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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.
When 8-year-old Jacob vanished without a trace, his older sister Abigail was left broken and haunted by guilt. Six years later, a teenage boy appears at their doorstep, claiming to be Jacob — with the same voice, same birthmark, and chillingly accurate memories. But Abigail quickly begins to suspect something is terribly wrong. As cracks appear in his story and reality itself begins to twist, she uncovers an unspeakable truth: whatever returned may look like Jacob... but it remembers more than it should — and it is not alone. Set in a cold, decaying American suburb, "The One Who Came Back" is a psychological horror-thriller that explores trauma, denial, and the terrifying question: what happens when the person you lost… isn’t the one who comes home?
