Paul Dano
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Jun 19 1984
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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 received accolades for roles such as John Tibeats in Steve…
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Paul Dano's Credits
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The Sopranos
Patrick Whaley
The Oscars
Self
The Batman
The Riddler
Smart Guy
Nicholas
Pantheon
Caspian Keyes (voice)
The Studio
Paul Dano
Prisoners
Alex Jones
The Girl Next Door
Klitz
The Fabelmans
Burt Fabelman
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Hot Neighbor
Fantasmas
Jeff
War and Peace
Pierre Bezukhov
There Will Be Blood
Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
12 Years a Slave
John Tibeats
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Vadim Baranov
Looper
Seth
Okja
Jay
Knight and Day
Simon Feck
Cowboys & Aliens
Percy Dolarhyde
Spaceman
Hanuš (voice)
Escape at Dannemora
David Sweat
Little Miss Sunshine
Dwayne Hoover
Youth
Jimmy Tree
The Guilty
Matthew Fontenot (voice)
Dumb Money
Keith Gill
Where the Wild Things Are
Alexander (voice)
The Good Heart
Lucas
Ruby Sparks
Calvin
Swiss Army Man
Hank
The Apprentice
Crew
Taking Lives
Young Asher
Wildlife
Writing
The King
Paul
Meek's Cutoff
Thomas Gately
Taking Woodstock
VW Guy
Love & Mercy
Brian Wilson 1960s
L.I.E.
Howie Blitzer
The Emperor's Club
Martin Blythe
Gigantic
Brian
Weapons
Chris
Bunker
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Thaddius
The Newcomers
Joel
Being Flynn
Nick Flynn
The Extra Man
Louis Ives
For Ellen
Joby Taylor
Fast Food Nation
Brian
The Chaperones
Too Young to Be a Dad
Matt Freeman
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Prior Walter
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Self
Sensei Rainbow and the Dojo Kids
Paul
Explicit Ills
Rocco
Vegas: A Love Story
Ryder
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Self
Flatscreen
Paul
Light and the Sufferer
Don (AKA: Light)
Untitled Paul Dano Comedy Film
Writing
A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam
Self - Narrator