Paul Dano

Actor | Soundtrack | Producer

An actor for all seasons and all kinds of roles (from dark, difficult characters to more loving ...

Born: June 19, 1984

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Filmography

Known For

There Will Be Blood Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday (2007)
Little Miss Sunshine Dwayne (2006)
12 Years a Slave Tibeats (2013)
Known For

Love & Mercy Brian - Past (2014)
Actor

Escape at Dannemora David Sweat (2018)
Okja Jay (2017)
War & Peace Pierre Bezukhov (2016)
Swiss Army Man Hank (2016)
Youth Jimmy Tree (2015)
Love & Mercy Brian - Past (2014)
12 Years a Slave Tibeats (2013)
Prisoners Alex Jones (2013)
Looper Seth (2012)
Ruby Sparks Calvin Weir-Fields (2012)
Being Flynn Nick Flynn (2012)
Flatscreen Paul (2012)
For Ellen Joby Taylor (2012)
Cowboys & Aliens Percy Dolarhyde (2011)
Meek's Cutoff Thomas Gately (2010)
Knight and Day Simon Feck (2010)
The Extra Man Louis Ives (2010)
Where the Wild Things Are Alexander (2009)
The Good Heart Lucas (2009)
Taking Woodstock VW Guy (2009)
Gigantic Brian Weathersby (2008)
Explicit Ills Rocco (2008)
Light and the Sufferer Don (AKA: Light) (2007)
There Will Be Blood Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday (2007)
Weapons Chris (2007)
Fast Food Nation Brian (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine Dwayne (2006)
The King Paul Sandow (2005)
The Ballad of Jack and Rose Thaddius (2005)
The Sopranos Patrick Whaley (2002-2004)
Taking Lives Young Asher (2004)
The Girl Next Door Klitz (2004)
The Emperor's Club Martin Blythe (2002)
Too Young to Be a Dad Matt Freeman (2002)
L.I.E. Howie Blitzer (2001)
The Newcomers Joel (2000)
Actor

Smart Guy Nicholas (1998)
Soundtrack

Swiss Army Man (2016)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2015)
Love & Mercy (2014)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
The Good Heart (2009)
Soundtrack

The King (2005)
Producer

Wildlife (2018)
Ruby Sparks (2012)
For Ellen (2012)
Producer

Gigantic (2008)
Director

Wildlife (2018)
Writer

Wildlife (2018)
Archive footage

Andrew Davies: Rewriting the Classics (2018)
Welcome to the Basement (2016)
Archive footage

Peace, Love and Cinema (2009)
Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º Festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (2008)

Videos

Awards

Did You Know

In a long-term relationship with Zoe Kazan since 2007. They had a daughter together. They co-starred in Ruby Sparks (2012) (2012), which she wrote, and also co-wrote the screenplay for Wildlife (2018) (2018), which he directed.

Quotes

Taking Woodstock (2009), which is a small part, was basically just to spend a couple days on set with Ang Lee, who I admire a lot, just because I feel like he's doing something different, every time out. I feel like he hasn't lost the hunger to try ...