Paul Dano
- Birthday
- Jun 19, 1984
- Birthplace
- Wilton, Connecticut, USA
Bio: Paul Dano first caught major attention in 2006, when he played the grumpy, nihilistic teenager Dwayne in the sleeper hit Little Miss Sunshine. Dano had actually been paying his dues in the industry for five years when the indie comedy put him on the map, first starring in the tense 2001 drama L.I.E. at the age of 17, when he performed under the name Paul Franklin… More Bio: Paul Dano first caught major attention in 2006, when he played the grumpy, nihilistic teenager Dwayne in the sleeper hit Little Miss Sunshine. Dano had actually been paying his dues in the industry for five years when the indie comedy put him on the map, first starring in the tense 2001 drama L.I.E. at the age of 17, when he performed under the name Paul Franklin Dano. Even before that, young Dano appeared in several Broadway productions including A Christmas Carol and Ragtime. He went on to appear in the crime thriller Taking Lives as well as the critically acclaimed The Ballad of Jack & Rose. Then, in 2006, Dano took the infamous role in Little Miss Sunshine of a surly teenage brother who's taken a vow of silence. He immediately followed it with the subversive Fast Food Nation before signing on to re-team with his Ballad of Jack & Rose co-star Daniel Day-Lewis in the Paul Thomas Anderson historical drama There Will Be Blood. Dano also lent his voice to the big-screen computer-animated adaptation of the classic children's book Where the Wild Things Are, voicing the main character of Alexander. He continued to jungle indie fare like Gigantic, Meek's Cutoff, and Being Flynn with supporting turns in more high-profile projects including Knight and Day as well as Cowboys & Indians. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi
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Filmography
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Twelve Years a Slave (2013)
- Actor
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Prisoners (2013)
- Actor
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Looper (2012)
- Seth
- 93%
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For Ellen (2012)
- Joby Taylor
- 66%
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Ruby Sparks (2012)
- Calvin
- 79%
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Paul Dano Videos
Where The Wild Things Are
3 minutes 32 seconds
Knight And Day
2 minutes 23 seconds
Cowboys & Aliens
1 minutes 28 seconds
Meek's Cutoff
2 minutes 26 seconds
The Good Heart
3 minutes 36 seconds
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