Paul Dano

Born 1984 · American actor

Paul Franklin Dano is an American actor and filmmaker. His work includes both independent film and blockbusters, and his accolades include nominations for a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards.

Paul Dano, in order

1. 2000 The Newcomers: acted · directed by James Allen Bradley · audiences 33% · streaming on Pluto TV
2. 2001 L.I.E.: acted · directed by Michael Cuesta
3. 2002 The Emperor's Club: acted · directed by Michael Hoffman
4. 2004 Taking Lives: acted · directed by D.J. Caruso · critics 21%, audiences 54%
5. 2004 The Girl Next Door: acted · directed by Luke Greenfield
6. 2005 The Ballad of Jack and Rose: acted · directed by Rebecca Miller · critics 45%, audiences 61% · streaming on Philo, AMC+
7. 2005 The King: acted · directed by James Marsh
8. 2006 Fast Food Nation: acted · directed by Richard Linklater · critics 50%, audiences 42%
9. 2006 Little Miss Sunshine: acted · directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris · critics 91%, audiences 91%
10. 2007 Light and the Sufferer: acted · directed by Christopher Peditto
11. 2007 There Will Be Blood: acted · directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · critics 92%, audiences 86% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount+
12. 2007 Weapons: acted · directed by Adam Bhala Lough
13. 2008 Gigantic: acted · directed by Matt Aselton
14. 2009 Taking Woodstock: acted · directed by Ang Lee
15. 2009 The Good Heart: acted · directed by Dagur Kári
16. 2009 Where the Wild Things Are: acted · directed by Spike Jonze
17. 2010 Knight and Day: acted · directed by James Mangold · critics 51%, audiences 49% · streaming on Hulu, Paramount+
18. 2010 Meek's Cutoff: acted · directed by Kelly Reichardt
19. 2011 Cowboys & Aliens: acted · directed by Jon Favreau · critics 44%, audiences 43% · streaming on Netflix
20. 2011 The Extra Man: acted · directed by Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman
21. 2012 Being Flynn: acted · directed by Paul Weitz · critics 49%, audiences 41%
22. 2012 For Ellen: produced, acted · directed by So Yong Kim
23. 2012 Looper: acted · directed by Rian Johnson · critics 93%, audiences 82% · streaming on Netflix, Starz
24. 2012 Ruby Sparks: acted · directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
25. 2013 12 Years a Slave: acted · directed by Steve McQueen · critics 95%, audiences 90%
26. 2013 Prisoners: acted · directed by Denis Villeneuve · critics 82%, audiences 87% · streaming on Apple TV
27. 2014 Love and Mercy: acted · directed by Bill Pohlad · critics 90%, audiences 85% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
28. 2015 Youth: acted · directed by Paolo Sorrentino
29. 2016 Codes of Conduct (TV series): acted
30. 2016 Swiss Army Man: acted · directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
31. 2016 War and Peace (TV series): acted · directed by Tom Harper
32. 2017 Okja: acted · directed by Bong Joon-ho · critics 87%, audiences 81% · streaming on Netflix
33. 2018 Escape at Dannemora (TV series): acted · directed by Ben Stiller
34. 2018 Wildlife: directed, wrote
35. 2022 The Batman: acted · directed by Matt Reeves · critics 85%, audiences 87% · streaming on HBO Max
36. 2022 The Fabelmans: acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 92%, audiences 83% · streaming on Peacock, Fandango at Home (free)
37. 2023 Dumb Money: acted · directed by Craig Gillespie · critics 84%, audiences 85% · streaming on Hulu, fuboTV
38. 2024 Mr. & Mrs. Smith (TV series): acted · directed by Amy Seimetz and Donald Glover
39. 2024 Spaceman: acted · directed by Johan Renck
40. 2025 The Studio (TV series): acted · critics 92%, audiences 77% · streaming on Apple TV
41. 2025 The Wizard of the Kremlin: acted · directed by Olivier Assayas
42. 2026 Bunker: acted · directed by Florian Zeller
43. Possession: acted · directed by Parker Finn
44. The Chaperones: acted · directed by India Donaldson