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Paul Dano

Acting · Born June 19, 1984 · New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies with Paul Dano

• The Batman (2022) — The Riddler
• Prisoners (2013) — Alex Jones
• The Girl Next Door (2004) — Klitz
• There Will Be Blood (2007) — Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
• Dumb Money (2023) — Keith Gill
• 12 Years a Slave (2013) — John Tibeats
• Knight and Day (2010) — Simon Feck
• Looper (2012) — Seth
• Cowboys & Aliens (2011) — Percy Dolarhyde
• The Fabelmans (2022) — Burt Fabelman
• The Wizard of the Kremlin (2026) — Vadim Baranov
• Little Miss Sunshine (2006) — Dwayne Hoover

TV shows with Paul Dano

• Pantheon (2022) — Caspian Keyes (voice)
• War and Peace (2016) — Pierre Bezukhov
• Escape at Dannemora (2018) — David Sweat