Paul Dano
Paul Dano Paul recently won a Best Young Actor award from the Broadcast Film Critics Association for the role of Dwayne in the smash hit film Little Miss Sunshine. His breakout role in the coming-of-age drama, L.I.E., opposite Brian Cox garnered him an Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance as well as the Best Actor Award at the Stockholm Film Festival. Dano began his acting career on the New York stage with supporting roles on Broadway including “A Month In The Country” opposite Helen Mirren; “A Christmas Carol” with Ben Vereen and Terrence Mann; and “Inherit The Wind” opposite George C. Scott and Charles Durning. In addition to a recurring role on “The Sopranos,” Dano has consistently tackled different roles in his feature career. Highlights include: The Emperor’s Club opposite Kevin Kline, Fast Food Nation, Rebecca Miller’s The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005 Sundance Film Festival) opposite Daniel Day Lewis and James Marsh’s The King opposite Gael Garcia Bernal and William Hurt. He co-stars, again, opposite Daniel Day Lewis in P.T. Anderson’s There Will Be Blood, and also lent his voice to Spike Jonze's upcoming feature adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic Where The Wild Things Are.