Willem Dafoe
Known for: Acting
Born: July 21, 1955 in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
William James "Willem" Dafoe (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).
Known for
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Finding Nemo
Gill (voice)
Inside Man
John Darius
The English Patient
David Caravaggio
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Klaus Daimler
Wild at Heart
Bobby Peru
Basquiat
The Electrician
Spider-Man
Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Spider-Man 3
Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Spider-Man 2
Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Mr. Bean's Holiday
Carson Clay
American Psycho
Donald Kimball
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Armando Barillo
SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg
(archive footage)
Body of Evidence
Frank Dulaney
Mississippi Burning
Agent Alan Ward
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Geiger
Pet Shop Days
Francis
Paris Je T'aime
Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Rat (voice)
eXistenZ
Gas
Manderlay
Grace's Father
Born on the Fourth of July
Charlie
The Clearing
Arnold Mack
Faraway, So Close!
Emit Flesti