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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
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for Jack Nicholson in Overlook (David fincher The Shining Biopic) (2027)
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Step behind the locked doors of Room 237 and into the cold heart of genius gone mad. From visionary director David Fincher comes a descent into the making of The Shining — a film that consumed its cast, its crew, and its legendary director, Stanley Kubrick. It’s 1979. Warner Bros. has given Kubrick total freedom — and he’s determined to build the ultimate nightmare, brick by brick, take by take. Inside London’s Elstree Studios, he transforms a soundstage into a snow-bound maze of obsession. Days turn to months. The cameras never stop rolling. And young actress Shelley Duvall (portrayed with raw brilliance by Mia Goth) finds herself trapped between the role she’s playing and the fear that’s consuming her for real. As conspiracy theories bloom and paranoia spreads through the corridors, Vincent D’Onofrio delivers a powerhouse performance as Kubrick — equal parts god, ghost, and prisoner of his own perfection. Every frame blurs the line between fiction and madness, between the Overlook Hotel and the set that birthed it. With a haunting score by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Fincher’s trademark precision, OVERLOOK pulls you into a world where art becomes possession — and no one walks out unchanged.
