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Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Biography

William James "Willem" Dafoe (/dəˈfoʊ/ də-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 a Volpi Cup Award for Best Actor, with nominations for four Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and four Golden Globe Awards. He received an Honorary Golden Bear in 2018.

Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Dafoe made his film debut with an uncredited role in Heaven's Gate (1980). He is known for collaborating with both mainstream and auteur filmmakers, including Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Sam Raimi, Yorgos Lanthimos, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Andrew Stanton, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. He received Academy Award nominations for playing a compassionate army sergeant in the war drama Platoon (1986), Max Schreck in the mystery film Shadow of the Vampire (2000), a kindly motel manager in the coming-of-age film The Florida Project (2017), and Vincent van Gogh in the biopic At Eternity's Gate (2018).

His other films credits include To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), The English Patient (1996), American Psycho (2000), Animal Factory (2000), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Antichrist (2009), The Hunter (2011), John Carter (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), John Wick (2014), The Lighthouse (2019), Togo (2019), Poor Things (2023), and Nosferatu (2024).

Dafoe was a founding member of experimental theatre company The Wooster Group. He portrayed Norman Osborn in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film trilogy (2002–2007) and reprised the role in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). He has also voiced roles in the animated films Finding Nemo (2003), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), and The Boy and the Heron (2023).

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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

226

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-07-22

Place of Birth

Appleton, Wisconsin, USA

Also Known As

William Dafoe, Jr., William J. Dafoe, William James Dafoe

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 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 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 of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun 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 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 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 Spider-Man: No Way Home The Spider-Man Story run 002 Sculpt Nosferatu Jesus Goes to Hollywood 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' Zero The Phoenician Scheme Can Creativity Save the World? Cuddle A Christmas Carol Grande Envie Avrio Vrady Werwulf Willem Dafoe Time Out The Resurrection of Christ White Lies
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