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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Paul Dano is an American actor, film producer, screenwriter, and director. Born on June 19, 1984, in New York City, he began his professional work period in 1996. He is a citizen of the United States and resides in Boerum Hill. Dano is the unmarried partner of Zoe Kazan, and the couple has two children. He speaks English as his native language.
Dano was educated at Pace University and the New York Film Academy. He has received awards from Film Independent Spirit Awards, Actor Awards, Gotham Awards, and Critics' Choice Awards. Additionally, he has been nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His written work includes the title *Riddler*.
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- 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
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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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