Paul Dano
Acting
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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...
Known For
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Filmography
Possession
2027
The Wizard of the Kremlin
2026
as Vadim Baranov
Bunker
2026
as Andrew
Sia: Nostalgic for the Present
2026
The Studio
2025
as Paul Dano
Spaceman
2024
as Hanuš (voice)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2024
as Hot Neighbor
Fantasmas
2024
as Jeff
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
2023
as Self
Dumb Money
2023
as Keith Gill
A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam
2023
as Self - Narrator
The Batman
2022
as The Riddler
The Fabelmans
2022
as Burt Fabelman
The Batman: Unpacking the Icons
2022
as Himself
Pantheon
2022
as Caspian Keyes (voice)
The Guilty
2021
as Matthew Fontenot (voice)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020
as Prior Walter
Escape at Dannemora
2018
as David Sweat
Okja
2017
as Jay
Swiss Army Man
2016
as Hank
War and Peace
2016
as Pierre Bezukhov
Love & Mercy
2015
as Brian Wilson 1960s
Youth
2015
as Jimmy Tree
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
12 Years a Slave
2013
as John Tibeats
Prisoners
2013
as Alex Jones
Clique
2013
as Self - Guest
For Ellen
2012
as Joby Taylor
Looper
2012
as Seth
Being Flynn
2012
as Nick Flynn
Ruby Sparks
2012
as Calvin
Flatscreen
2012
as Paul
Cowboys & Aliens
2011
as Percy Dolarhyde
Meek's Cutoff
2011
as Thomas Gately
Knight and Day
2010
as Simon Feck
The Extra Man
2010
as Louis Ives
The Good Heart
2009
as Lucas
Taking Woodstock
2009
as VW Guy
Where the Wild Things Are
2009
as Alexander (voice)
Explicit Ills
2008
as Rocco
Gigantic
2008
as Brian
Light and the Sufferer
2008
as Don (AKA: Light)
There Will Be Blood
2007
as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
Weapons
2007
as Chris
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
2007
as Self
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
as Dwayne Hoover
The King
2006
as Paul
Fast Food Nation
2006
as Brian
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
2005
as Thaddius
The Girl Next Door
2004
as Klitz
Taking Lives
2004
as Young Asher
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Too Young to Be a Dad
2002
as Matt Freeman
The Emperor's Club
2002
as Martin Blythe
L.I.E.
2001
as Howie Blitzer
The Newcomers
2000
as Joel
The Sopranos
1999
as Patrick Whaley
Smart Guy
1997
as Nicholas
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Audience Member