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Possession
2027
Paul Dano
Acting
Born June 19, 1984New York City, New York, USA
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). 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.
Movies
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Bunker
2026
10.0
Sia: Nostalgic for the Present
2026
6.5
The Wizard of the Kremlin
2026
6.7
Spaceman
2024
6.7
Dumb Money
2023
0.0
A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam
2023
7.1
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
2023
7.6
The Fabelmans
2022
The Batman: Unpacking the Icons
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The Batman: Unpacking the Icons
2022
7.7
The Batman
2022
6.4
The Guilty
2021
10.0
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020
7.3
Okja
2017
6.9
Swiss Army Man
2016
7.1
Love & Mercy
2015
6.9
Youth
2015
7.9
12 Years a Slave
2013
8.1
Prisoners
2013
6.9
Looper
2012
7.1
Ruby Sparks
2012
6.2
Being Flynn
2012
5.4
For Ellen
2012
7.5
Flatscreen
2012
5.7
Cowboys & Aliens
2011
6.5
Meek's Cutoff
2011
5.8
The Extra Man
2010
6.2
Knight and Day
2010
6.5
Where the Wild Things Are
2009
6.4
The Good Heart
2009
6.2
Taking Woodstock
2009
5.6
Gigantic
2008
4.4
Light and the Sufferer
2008
6.5
Explicit Ills
2008
8.1
There Will Be Blood
2007
0.0
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
2007
4.6
Weapons
2007
6.0
Fast Food Nation
2006
7.7
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
6.0
The King
2006
6.1
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
2005
6.8
The Girl Next Door
2004
6.4
Taking Lives
2004
7.1
The Emperor's Club
2002
6.9
Too Young to Be a Dad
2002
6.8
L.I.E.
2001
4.0
The Newcomers
2000
0.0
The Chaperones
Vegas: A Love Story
0.0
Vegas: A Love Story
TV Shows
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7.8
The Studio
6.3
Fantasmas
6.6
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
8.2
Pantheon
7.5
Escape at Dannemora
7.5
War and Peace
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
5.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
5.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
7.1
Hot Ones
4.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.0
Off Camera with Sam Jones
4.5
Clique
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
8.7
The Sopranos
7.9
Smart Guy
6.4
The Daily Show
6.9
Saturday Night Live
7.1
The Oscars
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
Sensei Rainbow and the Dojo Kids
4.0