Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

William James "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, in addition to receiving nominations for four Academy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award. He frequently collaborates with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. Dafoe was an early member of experimental theater company The Wooster Group. He made his film debut in Heaven's Gate (1980), but was fired during production. He had his first leading role in the outlaw biker film The Loveless (1982) and then played the main antagonist in Streets of Fire (1984) and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). He received his first Academy Award nomination (as Best Supporting Actor) for his role as Sergeant Elias Grodin in Oliver Stone's war film Platoon (1986). In 1988, Dafoe played Jesus in Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ and costarred in Mississippi Burning, both of which were controversial. After receiving his second Academy Award nomination (as Best Supporting Actor) for portraying Max Schreck in Shadow of the Vampire (2000), Dafoe portrayed the supervillain Norman Osborn / Green Goblin 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) earning him the Guinness World Record for the "longest career as a live-action Marvel character". He also portrayed the villains in Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) and XXX: State of the Union (2005), as well as Carson Clay in the film Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007). In 2009, he starred in the experimental film Antichrist, one of his three films with Lars von Trier. Dafoe then appeared in The Fault in Our Stars, John Wick, The Grand Budapest Hotel (all 2014), The Great Wall (2016), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), The Florida Project (2017) (for which he received his third Academy Award nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category), The Lighthouse (2019), The French Dispatch, and Nightmare Alley (both 2021). He portrayed Nuidis Vulko in the DC Extended Universe films Aquaman (2018), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2022). Dafoe has portrayed several real-life figures, including T. S. Eliot in Tom & Viv (1994), Pier Paolo Pasolini in Pasolini (2014), Vincent van Gogh in At Eternity's Gate (2018) (for which he received an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination, his first in that category), and Leonhard Seppala in Togo (2019).
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
    Birthday
    7/22/1955
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ
7.2
The Boondock Saints
The Boondock Saints
7.251
Animal Factory
Animal Factory
6.357
Anamorph
Anamorph
5.056
Light Sleeper
Light Sleeper
6.564
The Loveless
The Loveless
6.097
Off Limits
Off Limits
5.7
Victory
Victory
5.2
Tom & Viv
Tom & Viv
5.8
Antichrist
Antichrist
6.66
Go Go Tales
Go Go Tales
5.61
White Sands
White Sands
5.84
Before It Had a Name
Before It Had a Name
3.4
The Dust of Time
The Dust of Time
6.5
The Hunter
The Hunter
6.632
4:44 Last Day on Earth
4:44 Last Day on Earth
4.6
Roadhouse 66
Roadhouse 66
4.7
The Night and the Moment
The Night and the Moment
5.5
Saving Norman
6.2
The Smile Man
The Smile Man
7.4
Love's Routine
6.6
Pavilion of Women
Pavilion of Women
5.611
The Procedure
4.6
Triumph of the Spirit
Triumph of the Spirit
6.7
My Hindu Friend
My Hindu Friend
4.2
Pasolini
Pasolini
5.617
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
0
Mind the Gap
Mind the Gap
7.8
Fukushima: A Nuclear Story
Fukushima: A Nuclear Story
7.5
A Woman
A Woman
4.8
Siberia
Siberia
5.149
Mountain
Mountain
7.1
At Eternity's Gate
At Eternity's Gate
6.932
Opus Zero
Opus Zero
6.3
O Panama
O Panama
6
Manou the Swift
Manou the Swift
6.7
Piazza Vittorio
Piazza Vittorio
6.5
Nelson Algren Live
Nelson Algren Live
0
Tommaso
Tommaso
6.053
Voom Portraits
Voom Portraits
10
Togo
Togo
8.164
Atalanta Strategy
Atalanta Strategy
0
Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic
Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic
7
The Benaki Museum
The Benaki Museum
0
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ
4
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
0
River
River
5.7
Inside
Inside
5.8
The Wild One
The Wild One
4
Finding Satoshi
Finding Satoshi
8
Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle
Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle
0
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
7.27
American Psycho
American Psycho
7.4
Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning
7.7
Body of Evidence
Body of Evidence
4.969
Shadow of the Vampire
Shadow of the Vampire
6.674
New Rose Hotel
New Rose Hotel
5.3
The Reckoning
The Reckoning
6.3
Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger
6.6
Control
Control
6.1
To Live and Die in L.A.
To Live and Die in L.A.
7.112
Auto Focus
Auto Focus
6.451
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
6.148
Bullfighter
Bullfighter
3
Edges of the Lord
Edges of the Lord
6.6
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
6.3
Flight of the Intruder
Flight of the Intruder
5.527
A Most Wanted Man
A Most Wanted Man
6.48
Rockets Redglare!
Rockets Redglare!
0
Bad Country
Bad Country
5.619
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
0
Dog Eat Dog
Dog Eat Dog
5.1
The Florida Project
The Florida Project
7.415
Father
Father
4.8
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
9.4
Platoon
Platoon
7.746
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse
7.509
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
6.808
The Making of Daybreakers
7
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
0
North on Evers
North on Evers
7.2
Rhyme 'Em to Death
Rhyme 'Em to Death
0
Sportin' Life
Sportin' Life
4.2
7 Deaths of Maria Callas
7 Deaths of Maria Callas
0
Dead for a Dollar
Dead for a Dollar
5.7
Brothers in Arms
Brothers in Arms
6.143
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
0
The English Patient
The English Patient
7.181
Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart
7.057
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Speed 2: Cruise Control
4.6
Paris Je T'aime
Paris Je T'aime
6.763
The Clearing
The Clearing
5.8
xXx: State of the Union
xXx: State of the Union
5
Fireflies in the Garden
Fireflies in the Garden
6.139
Miral
Miral
6.02
Daybreakers
Daybreakers
6.276
Tomorrow You're Gone
Tomorrow You're Gone
4.5
Odd Thomas
Odd Thomas
6.943
Lulu on the Bridge
Lulu on the Bridge
5.8
Death Note
Death Note
4.237
What Happened to Monday
What Happened to Monday
7.175
Aquaman
Aquaman
6.901
The Great Wall
The Great Wall
6.004
A Family Man
A Family Man
6.684
Abel/Asia
Abel/Asia
0
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Wim Wenders, Desperado
7.7
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
4.75
Maresco / Pasolini
0
SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg
4
Poor Things
Poor Things
0
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo
7.823
eXistenZ
eXistenZ
6.831
Manderlay
Manderlay
6.946
Affliction
Affliction
6.382
American Dreamz
American Dreamz
4.979
John Carter
John Carter
6.275
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
6.764
The Last Thing He Wanted
The Last Thing He Wanted
4.91
The Card Counter
The Card Counter
6.188
Theatron. Romeo Castellucci
Theatron. Romeo Castellucci
0
The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale
The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale
6.818
Inside Man
Inside Man
7.398
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
7.123
Mr. Bean's Holiday
Mr. Bean's Holiday
6.342
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox
7.779
Streets of Fire
Streets of Fire
6.888
Out of the Furnace
Out of the Furnace
6.578
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
5.85
John Wick
John Wick
7.4
New York Nights
New York Nights
1
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
7.2
Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn
6.725
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
7.2
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
7
Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone
Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone
0
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
0
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
7.4
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel
8.053
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars
7.601
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
6.707
This Is an Adventure
This Is an Adventure
6
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
8
Cannes: All Access
Cannes: All Access
2.5
Vox Lux
Vox Lux
5.888
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
8
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
7.013
The Northman
The Northman
7.108
Beetlejuice 2
0
The Walker
The Walker
5.151
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
0
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project
8
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider-Man: No Way Home
8.002
Il coraggio di essere Franco
Il coraggio di essere Franco
4.2
White Homeland Commando
10
Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close!
6.9
Farewell
Farewell
6.4
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
4.75
Brace Up!
Brace Up!
10
Spider-Mania
Spider-Mania
5.5
Asteroid City
Asteroid City
6.7
Ripley Under Ground
Ripley Under Ground
5.646
Love, Antosha
Love, Antosha
7.309
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
0
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
6.271
The Aviator
The Aviator
7.229
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
6.5
Basquiat
Basquiat
6.7
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
7.246
Born on the Fourth of July
Born on the Fourth of July
7
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
5.767
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
4.28
Friedkin Uncut
Friedkin Uncut
7.107
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3
6.388
The Hunger
The Hunger
6.636
Cry-Baby
Cry-Baby
6.57
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Zack Snyder's Justice League
8.209
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
0
Overnight
Overnight
6.545
Finding Dory
Finding Dory
7.043
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
5.99
The French Dispatch
The French Dispatch
7.138
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
7.4
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema
6.741
Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate
6.77
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.9
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