
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. 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. In 2022, he played Edward Nashton / The Riddler in The Batman.

as Andrew

as Vadim Baranov

as Hanuš (voice)

as Keith Gill

as Self - Narrator

as Burt Fabelman

as Himself

as The Riddler

as Matthew Fontenot (voice)

as Prior Walter

as Jay

as Hank

as Brian Wilson 1960s

as Jimmy Tree

as John Tibeats

as Alex Jones

as Seth

as Calvin

as Nick Flynn

as Joby Taylor

as Paul

as Percy Dolarhyde

as Thomas Gately

as Louis Ives

as Simon Feck

as Alexander (voice)

as Lucas

as VW Guy

as Brian

as Don (AKA: Light)

as Rocco

as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday

as Chris

as Brian

as Dwayne Hoover

as Paul

as Thaddius

as Klitz

as Young Asher

as Martin Blythe

as Matt Freeman

as Howie Blitzer

as Joel

as Ryder