Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Biography: William James "Willem" Dafoe (/dəˈfoʊ/də-FOH or /ˈdeɪfoʊ/ DAY-foh; born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, four Golden Globe Awards, four Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. Dafoe was a founding member of experimental theatre company The Wooster Group. He made his film debut with an uncredited role in Heaven's Gate (1980). Dafoe's early career includes credits for The Loveless (1982), Streets of Fire (1984), and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). He earned his first Academy Award nomination for the war drama Platoon (1986), followed by nominations for his roles in Shadow of the Vampire (2000), The Florida Project (2017), and the Vincent van Gogh biopic At Eternity's Gate (2018). He also gained acclaim and wide recognition for his roles as Jesus Christ in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and as the supervillain Norman Osborn in the superhero film Spider-Man (2002), a role he reprised in its sequels Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). His other film appearance include roles in Mississippi Burning (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Light Sleeper (1992), Body of Evidence (1993), Clear and Present Danger (1994), The English Patient (1996), Affliction (1997), New Rose Hotel(1998), Existenz (1999), The Boondock Saints (1999), American Psycho (2000), Auto Focus (2002), Finding Nemo (2003), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Inside Man (2006), Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007), Antichrist (2009), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Nymphomaniac (2013), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), John Wick (2014), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Aquaman (2018), The Lighthouse (2019), Nightmare Alley (2021), Poor Things (2023), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Willem Dafoe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: July 22, 1955

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo

2003-05-30

Inside Man
Inside Man

2006-03-17

The English Patient
The English Patient

1996-11-14

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2004-12-10

Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart

1990-08-17

Basquiat
Basquiat

1996-08-09

Spider-Man
Spider-Man

2002-05-01

Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2

2004-06-25

Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3

2007-05-01

Mr. Bean's Holiday
Mr. Bean's Holiday

2007-03-22

American Psycho
American Psycho

2000-04-13

Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Once Upon a Time in Mexico

2003-09-11

SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg
SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg

2014-09-02

Body of Evidence
Body of Evidence

1993-01-15

Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning

1988-12-08

Speed 2: Cruise Control
Speed 2: Cruise Control

1997-06-13

Pet Shop Days
Pet Shop Days

2023-09-03

Paris Je T'aime
Paris Je T'aime

2006-06-21

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009-10-23

eXistenZ
eXistenZ

1999-04-14

Manderlay
Manderlay

2005-06-03

Born on the Fourth of July
Born on the Fourth of July

1989-12-20

The Clearing
The Clearing

2004-07-02

Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close!

1993-09-01

Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate

1980-11-19

Shadow of the Vampire
Shadow of the Vampire

2000-05-15

The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ

1988-05-28

Asteroid City
Asteroid City

2023-06-08

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

2009-11-24

New Rose Hotel
New Rose Hotel

1999-03-19

xXx: State of the Union
xXx: State of the Union

2005-04-27

Fireflies in the Garden
Fireflies in the Garden

2008-08-07

The Boondock Saints
The Boondock Saints

1999-01-22

The Hunger
The Hunger

1983-04-29

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

2009-10-23

Affliction
Affliction

1998-02-12

Cry-Baby
Cry-Baby

1990-04-06

American Dreamz
American Dreamz

2006-03-04

The Reckoning
The Reckoning

2004-02-26

Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger

1994-08-03

Animal Factory
Animal Factory

2000-10-13

The Walker
The Walker

2007-02-13

Control
Control

2004-12-07

To Live and Die in L.A.
To Live and Die in L.A.

1985-11-01

The Legend of Ochi
The Legend of Ochi

2025-04-25

Farewell
Farewell

2009-09-23

Auto Focus
Auto Focus

2002-10-18

Anamorph
Anamorph

2007-09-21

Light Sleeper
Light Sleeper

1992-08-21

The Loveless
The Loveless

1984-01-20

Streets of Fire
Streets of Fire

1984-06-01

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

1987-10-01

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2010-07-08

Bullfighter
Bullfighter

2000-10-01

Off Limits
Off Limits

1988-03-11

Miral
Miral

2010-09-15

Victory
Victory

1996-12-13

Ripley Under Ground
Ripley Under Ground

2005-11-06

Antichrist
Antichrist

2009-05-20

Tom & Viv
Tom & Viv

1994-04-15

Edges of the Lord
Edges of the Lord

2001-10-12

Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected

2008-08-08

John Carter
John Carter

2012-03-07

Flight of the Intruder
Flight of the Intruder

1991-01-18

White Sands
White Sands

1992-04-24

Daybreakers
Daybreakers

2010-01-06

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

2024-09-04

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

2019-12-20

Brothers in Arms
Brothers in Arms

2018-11-13

Before It Had a Name
Before It Had a Name

2005-09-10

The Dust of Time
The Dust of Time

2008-11-22

Go Go Tales
Go Go Tales

2007-05-23

Pavilion of Women
Pavilion of Women

2001-04-20

The Hunter
The Hunter

2011-10-06

Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle
Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle

1999-01-01

4:44 Last Day on Earth
4:44 Last Day on Earth

2012-03-23

The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014-02-26

Tomorrow You're Gone
Tomorrow You're Gone

2012-10-31

Roadhouse 66
Roadhouse 66

1984-08-31

A Woman
A Woman

2010-09-04

Inside
Inside

2023-03-09

A Most Wanted Man
A Most Wanted Man

2014-07-25

The Night and the Moment
The Night and the Moment

1995-07-05

Out of the Furnace
Out of the Furnace

2013-11-09

The Wild One
The Wild One

2023-05-10

John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry

2015-02-03

Don't F*#% With John Wick
Don't F*#% With John Wick

2015-02-03

Why Are We (Not) Creative?
Why Are We (Not) Creative?

2021-10-20

Saving Norman
Saving Norman

2013-05-25

The Smile Man
The Smile Man

2013-06-15

Love's Routine
Love's Routine

2013-06-19

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

2005-05-09

Il coraggio di essere Franco
Il coraggio di essere Franco

2022-05-18

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

2022-05-03

Odd Thomas
Odd Thomas

2013-01-29

The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars

2014-05-16

Rockets Redglare!
Rockets Redglare!

2003-05-02

John Wick
John Wick

2014-10-22

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

2013-12-25

Finding Satoshi
Finding Satoshi

2022-01-21

Bad Country
Bad Country

2014-09-26

The Aviator
The Aviator

2004-12-17

Gonzo Girl
Gonzo Girl

2023-09-07

Pasolini
Pasolini

2014-09-25

Poor Things
Poor Things

2023-12-07

Finally Dawn
Finally Dawn

2024-02-14

Vincent van Gogh Superstar
Vincent van Gogh Superstar

2019-11-05

The Procedure
The Procedure

2007-08-01

White Homeland Commando
White Homeland Commando

1993-03-04

Kinds of Kindness
Kinds of Kindness

2024-05-30

The Man in My Basement
The Man in My Basement

Triumph of the Spirit
Triumph of the Spirit

1989-12-08

The Great Wall
The Great Wall

2016-12-16

The Misbehavers
The Misbehavers

2004-12-04

American Nails
American Nails

Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone
Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone

2022-11-28

Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

2022-01-16

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

2022-11-20

The Making of A Most Wanted Man
The Making of A Most Wanted Man

2015-02-27

Saturday Night
Saturday Night

2024-09-27

My Hindu Friend
My Hindu Friend

2016-03-03

Dog Eat Dog
Dog Eat Dog

2016-11-04

A Family Man
A Family Man

2016-09-13

Late Fame
Late Fame

Tenzing
Tenzing

Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World

2010-05-10

New York Nights
New York Nights

1984-03-01

Mind the Gap
Mind the Gap

2016-02-17

Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure

2002-12-15

Fukushima: A Nuclear Story
Fukushima: A Nuclear Story

2015-03-13

Finding Dory
Finding Dory

2016-06-16

Death Note
Death Note

2017-08-25

Tropico
Tropico

The Florida Project
The Florida Project

2017-10-06

What Happened to Monday
What Happened to Monday

2017-08-18

Aquaman
Aquaman

2018-12-07

Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express

2017-11-03

The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party

Interior (The Spectator)
Interior (The Spectator)

2023-10-21

Lulu on the Bridge
Lulu on the Bridge

1998-09-06

Siberia
Siberia

2020-07-02

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

2017-05-05

Mountain
Mountain

2017-11-30

Father
Father

2016-10-25

This Is an Adventure
This Is an Adventure

2005-05-10

At Eternity's Gate
At Eternity's Gate

2018-11-15

Opus Zero
Opus Zero

2018-12-28

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

2005-05-08

A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'

2001-01-01

Platoon
Platoon

1986-12-19

The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse

2019-10-18

Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn

2019-10-31

O Panama
O Panama

1985-01-01

Manou the Swift
Manou the Swift

2019-01-25

The Last Thing He Wanted
The Last Thing He Wanted

2020-02-14

Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'

2003-12-02

Cannes: All Access
Cannes: All Access

2007-10-27

Vox Lux
Vox Lux

2018-09-07

Piazza Vittorio
Piazza Vittorio

2017-09-09

Nelson Algren Live
Nelson Algren Live

2016-06-04

Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty

2003-09-12

Tommaso
Tommaso

2020-01-08

The French Dispatch
The French Dispatch

2021-10-21

Voom Portraits
Voom Portraits

2007-10-01

Love, Antosha
Love, Antosha

2019-08-02

On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'

2005-01-15

Brace Up!
Brace Up!

1993-04-01

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

2017-08-01

Togo
Togo

2019-12-20

Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project

2018-02-20

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

2020-11-26

Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley

2021-12-02

Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate

2004-10-08

The Making of Daybreakers
The Making of Daybreakers

2010-05-11

Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago

2020-02-28

North on Evers
North on Evers

1992-01-01

The Card Counter
The Card Counter

2021-09-03

Atalanta Strategy
Atalanta Strategy

1984-01-01

The Northman
The Northman

2022-04-07

Abel/Asia
Abel/Asia

1998-01-01

Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic
Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic

2012-09-12

Rhyme 'Em to Death
Rhyme 'Em to Death

1993-01-01

Friedkin Uncut
Friedkin Uncut

2018-11-05

Theatron. Romeo Castellucci
Theatron. Romeo Castellucci

2018-03-30

Overnight
Overnight

2003-06-12

Wim Wenders, Desperado
Wim Wenders, Desperado

2020-07-16

Sportin' Life
Sportin' Life

2020-09-06

The Benaki Museum
The Benaki Museum

2013-12-26

7 Deaths of Maria Callas
7 Deaths of Maria Callas

2022-07-24

The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale
The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale

2020-01-14

Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

1988-10-07

Zack Snyder's Justice League
Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021-03-18

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

2002-04-20

Sanctuary
Sanctuary

2017-01-28

Spider-Mania
Spider-Mania

2002-04-30

Maresco / Pasolini
Maresco / Pasolini

2021-05-05

To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema

2007-10-31

Dead for a Dollar
Dead for a Dollar

2022-09-30

River
River

2021-09-03

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010-05-04

Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021-12-15

The Spider-Man Story
The Spider-Man Story

2002-06-08

run 002
run 002

Sculpt
Sculpt

2016-08-16

Nosferatu
Nosferatu

2024-12-25

Nosferatu: An Inside Look
Nosferatu: An Inside Look

2024-12-30

The Sleeping Shepherd
The Sleeping Shepherd

The Souffleur
The Souffleur

The Knight
The Knight

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