Actor Paul Franklin Dano was born in America on June 19, 1984.
Dano was born in New York City, the son of homemaker Gladys and financial advisor Paul A. Dano. Sarah is the name of his younger sister. Dano was born and raised in New York City, where he first attended the Browning School.
Paul Dano top movies and TV shows
Paul Dano will play The Riddler in Matt Reeves’ next superhero movie The Batman. He played the role of Hank Thompson in Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan’s absurdist black comedy film Swiss Army Man. In 2011, he had a supporting role in the big-budget science fiction film Cowboys and Aliens.
Paul Dano awards and nominations
Since the 2010s, Dano has garnered praise for performances as Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson in Love & Mercy (2014) and as John Tibeats in 12 Years a Slave (2013), Alex Jones in Prisoners (2013), and John Tibeats. The latter part earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He also portrayed Burt Fabelman in The Fabelmans and Edward Nashton/The Riddler in The Batman (2022). (2022)
With the drama picture Wildlife (2018), which is based on the Richard Ford novel, Dano makes his directorial debut. Together with his partner Zoe Kazan, he wrote the screenplay. He received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie in 2018 for his role in the Showtime miniseries Escape at Dannemora.
