Flatscreen

as Paul

2021

The Guilty

as Matthew Fontenot (voice)

2022

The Fabelmans

as Burt Fabelman

2024

Spaceman

as Hanuš (voice)

Production

2012

For Ellen

as Executive Producer

2012

Ruby Sparks

as Executive Producer

2018

Wildlife

as Screenplay

2018

Wildlife

as Director

2008

Gigantic

as Executive Producer

2018

Wildlife

as Producer

2024

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