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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.

A years after The Riddler blew up the seawall and calls the floods of Gotham. The city has rebuilt. Bruce Wayne a.k.a. Batman has Took in Dick Grayson and investigate the murder of his parents. Batman a.k.a. Bruce Wayne has found himself more deeper in corruption of Gotham and with an old friend returning to Gotham and some find herself in the same mess might cause a stir. Bruce Wayne a.k.a. Batman is trying to appear more publicly at Wayne enterprise events and starting the Wayne foundation. With the new big shot D.A. Harvey dent he might have some help cleaning up the corruption of Gotham publicly. With reconnecting with an old school friend Lincoln March.
