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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
Medical Examiner
for Medical Examiner in The Lesson of Flesh
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In a quiet American suburb, 11-year-old Lucas Carter recounts a nightmare that shaped — and nearly ended — his life. When the charming new biology teacher, Mr. Julian Shaw, arrives at Lucas’s school, no one suspects the darkness he brings with him. Disappearances begin: first Emily Parker, then Lucas Bennett. As parents panic and the town locks down, Lucas stumbles upon the horrifying truth: Mr. Shaw isn’t just teaching biology — he’s practicing it, dissecting young lives for his own sinister appetite. After a terrifying encounter, Lucas wakes from a five-year coma, his body broken but his mind haunted. Why did Mr. Shaw let him live? And is the nightmare truly over… or is the lesson only just beginning?
