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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 L.I.E. (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 Anderson's 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 McQueen's 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Alex Jones in Denis Villeneuve's 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. Dano made his directorial debut with the drama film Wildlife (2018), based on the novel by Richard Ford. He co-wrote 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. In 2022, he played Edward Nashton / The Riddler in The Batman.
Our world and the paranormal, irrational one are divided by The Membrane: a kind of invisible, intangible layer that keeps the paranormal from coming to our world. The Membrane feeds on sanity, so things such as collective hysteria, fear of the paranormal, and generalized panic can make it weaker. Some people, named Esoterrorists, purposefully try to weaken The Membrane and deal with the paranormal for their own gain. An organization named Ordo Veritatis fights those Esoterrorists and protects our world. Its agents investigate and fight against paranormal creatures and the people who brought them here. From a vengeful spirit in a high school to a disappearance in a small town, they have to be prepared to deal with everything. And they must know that, to every choice, there will be consequences.
