Paul Dano
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Paul Franklin Dano is an American actor and film director. His work includes both independent film and blockbusters, and his accolades include nominations for a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Bunker — Andrew2027
- Possession2027
- The Wizard of the Kremlin — Vadim Baranov2026
- Sia: Nostalgic for the Present2026
- The Studio — Paul Dano2025
- Spaceman — Hanuš (voice)2024
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith — Hot Neighbor2024
- Fantasmas — Jeff2024
- The Fabelmans: A Family in Film — Self2023
- Dumb Money — Keith Gill2023
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Key facts
- Born
- Paul Franklin Dano , ( 1984-06-19 ) June 19, 1984 (age 41) , New York City , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor film director
- Years active
- 1996–present
- Partner
- Zoe Kazan (2007–present)
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Paul Dano at Berlinale 2024 Ausschnitt.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Boerum Hill
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- unmarried partner
- Zoe Kazan
- Commons category
- Paul Dano
- date of birth
- 1984-06-19
- start of work period
- 1996-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Paul Franklin Dano
- name in native language
- Paul Dano
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Encyclopedic overview
Paul Franklin Dano (/ˈdeɪnoʊ/ DAY-noh; born June 19, 1984) is an American actor and film director. His work includes both independent film and blockbusters, and his accolades include nominations for a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Dano made his film acting debut in L.I.E. (2001) and gained wider recognition for playing Dwayne Hoover in Little Miss Sunshine (2006). He was nominated for the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor for playing Paul and Eli Sunday in Paul Thomas Anderson's period drama There Will Be Blood (2007). After supporting roles in mainstream films such as Knight and Day (2010), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), and Looper (2012), Dano had critically acclaimed roles in 12 Years a Slave and Prisoners (both 2013). For his portrayal of Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson in Love & Mercy (2014), he earned a nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. In 2018, he starred as a convicted murderer in the Showtime miniseries Escape at Dannemora, for which he received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor. In 2022, he played The Riddler in The Batman and a fictionalized version of Arnold Spielberg in The Fabelmans, receiving a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for the latter.
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