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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.

Paul Dano

Edward Nashton
for Edward Nashton in Fear Of The Batman
Suggested by deantvbrown

We learn about a kid that was abandoned by his parents leaving him with his abusive grandmother who would beat him and send him to a abandoned church when he misbehaved where crows will come out and attack him. The kid will constantly get bullied at school. One day the kid learns why the crows will attack him. His grandmother fed him a food that attracted crows. One day he used this food to get the crows to attack his bullies, one of which he killed. After his grandmother abandoned him also he wanted to bring about a change he would start making people fear him as his playtime some of which he also killed he also broke the riddler out of prison so they can work together and after the riddler screws him over by ditching him in prison after that scarecrow begins to kill more attracting Batman to try and stop him. The nickname Batman gives him and he in fact gives himself was scarecrow. Batman will also fight killer croc in the sewer. Batman will also battle man bat in various areas. After Batman defeats scarecrow and the riddler is in prison again, It will end with Alfred telling Batman he has a message when Batman plays the message it is Joker, mr. Freeze, Bane, mad hatter, the black mask and Two-face asking him to come out and play.