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Willem Dafoe

Acting
Known For

69 Years Old

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.

Born

Appleton, Wisconsin, USA on 22nd July 1955

All Credits

Late Night with Seth Meyers Image
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Daily Show Image
The Daily Show
Self
Conan Image
Conan
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Image
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Simpsons Image
The Simpsons
Commandant (voice)
The Simpsons Image
The Simpsons
The Commandant / Jack Lassen (voice)
The Colbert Report Image
The Colbert Report
Off Camera with Sam Jones Image
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Image
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Graham Norton Show Image
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Wonderful World of Disney Image
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Phoenician Scheme Image
The Phoenician Scheme
Knave
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Image
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue Image
Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue
Self
The Directors Image
The Directors
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Image
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
The Legend of Ochi Image
The Legend of Ochi
Maxim
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Spider-Man: No Way Home Image
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Norman Osborn / Green Goblin
The Kingdom Image
The Kingdom
Grand Duc
Spider-Man Image
Spider-Man
Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Finding Nemo Image
Finding Nemo
Gill (voice)
Nosferatu Image
Nosferatu
Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz
Spider-Man 3 Image
Spider-Man 3
Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
John Wick Image
John Wick
Marcus
Poor Things Image
Poor Things
Godwin Baxter
Aquaman Image
Aquaman
Nuidis Vulko
NHK WORLD PRIME Image
NHK WORLD PRIME
Self - Narrator (voice)
Zack Snyder's Justice League Image
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Vulko
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Image
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Jackson
Platoon Image
Platoon
Sergeant Elias Grodin
American Psycho Image
American Psycho
Donald Kimball
Wick Is Pain Image
Wick Is Pain
(archive footage)
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II Image
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
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The Hitchhiker Image
The Hitchhiker
Jeffrey Hunt
The Grand Budapest Hotel Image
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jopling
The Northman Image
The Northman
Heimir the Fool
Finding Dory Image
Finding Dory
Gill (voice)
John Carter Image
John Carter
Tars Tarkas
The Great Wall Image
The Great Wall
Ballard
Murder on the Orient Express Image
Murder on the Orient Express
Gerhard Hardman
Inside Man Image
Inside Man
John Darius
The Aviator Image
The Aviator
Roland Sweet
Kulturplatz Image
Kulturplatz
Self
The Lighthouse Image
The Lighthouse
Thomas Wake
Mostra, Venise Image
Mostra, Venise
Self - "Tapis Rouge" Guest
Fantastic Mr. Fox Image
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Rat (voice)
What Happened to Monday Image
What Happened to Monday
Terrence Settman
Spider-Man 2 Image
Spider-Man 2
Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
The Fault in Our Stars Image
The Fault in Our Stars
Peter van Houten
Fishing with John Image
Fishing with John
Self
Born on the Fourth of July Image
Born on the Fourth of July
Charlie
Asteroid City Image
Asteroid City
Saltzburg Keitel
The French Dispatch Image
The French Dispatch
Albert 'the Abacus'
Kinds of Kindness Image
Kinds of Kindness
Raymond / George / Omi
xXx: State of the Union Image
xXx: State of the Union
Gen. George Octavius Deckert
Once Upon a Time in Mexico Image
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Armando Barillo
Mr. Bean's Holiday Image
Mr. Bean's Holiday
Carson Clay
Mississippi Burning Image
Mississippi Burning
Agent Alan Ward
Antichrist Image
Antichrist
He
Saturday Night Image
Saturday Night
David Tebet
Nightmare Alley Image
Nightmare Alley
Clem Hoatley
Dead for a Dollar Image
Dead for a Dollar
Joe Cribbens
Death Note Image
Death Note
Ryuk (voice)
The Florida Project Image
The Florida Project
Bobby
eXistenZ Image
eXistenZ
Gas
Inside Image
Inside
Nemo
The Boondock Saints Image
The Boondock Saints
Paul Smecker
Togo Image
Togo
Leonhard Seppala
Out of the Furnace Image
Out of the Furnace
John Petty
Clear and Present Danger Image
Clear and Present Danger
John Clark
Speed 2: Cruise Control Image
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Geiger
Inside the Actors Studio Image
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
The English Patient Image
The English Patient
David Caravaggio
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Image
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Gavner Purl
To Live and Die in L.A. Image
To Live and Die in L.A.
Rick Masters
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Image
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Klaus Daimler
The Last Temptation of Christ Image
The Last Temptation of Christ
Jesus
Wild at Heart Image
Wild at Heart
Bobby Peru
Odd Thomas Image
Odd Thomas
Wyatt Porter
Cry-Baby Image
Cry-Baby
Hateful Guard
Body of Evidence Image
Body of Evidence
Frank Dulaney
A Family Man Image
A Family Man
Ed Blackridge
No Image
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
Self
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home Image
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Self
The Card Counter Image
The Card Counter
Gordo
Streets of Fire Image
Streets of Fire
Raven Shaddock
Daybreakers Image
Daybreakers
Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac
Shadow of the Vampire Image
Shadow of the Vampire
Max Schreck
Manderlay Image
Manderlay
Grace's Father
A Most Wanted Man Image
A Most Wanted Man
Tommy Brue
The Hunter Image
The Hunter
Martin David
The Hunger Image
The Hunger
2nd Phone Booth Youth
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I Image
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
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Paris Je T'aime Image
Paris Je T'aime
Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires)
The Last Thing He Wanted Image
The Last Thing He Wanted
Richard McMahon
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Image
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Paul Smecker
Heaven's Gate Image
Heaven's Gate
Willy (uncredited)
Motherless Brooklyn Image
Motherless Brooklyn
Paul Randolph
Bad Country Image
Bad Country
Bud Carter
Animal Factory Image
Animal Factory
Earl Copen
At Eternity's Gate Image
At Eternity's Gate
Vincent van Gogh
Dog Eat Dog Image
Dog Eat Dog
Mad Dog
Vox Lux Image
Vox Lux
Narrator (voice)
Fireflies in the Garden Image
Fireflies in the Garden
Charles Waechter
New Rose Hotel Image
New Rose Hotel
X
No Image
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ
Self
To Each His Own Cinema Image
To Each His Own Cinema
(segment "Occupations") (archive footage)
Basquiat Image
Basquiat
The Electrician
Manou the Swift Image
Manou the Swift
Manou's Father (voice)
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' Image
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Self
Control Image
Control
Dr. Michael Copeland
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant Image
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Self
The Clearing Image
The Clearing
Arnold Mack
Don't F*#% With John Wick Image
Don't F*#% With John Wick
Self
The Reckoning Image
The Reckoning
Martin
Flight of the Intruder Image
Flight of the Intruder
Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole
Auto Focus Image
Auto Focus
John Carpenter
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee Image
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Self / Norman Osborn/ Green Goblin (archive footage)
Finally Dawn Image
Finally Dawn
Rufo Priori
Affliction Image
Affliction
Rolfe Whitehouse
Love, Antosha Image
Love, Antosha
Self
Go Go Tales Image
Go Go Tales
Ray Ruby
White Sands Image
White Sands
Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
Ripley Under Ground Image
Ripley Under Ground
Neil Murchison
American Dreamz Image
American Dreamz
Chief of Staff
Anamorph Image
Anamorph
Stan Aubray
Faraway, So Close! Image
Faraway, So Close!
Emit Flesti
Edges of the Lord Image
Edges of the Lord
Priest
Siberia Image
Siberia
Clint
Pasolini Image
Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Triumph of the Spirit Image
Triumph of the Spirit
Salamo Arouch
Pavilion of Women Image
Pavilion of Women
Father Andre
Father Image
Father
James Verdun
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Image
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Elephant Grass (voice)
Adam Resurrected Image
Adam Resurrected
Commandat Klein
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Image
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Willem Dafoe (uncredited)
Farewell Image
Farewell
Feeney
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait Image
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Self
Zero Image
Zero
(voice)
Miral Image
Miral
Eddie
Light Sleeper Image
Light Sleeper
John LeTour
4:44 Last Day on Earth Image
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Cisco
Overnight Image
Overnight
Self
Wintergasten Image
Wintergasten
Lulu on the Bridge Image
Lulu on the Bridge
Dr. Van Horn
The Loveless Image
The Loveless
Vance
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done Image
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Detective Hank Havenhurst
My Hindu Friend Image
My Hindu Friend
Diego Fairman
The Walker Image
The Walker
Larry Lockner
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' Image
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
Self
Tom & Viv Image
Tom & Viv
Tom Eliot
Friedkin Uncut Image
Friedkin Uncut
Self
Bullfighter Image
Bullfighter
Father Ramirez
Tommaso Image
Tommaso
Tommaso
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou' Image
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
Self / Klaus D.
Off Limits Image
Off Limits
Buck McGriff
Tomorrow You're Gone Image
Tomorrow You're Gone
The Buddha
Mountain Image
Mountain
Narrator (voice)
The Smile Man Image
The Smile Man
Willem
The Dust of Time Image
The Dust of Time
A
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal Image
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Self
Wim Wenders, Desperado Image
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Self
Gonzo Girl Image
Gonzo Girl
Walker Reade
Before It Had a Name Image
Before It Had a Name
Leslie
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry Image
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
Self
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die Image
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Self
Voom Portraits Image
Voom Portraits
Self
Opus Zero Image
Opus Zero
Paul
No Image
Tropico
Raymond
River Image
River
Narrator
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago Image
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
Pet Shop Days Image
Pet Shop Days
Francis
Victory Image
Victory
Axel Heyst
The Benaki Museum Image
The Benaki Museum
Narrator (voice)
Cannes: All Access Image
Cannes: All Access
Self
Sportin' Life Image
Sportin' Life
Self
The Night and the Moment Image
The Night and the Moment
Lo scrittore
Sanctuary Image
Sanctuary
Narrator
Roadhouse 66 Image
Roadhouse 66
Johnny Harte
The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale Image
The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale
Self
No Image
The Making of Daybreakers
Self
The Sleeping Shepherd Image
The Sleeping Shepherd
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project Image
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project
Self
7 Deaths of Maria Callas Image
7 Deaths of Maria Callas
Film Actor
Brothers in Arms Image
Brothers in Arms
Self
Nosferatu: An Inside Look Image
Nosferatu: An Inside Look
Self
This Is an Adventure Image
This Is an Adventure
Self
No Image
The Misbehavers
Self
Can Creativity Save the World? Image
Can Creativity Save the World?
Self
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.' Image
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
Self
Why Are We (Not) Creative? Image
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
Self
Brace Up! Image
Brace Up!
Colonel Alexander Ignatyevich Vershinin
New York Nights Image
New York Nights
Boyfriend
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World Image
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
Narrator
Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic Image
Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic
Self
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty Image
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart Image
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
White Homeland Commando Image
White Homeland Commando
Karl
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious Image
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
Self
The Spider-Man Story Image
The Spider-Man Story
Self
Vincent van Gogh Superstar Image
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)
No Image
The Procedure
Christopher
run 002 Image
run 002
No Image
Tenzing
Colonel John Hunt
Piazza Vittorio Image
Piazza Vittorio
Himself
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus Image
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Self / Grand Duc
Late Fame Image
Late Fame
Ed Saxberger
Rockets Redglare! Image
Rockets Redglare!
Self
No Image
The Birthday Party
Marcos Timoleon
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure Image
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
Hunter (voice)
The Wild One Image
The Wild One
Narrator (voice)
No Image
The Man in My Basement
Anniston Bennett
Fukushima: A Nuclear Story Image
Fukushima: A Nuclear Story
Narrator
Spider-Mania Image
Spider-Mania
Self
Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man' Image
Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
Self
Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone Image
Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone
American Nails Image
American Nails
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate Image
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
Narrator (voice)
A Woman Image
A Woman
Max Oliver
No Image
A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge
Finding Satoshi Image
Finding Satoshi
Narrator
Jesus Goes to Hollywood Image
Jesus Goes to Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
No Image
Cuddle
Dante
O Panama Image
O Panama
No Image
Love's Routine
Barry
The Making of A Most Wanted Man Image
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
Self
Sculpt Image
Sculpt
North on Evers Image
North on Evers
No Image
Saving Norman
Lionel Pembrooke
Abel/Asia Image
Abel/Asia
Self (archival footage)
No Image
The Souffleur
Il coraggio di essere Franco Image
Il coraggio di essere Franco
Sé stesso
Grande Envie Image
Grande Envie
Mind the Gap Image
Mind the Gap
Self
Interior (The Spectator) Image
Interior (The Spectator)
Narrator
Maresco / Pasolini Image
Maresco / Pasolini
Self
No Image
Wrong Guys
Jack Straw
Theatron. Romeo Castellucci Image
Theatron. Romeo Castellucci
Nelson Algren Live Image
Nelson Algren Live
Role1 / Frankie Machine / Role2 / Blackie Cavanaugh
Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle Image
Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle
Narrator
Da Suisa - Tributo Image
Da Suisa - Tributo
Himself
Atalanta Strategy Image
Atalanta Strategy
Immigration Staff
Rhyme 'Em to Death Image
Rhyme 'Em to Death
No Image
SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg
(archive footage)
Avrio Vrady Image
Avrio Vrady
Dancing man