Paul Dano

Paul Dano

Acting

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…

Filmography

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The Wizard of the Kremlin ★ 6.5 The Wizard of the Kremlin 2026 The Studio ★ 7.7 The Studio 2025 Fantasmas ★ 6.4 Fantasmas 2024 Spaceman ★ 6.7 Spaceman 2024 Mr. & Mrs. Smith ★ 6.6 Mr. & Mrs. Smith 2024 Dumb Money ★ 6.7 Dumb Money 2023 A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam A Journey Home: The Story of Sahaya Vietnam 2023 The Fabelmans: A Family in Film ★ 7.1 The Fabelmans: A Family in Film 2023 The Fabelmans ★ 7.6 The Fabelmans 2022 Pantheon ★ 8.1 Pantheon 2022 The Batman ★ 7.7 The Batman 2022 The Guilty ★ 6.4 The Guilty 2021 The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America ★ 10.0 The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America 2020 Escape at Dannemora ★ 7.5 Escape at Dannemora 2018 Okja ★ 7.3 Okja 2017 Swiss Army Man ★ 6.9 Swiss Army Man 2016 War and Peace ★ 7.6 War and Peace 2016 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ★ 6.1 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015 Love & Mercy ★ 7.1 Love & Mercy 2015 Youth ★ 6.9 Youth 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ★ 5.2 The Late Late Show with James Corden 2015 Hot Ones ★ 7.1 Hot Ones 2015 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ★ 4.2 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ★ 5.2 Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ★ 5.8 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones ★ 5.0 Off Camera with Sam Jones 2014 12 Years a Slave ★ 7.9 12 Years a Slave 2013 Prisoners ★ 8.1 Prisoners 2013 Looper ★ 6.9 Looper 2012 Ruby Sparks ★ 7.1 Ruby Sparks 2012 Being Flynn ★ 6.2 Being Flynn 2012 For Ellen ★ 5.4 For Ellen 2012 Flatscreen ★ 7.5 Flatscreen 2012 Cowboys & Aliens ★ 5.7 Cowboys & Aliens 2011 Meek's Cutoff ★ 6.5 Meek's Cutoff 2011 The Extra Man ★ 5.8 The Extra Man 2010 Knight and Day ★ 6.2 Knight and Day 2010 Where the Wild Things Are ★ 6.5 Where the Wild Things Are 2009 The Good Heart ★ 6.4 The Good Heart 2009 Taking Woodstock ★ 6.2 Taking Woodstock 2009 Gigantic ★ 5.6 Gigantic 2008 Light and the Sufferer ★ 4.7 Light and the Sufferer 2008 Explicit Ills ★ 6.5 Explicit Ills 2008 There Will Be Blood ★ 8.1 There Will Be Blood 2007 The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' 2007 Weapons ★ 4.6 Weapons 2007 Fast Food Nation ★ 6.1 Fast Food Nation 2006 Little Miss Sunshine ★ 7.7 Little Miss Sunshine 2006 The King ★ 6.1 The King 2006 The Ballad of Jack and Rose ★ 6.1 The Ballad of Jack and Rose 2005 The Girl Next Door ★ 6.7 The Girl Next Door 2004 Taking Lives ★ 6.4 Taking Lives 2004 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ★ 5.3 Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003 The Emperor's Club ★ 7.1 The Emperor's Club 2002 Too Young to Be a Dad ★ 7.2 Too Young to Be a Dad 2002 L.I.E. ★ 6.7 L.I.E. 2001 The Newcomers ★ 3.8 The Newcomers 2000 The Sopranos ★ 8.7 The Sopranos 1999 Smart Guy ★ 7.9 Smart Guy 1997 The Daily Show ★ 6.4 The Daily Show 1996 Saturday Night Live ★ 6.9 Saturday Night Live 1975 The Oscars ★ 7.0 The Oscars 1953 Golden Globe Awards ★ 7.2 Golden Globe Awards 1944 The Chaperones The Chaperones Bunker Bunker Vegas: A Love Story Vegas: A Love Story Sensei Rainbow and the Dojo Kids ★ 4.0 Sensei Rainbow and the Dojo Kids