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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.

It's been a few years since Bruce Wayne returned to Gotham and became Batman. He has faced enemies and made allies. But now he finds himself having to adopt a young Dick Grayson, after the boy had his parents killed by the "Joker", the only criminal Batman has ever caught. Now Batman will feature police captain James Gordon and Central City forensic scientist Barry Allen to assist him in this investigation and finally stop the craziest of men. During the film Dick discovers Batman's identity and begins his training on his own, while Bruce goes on investigating more and more and discovers a corruption scheme within Gotham. In the end, Dick becomes "Robin" and Bruce begins his investigation to end corruption in Gotham Mid credits: Bruce, Dick and Alfred see various news about the fight between Superman and Lex Luthor on TV Post-credits: Barry returns to Central City, where a storm occurs, he talks on his cell phone with a colleague, Agust, while analyzing some chemicals, when lightning enters his office, hitting Barry and knocking him unconscious.

