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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

Deputy Jonah
for Deputy Jonah in Red Dead Redemption (TV Show adaptation)
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The story follows Arthur Morgan, a senior member of the Van der Linde gang, as the age of outlaws comes to an end. On the run from the law after a failed robbery, the gang struggles to survive while internal conflicts, loyalty, and changing times threaten to tear them apart. Arthur is forced to confront his past choices, morality, and what kind of legacy he will leave behind. Years later, the story centers on John Marston, a former outlaw trying to live a quiet life. He is coerced by the government into hunting down the remaining members of his old gang in exchange for his family’s freedom. As John tracks them across the fading frontier, he faces the consequences of his past and the cost of redemption in a world that no longer has room for men like him.