Paul Dano Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has Paul Dano been in? This complete Paul Dano filmography lists 44 credited roles (35 films, 9 TV series), in chronological order from 1953 to 2026, with links to our full guides where available.

Paul Dano movies in order

• L.I.E. (2001) as Howie Blitzer
• Too Young to Be a Dad (2002) as Matt Freeman
• The Emperor's Club (2002) as Martin Blythe
• Taking Lives (2004) as Young Asher
• The Girl Next Door (2004) as Klitz
• The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005) as Thaddius
• The King (2006) as Paul
• Little Miss Sunshine (2006) as Dwayne Hoover
• Fast Food Nation (2006) as Brian
• Weapons (2007) as Chris
• There Will Be Blood (2007) as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
• Gigantic (2008) as Brian
• Taking Woodstock (2009) as VW Guy
• The Good Heart (2009) as Lucas
• Where the Wild Things Are (2009) as Alexander (voice)
• Knight and Day (2010) as Simon Feck
• The Extra Man (2010) as Louis Ives
• Meek's Cutoff (2011) as Thomas Gately
• Cowboys & Aliens (2011) as Percy Dolarhyde
• For Ellen (2012) as Joby Taylor
• Being Flynn (2012) as Nick Flynn
• Ruby Sparks (2012) as Calvin
• Looper (2012) as Seth
• Prisoners (2013) as Alex Jones
• 12 Years a Slave (2013) as John Tibeats
• Youth (2015) as Jimmy Tree
• Love & Mercy (2015) as Brian Wilson 1960s
• Swiss Army Man (2016) as Hank
• Okja (2017) as Jay
• The Guilty (2021) as Matthew Fontenot (voice)
• The Batman (2022) as The Riddler
• The Fabelmans (2022) as Burt Fabelman
• Dumb Money (2023) as Keith Gill
• Spaceman (2024) as Hanuš (voice)
• The Wizard of the Kremlin (2026) as Vadim Baranov

Paul Dano TV shows

• The Oscars (1953) as Self
• Smart Guy (1997) as Nicholas
• The Sopranos (1999) as Patrick Whaley
• War and Peace (2016) as Pierre Bezukhov
• Escape at Dannemora (2018) as David Sweat
• Pantheon (2022) as Caspian Keyes (voice)
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024) as Hot Neighbor
• Fantasmas (2024) as Jeff
• The Studio (2025) as Paul Dano

Filmography data via TMDB, refreshed automatically as new roles are announced.