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 LIE 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 Andersons 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 McQueens 12 Years a Slave 2013 and Alex Jones in Denis Villeneuves Prisoners 2013 His acting portrayal of musician Brian Wilson in Love Mercy 2014 earned him a Golden Globe nomination in the category of Best Supporting Actor He will play Edward Nashton The Riddler in The Batman 2022 Dano made his directorial debut with the drama film Wildlife 2018 based on the novel by Richard Ford He cowrote the screenplay with his partner Zoe Kazan In 2018 he starred in the Showtime miniseries Escape at Dannemora for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
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