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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
The Riddler
for The Riddler in Matt Reeve's The Batman
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Matt Reeve's take on Batman as neo-gothic and grounded focusing on the darker elements and mystery. The Batman Part I: The only already released in this Trilogy. The Batman Part II: Delves deeper into Bruce Wayne's Psyche with Hugo Strange as primary Antagonist. Bruce Wayne comes out of the dark to help Gotham during the day until a series of murders on Gotham civilians. Gotham is in chaos following the flood and Arkham is growing full. With the help of Strange as a profiler they catch Zsazs and Bruce begins to investigate Arkham, unravelling the secrets of Hugo Strange. The Batman Part III: Gotham put further into chaos without Strange as overseer of Arkham, the Court of Owls meddle to gain further control from the shadows. Batman himself investigates the mystery with the help of Catwoman. This film will aim to tie up the arcs of Bruce Wayne and the Trilogy including the likes of Joker.
