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dano at the 2014 toronto international film festival new york city , new york , u.s. paul dano 19 june 1984 1998 -- present paul dano at tiff 2014.jpg paul dano
 paul franklin dano zoe kazan -lrb- 2007 -- present -rrb- actor , film producer pace university
paul dano

paul franklin dano -lrb- born june 19 , 1984 -rrb- is an american actor and producer .
dano started his career on broadway before making his film debut in `` the newcomers '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- .
he won the independent spirit award for best debut performance for his role in `` l.i.e. '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- and received accolades for his role as dwayne hoover in `` little miss sunshine '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- .
for his roles as paul & eli sunday in `` there will be blood '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- , dano was nominated for the bafta award for best supporting actor .
he has also received awards and accolades for roles such as john tibeats in `` 12 years a slave '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- and alex jones in `` prisoners '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- .
his recent acting credits include the portrayal of musician brian wilson in `` love & mercy '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- .
