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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

Dr. Bruce Banner
for Dr. Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk
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Bruce Banner grew up to being a scientist and a genius in nuclear physics that he began to work at the US Defense Department nuclear research facility. There Bruce met General Thaddeus E. Ross and his daughter Betty Ross. Betty became captivated by Bruce’s intellect and soft spoken manner, to the point where the two grew a love for one another. At the research facility, Bruce was put in charge of a Gamma Radiation experiment by the U.S Government to build a Gamma bomb. At first it was believed that the experiment was a success, a miscalculation was found and set the bomb to explode causing Bruce to be hit by the blast. A side affect of the Gamma explosion had caused him to have radioactive abilities, causing Bruce to alter his body into a powerful, green-skinned, humanoid monster that everytime his anger levels reached extreme heights.