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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.
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Katurian K. Katurian
for Katurian K. Katurian in The Pillowman
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In a bleak interrogation room, a writer named Katurian is pulled into a nightmare he never imagined. Known for his disturbing short stories—tales filled with violence, damaged childhoods, and unsettling imagination—he now finds himself questioned by the police when a series of child murders eerily resemble scenes from his fiction. As the hours pass, two contrasting officers, Tupolski and Ariel, press him for answers. Their methods clash, their tempers shift, and every story Katurian has ever written suddenly becomes potential evidence. The pressure intensifies when they reveal that his vulnerable brother, Michal, may be connected to the crimes in ways Katurian never expected. Reality and imagination start to blur. Katurian’s own stories echo hauntingly through the investigation, forcing him to confront what it means to create dark art in a world already full of darkness. Is a writer responsible for the shadows he puts on the page? Do stories shape people, or do people shape stories? And how much pain must an artist endure to tell the truth? As the night spirals deeper, Katurian and Michal face choices that cut to the bone—choices about loyalty, creation, guilt, and the cost of telling stories that refuse to be silenced. A tense psychological drama wrapped inside a writer’s worst fears, The Pillowman explores the fragile line between fiction and reality… and the dangerous places where they collide.
