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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.
New Jersey, 1998. A New York City Detective Named Max Payne, Returns Home to See That his Wife and Infant Daughter were Murdered by Several Junkies High on a Powerful Narcotic. Three Years Later, in 2001. Max is Now an Undercover DEA Agent, deep in the Case of The Narcotic, Valkyr. After a Meeting with His Former Partner and Friend, Alex, is Murdered by an Unseen Assailant. With the New York City Police on his Trail, Max Goes on a Killing Spree, Going After the Punchinello Crime Family, Only to Be Caught up in a Deadly Government Conspiracy, linked to a Secret Society.
