Willem Dafoe

Also Known As: Willem DeFoe, William Dafoe, Jr., William J. Dafoe, 윌렘 데포, Γουίλεμ Νταφόε, 威廉·达福, William James "Willem" Dafoe, William James Dafoe, ויליאם ג'. "וילם" דפו, וויליאם דפו, 威廉·達佛, ویلم دفو

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Appleton, Wisconsin, USA

Birthday: July 22, 1955

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Known For:

Finding Nemo
Inside Man
The English Patient
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Wild at Heart
Basquiat
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
Mr. Bean's Holiday
American Psycho
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg
Body of Evidence
Mississippi Burning
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Pet Shop Days
Paris Je T'aime
Fantastic Mr. Fox
eXistenZ
Manderlay
Born on the Fourth of July
The Clearing
Faraway, So Close!
Heaven's Gate
Shadow of the Vampire
The Last Temptation of Christ
Asteroid City
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
New Rose Hotel
xXx: State of the Union
Fireflies in the Garden
The Boondock Saints
The Hunger
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Affliction
Cry-Baby
American Dreamz
The Reckoning
Clear and Present Danger
Animal Factory
The Walker
Control
To Live and Die in L.A.
The Legend of Ochi
Farewell
Auto Focus
Anamorph
Light Sleeper
The Loveless
Streets of Fire
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Bullfighter
Off Limits
Miral
Victory
Ripley Under Ground
Antichrist
Tom & Viv
Edges of the Lord
Adam Resurrected
John Carter
Flight of the Intruder
White Sands
Daybreakers
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Brothers in Arms
Before It Had a Name
The Dust of Time
Go Go Tales
Pavilion of Women
The Hunter
Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle
4:44 Last Day on Earth
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Tomorrow You're Gone
Roadhouse 66
A Woman
Inside
A Most Wanted Man
The Night and the Moment
Out of the Furnace
The Wild One
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
Don't F*#% With John Wick
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
Saving Norman
The Smile Man
Love's Routine
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Il coraggio di essere Franco
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Odd Thomas
The Fault in Our Stars
Rockets Redglare!
John Wick
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Finding Satoshi
Bad Country
The Aviator
Gonzo Girl
Pasolini
Poor Things
Finally Dawn
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
The Procedure
White Homeland Commando
Kinds of Kindness
The Man in My Basement
Triumph of the Spirit
The Great Wall
The Misbehavers
American Nails
Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
Saturday Night
My Hindu Friend
Dog Eat Dog
A Family Man
Late Fame
Tenzing
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
New York Nights
Mind the Gap
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
Fukushima: A Nuclear Story
Finding Dory
Death Note
Tropico
The Florida Project
What Happened to Monday
Aquaman
Murder on the Orient Express
The Birthday Party
Interior (The Spectator)
Lulu on the Bridge
Siberia
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Mountain
Father
This Is an Adventure
At Eternity's Gate
Opus Zero
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
Platoon
The Lighthouse
Motherless Brooklyn
O Panama
Manou the Swift
The Last Thing He Wanted
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
Cannes: All Access
Vox Lux
Piazza Vittorio
Nelson Algren Live
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Tommaso
The French Dispatch
Voom Portraits
Love, Antosha
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
Brace Up!
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Togo
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Nightmare Alley
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
The Making of Daybreakers
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
North on Evers
The Card Counter
Atalanta Strategy
The Northman
Abel/Asia
Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic
Rhyme 'Em to Death
Friedkin Uncut
Theatron. Romeo Castellucci
Overnight
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Sportin' Life
The Benaki Museum
7 Deaths of Maria Callas
The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Sanctuary
Spider-Mania
Maresco / Pasolini
To Each His Own Cinema
Dead for a Dollar
River
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Spider-Man Story
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Sculpt
Nosferatu
Nosferatu: An Inside Look
The Sleeping Shepherd
The Souffleur
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
Wrong Guys
Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'