Paul Dano

ABOUT PAUL DANO

Actor who first rose to fame as Dwayne in the hit film Little Miss Sunshine . His role as John Tibeats in the 2013 film 12 Years a Slave earned him 12 film award nominations. He also received acclaim for his roles in the PT Anderson drama There Will Be Blood and the Showtime series Escape at Dannemora .

He appeared in his first Broadway production at the age of ten.

His many other film credits include The Girl Next Door , Ruby Sparks and Prisoners .

He began dating actress Zoe Kazan in 2007. They have a daughter named Alma. In late 2022, the couple welcomed their second child.

He played a starring role in There Will Be Blood with iconic actor Daniel Day Lewis .