Paul Dano is all over the headlines this week after legendary director Quentin Tarantino criticized his work and now many people are coming to his defense, including The Batman director Matt Reeves.
The 41-year-old actor played Edward Nashton / The Riddler in the 2022 movie.
Paul is also known for his work in movies like Little Miss Sunshine, There Will be Blood, Taking Woodstock, 12 Years a Slave, Love & Mercy, and The Fabelmans.
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Matt tweeted on Thursday night, “Paul Dano is an incredible actor, and an incredible person.”
Paul Dano is an incredible actor, and an incredible person.
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) December 4, 2025
Quentin praised There Will Be Blood while speaking on the Bret Easton Ellis Podcast this week, but said Paul ruins the film for him.
“There Will Be Blood would stand a good chance at being #1 or #2 if it didn’t have a big, giant flaw in it … and the flaw is Paul Dano. Obviously, it’s supposed to be a two-hander, but it’s also drastically obvious that it’s not a two-hander,” the filmmaker said. “[Dano] is weak sauce, man. He is the weak sister. Austin Butler would have been wonderful in that role. He’s just such a weak, weak, uninteresting guy. The weakest f-cking actor in SAG [laughs].”
Quentin also doesn’t care for two other actors.