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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.
Bruce Wayne is an American billionaire, playboy, industrialist, philanthropist, and owner of Wayne Enterprises. Witnessing the death of his parents as a child, he vowed to take revenge on criminals and pursue his ideals of justice. Wayne trains himself both physically and mentally and wears bat-themed costumes to fight crime and has reached the limits of a human's physical strength and endurance. Batman operates in Gotham City (a fantasy city based on New York City, USA), aided by various characters including his partner - Robin, butler Alfred Pennyworth, Police Commissioner James Gordon, and sometimes the heroine Batgirl. Batman's traditional nemesis is the Joker, but he also has to fight a collection of other villains such as Harley Quinn, Penguin, Two-Face, Poison Ivy or Deathstroke.
