Paul Dano
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Paul Franklin Dano (born June 19 1984) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Dwayne in the feature film Little Miss Sunshine, as Howie Blitzer in the independent film L.I.E., as Eli Sunday in Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood and his work in several other, mostly independent, films. He is also active on stage, and has appeared in several Broadway productions including A Christmas Carol, Ragtime, Inherit the Wind, A Month in the Country, and A Thousand Clowns at the Roundabout Theatre. As a side project, he also provides vocals and lead guitar for the band Mook.
Dano was born in Wilton, Connecticut,[1] and resides in New York City. He attends The New School, studying literature. Before that he graduated from Wilton High School in Wilton, Connecticut in 2002.
Awards and nominations
Wins
- L.A. Outfest (2001, Grand Jury Award as Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film for L.I.E. (2001), tied with Kett Turton for Gypsy 83 (2001))
- Stockholm Film Festival (2001, Best Actor for L.I.E.)
- Independent Spirit Awards (2002, Best Debut Performance for L.I.E.)
- Fantasporto (2003, "Directors' Week Award" as Best Actor for L.I.E.)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards (2007, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Little Miss Sunshine, shared with Kinnear, Collette, Carell, Breslin and Arkin)
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2007, as Best Young Actor for Little Miss Sunshine[2])
Nominations
- Gotham Awards (2006, nominated, Best Ensemble Cast for Little Miss Sunshine; shared with Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin)
- Independent Spirit Awards (2007, nominated, as Best Supporting Male for Little Miss Sunshine)
- Detroit Film Critics Society (2007, nominated, as Best Supporting Actor for There Will Be Blood)
- BAFTA Awards (2008, nominated, as Best Supporting Actor for There Will Be Blood)
Filmography
- Where the Wild Things Are (2008) (voice) .... Alexander
- Explicit Ills (2008) - Rocco
- There Will Be Blood (2007) - Eli Sunday and Paul Sunday
- Weapons (2006) - Chris
- Little Miss Sunshine (2006) - Dwayne
- Fast Food Nation (2006) - Brian
- The King (2005) - Paul Sandow
- The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005) - Thaddius
- Taking Lives (2004) - Young Asher
- The Girl Next Door (2004) - Klitz
- Light and the Sufferer (2004) - Don (aka: Light)
- The Emperor's Club (2002) - Martin Blythe
- Too Young to Be a Dad (2002) (TV) (credited as Paul Franklin Dano) - Matt Freeman
- L.I.E. (2001) (credited as Paul Franklin Dano) - Howie Blitzer
- The Newcomers (2000) - Joel
References
- ^ Grandjean, Pat, "First People" column, item titled "The Buzz", Connecticut Magazine, November 2006, page 17
- ^ http://www.bfca.org/individual_movie.asp?id=2041
External links
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- Paul Dano comprehensive profile
- Reverbnation.com/mook - Information about Paul's band Mook
- Template:MySpace