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Willem Dafoe
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Willem Dafoe
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1955-07-22,Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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).

Filmography

7.817

Finding Nemo
2003-05-30

7.399

Inside Man
2006-03-17

The English Patient

7.161

The English Patient
1996-11-14

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

7.1

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004-12-10

7.038

Wild at Heart
1990-08-17

6.631

Basquiat
1996-08-09

7.316

Spider-Man
2002-05-01

7.296

Spider-Man 2
2004-06-25

6.447

Spider-Man 3
2007-05-01

Mr. Bean's Holiday

6.363

Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007-03-22

American Psycho

7.408

American Psycho
2000-04-13

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

6.302

Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003-09-11

SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg

4

SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg
2014-09-02

Body of Evidence

5

Body of Evidence
1993-01-15

Mississippi Burning

7.679

Mississippi Burning
1988-12-08

Speed 2: Cruise Control

4.614

Speed 2: Cruise Control
1997-06-13

0

Pet Shop Days
2025-10-22

Paris Je T'aime

6.761

Paris Je T'aime
2006-06-21

Fantastic Mr. Fox

7.813

Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009-10-14

6.792

eXistenZ
1999-04-14

6.9

Manderlay
2005-06-03

Born on the Fourth of July

7.017

Born on the Fourth of July
1989-12-20

5.767

The Clearing
2004-07-02

Faraway, So Close!

6.9

Faraway, So Close!
1993-09-01

6.784

Heaven's Gate
1980-11-19

Shadow of the Vampire

6.656

Shadow of the Vampire
2000-08-30

The Last Temptation of Christ

7.223

The Last Temptation of Christ
1988-05-28

6.448

Asteroid City
2023-06-08

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

5.986

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
2009-11-24

5.252

New Rose Hotel
1999-03-19

xXx: State of the Union

5.071

xXx: State of the Union
2005-04-27

Fireflies in the Garden

6.188

Fireflies in the Garden
2008-08-07

The Boondock Saints

7.251

The Boondock Saints
1999-01-22

6.654

The Hunger
1983-04-29

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

5.851

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
2009-10-23

6.315

Affliction
1997-12-30

6.534

Cry-Baby
1990-04-06

American Dreamz

5.041

American Dreamz
2006-03-04

6.4

The Reckoning
2004-02-26

Clear and Present Danger

6.65

Clear and Present Danger
1994-08-03

6.364

Animal Factory
2000-10-13

5.3

The Walker
2007-02-13

6.062

Control
2004-12-07

To Live and Die in L.A.

7.1

To Live and Die in L.A.
1985-11-01

The Legend of Ochi

6.289

The Legend of Ochi
2025-04-18

6.5

Farewell
2009-09-23

6.4

Auto Focus
2002-10-18

5.127

Anamorph
2007-09-21

6.685

Light Sleeper
1992-08-21

5.719

The Loveless
1984-01-20

Streets of Fire

6.9

Streets of Fire
1984-06-01

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

7.1

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987-10-01

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

6.1

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010-07-08

2.625

Bullfighter
2000-10-01

5.6

Off Limits
1988-03-11

5.7

Miral
2010-09-15

5.1

Victory
1996-12-13

Ripley Under Ground

5.6

Ripley Under Ground
2005-11-06

6.632

Antichrist
2009-05-20

6.1

Tom & Viv
1994-04-15

Edges of the Lord

6.4

Edges of the Lord
2001-10-12

Adam Resurrected

6.2

Adam Resurrected
2008-08-08

6.352

John Carter
2012-03-07

Flight of the Intruder

5.7

Flight of the Intruder
1991-01-18

5.905

White Sands
1992-04-24

6.281

Daybreakers
2010-01-06

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

6.972

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024-09-04

Brothers in Arms

5.7

Brothers in Arms
2018-11-13

Before It Had a Name

3.3

Before It Had a Name
2005-09-10

The Dust of Time

6.4

The Dust of Time
2008-11-22

5.7

Go Go Tales
2007-05-23

Pavilion of Women

5.5

Pavilion of Women
2001-04-20

6.615

The Hunter
2011-10-06

Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle

0

Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle
1999-01-01

4:44 Last Day on Earth

4.7

4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012-03-23

The Grand Budapest Hotel

8.035

The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014-02-26

Tomorrow You're Gone

4.4

Tomorrow You're Gone
2012-10-31

5.2

Roadhouse 66
1984-08-31

4

A Woman
2010-09-04

5.635

Inside
2023-03-09

A Most Wanted Man

6.471

A Most Wanted Man
2014-07-25

The Night and the Moment

5.4

The Night and the Moment
1995-07-05

Out of the Furnace

6.572

Out of the Furnace
2013-11-12

6.2

The Wild One
2023-05-10

John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry

7.2

John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
2015-02-03

Don't F*#% With John Wick

7.663

Don't F*#% With John Wick
2015-02-03

Why Are We (Not) Creative?

6

Why Are We (Not) Creative?
2021-10-20

6.5

Saving Norman
2013-05-25

7.4

The Smile Man
2013-06-15

6.4

Love's Routine
2013-06-19

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

6.192

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
2005-05-09

Il coraggio di essere Franco

5.6

Il coraggio di essere Franco
2022-05-18

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

6.8

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022-05-03

6.941

Odd Thomas
2013-01-29

The Fault in Our Stars

7.596

The Fault in Our Stars
2014-05-16

Rockets Redglare!

6

Rockets Redglare!
2003-05-02

7.453

John Wick
2014-10-22

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

6.711

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013-12-25

Finding Satoshi

8

Finding Satoshi
2022-01-21

5.517

Bad Country
2014-09-26

7.22

The Aviator
2004-12-17

1.3

Gonzo Girl
2023-09-07

5.696

Pasolini
2014-09-25

7.7

Poor Things
2023-12-07

5.9

Finally Dawn
2024-02-14

Vincent van Gogh Superstar

6.5

Vincent van Gogh Superstar
2019-11-05

4.6

The Procedure
2007-08-01

White Homeland Commando

10

White Homeland Commando
1993-03-04

Kinds of Kindness

6.495

Kinds of Kindness
2024-05-30

The Man in My Basement

5.3

The Man in My Basement
2025-09-12

Triumph of the Spirit

6.6

Triumph of the Spirit
1989-12-08

6.03

The Great Wall
2016-12-16

The Misbehavers

0

The Misbehavers
2004-12-04

0

American Nails

Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone

0

Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone
2022-11-28

Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

0

Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
2022-01-16

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

0

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022-11-20

The Making of A Most Wanted Man

0

The Making of A Most Wanted Man
2015-02-27

6.678

Saturday Night
2024-09-27

My Hindu Friend

4.1

My Hindu Friend
2016-03-03

5.126

Dog Eat Dog
2016-11-04

6.7

A Family Man
2016-09-13

7.8

Late Fame
2025-08-29

0

Tenzing

Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World

0

Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
2010-05-10

New York Nights

2.8

New York Nights
1984-03-01

7.2

Mind the Gap
2016-02-17

Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure

1

Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
2002-12-15

Fukushima: A Nuclear Story

7.4

Fukushima: A Nuclear Story
2015-03-13

7.041

Finding Dory
2016-06-16

4.264

Death Note
2017-08-25

0

Tropico

The Florida Project

7.4

The Florida Project
2017-10-06

What Happened to Monday

7.156

What Happened to Monday
2017-08-18

6.874

Aquaman
2018-12-07

Murder on the Orient Express

6.704

Murder on the Orient Express
2017-11-03

The Birthday Party

0

The Birthday Party
2025-08-07

Interior (The Spectator)

0

Interior (The Spectator)
2023-10-21

Lulu on the Bridge

5.9

Lulu on the Bridge
1998-09-06

5

Siberia
2020-07-02

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

7.3

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
2017-05-05

6.9

Mountain
2017-11-30

4.2

Father
2016-10-25

This Is an Adventure

6.5

This Is an Adventure
2005-05-10

At Eternity's Gate

7

At Eternity's Gate
2018-11-15

5.5

Opus Zero
2018-12-28

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

4.2

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005-05-08

A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'

8.5

A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
2001-01-01

7.745

Platoon
1986-12-19

7.496

The Lighthouse
2019-10-18

Motherless Brooklyn

6.695

Motherless Brooklyn
2019-10-31

6

O Panama
1985-01-01

Manou the Swift

6.4

Manou the Swift
2019-01-25

The Last Thing He Wanted

4.9

The Last Thing He Wanted
2020-02-14

Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'

8

Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
2003-12-02

Cannes: All Access

3.7

Cannes: All Access
2007-10-27

5.802

Vox Lux
2018-09-07

Piazza Vittorio

6.5

Piazza Vittorio
2017-09-09

Nelson Algren Live

0

Nelson Algren Live
2016-06-04

Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty

8

Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
2003-09-12

5.8

Tommaso
2020-01-08

The French Dispatch

7.023

The French Dispatch
2021-10-21

10

Voom Portraits
2007-10-01

7.4

Love, Antosha
2019-08-02

On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'

5.857

On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
2005-01-15

10

Brace Up!
1993-04-01

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

2

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
2017-08-01

8.142

Togo
2019-12-20

Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project

8.3

Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project
2018-02-20

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

7

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020-11-26

Nightmare Alley

6.969

Nightmare Alley
2021-12-02

Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate

7.2

Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
2004-10-08

The Making of Daybreakers

7

The Making of Daybreakers
2010-05-11

Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago

6

Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
2020-02-28

7.2

North on Evers
1992-01-01

The Card Counter

6.125

The Card Counter
2021-09-03

Atalanta Strategy

0

Atalanta Strategy
1984-01-01

7.037

The Northman
2022-04-07

Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic

6.5

Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic
2012-09-12

Rhyme 'Em to Death

0

Rhyme 'Em to Death
1993-01-01

7

Friedkin Uncut
2018-11-05

Theatron. Romeo Castellucci

0

Theatron. Romeo Castellucci
2018-03-30

6.4

Overnight
2003-06-12

Wim Wenders, Desperado

7.7

Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020-07-16

4.2

Sportin' Life
2020-09-06

The Benaki Museum

0

The Benaki Museum
2013-12-26

7 Deaths of Maria Callas

7

7 Deaths of Maria Callas
2022-07-24

The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale

6.9

The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale
2020-01-14

Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

4

Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ
1988-10-07

Zack Snyder's Justice League

8.107

Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021-03-18

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

5.6

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
2002-04-20

0

Sanctuary
2017-01-28

5.4

Spider-Mania
2002-04-30

Maresco / Pasolini

0

Maresco / Pasolini
2021-05-05

To Each His Own Cinema

6.514

To Each His Own Cinema
2007-10-31

Dead for a Dollar

5.818

Dead for a Dollar
2022-09-30

6.1

River
2021-09-03

Spider-Man: No Way Home

7.939

Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021-12-15

The Spider-Man Story

0

The Spider-Man Story
2002-06-08

0

run 002
2024-10-19

1

Sculpt
2016-08-16

6.713

Nosferatu
2024-12-25

Jesus Goes to Hollywood

5

Jesus Goes to Hollywood
2024-12-25

Nosferatu: An Inside Look

5.5

Nosferatu: An Inside Look
2024-12-30

The Sleeping Shepherd

0

The Sleeping Shepherd

0

The Souffleur
2025-08-30

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

0

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004-12-07

0

Wrong Guys
1997-01-01

Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'

0

Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
2004-06-01

5.3

Zero
2025-04-11

The Phoenician Scheme

6.679

The Phoenician Scheme
2025-05-23

Can Creativity Save the World?

0

Can Creativity Save the World?
2024-04-18

0

Cuddle

A Christmas Carol

0

A Christmas Carol

0

Grande Envie
2025-05-19

0

Avrio Vrady
2025-06-13

0

Werwulf
2026-12-25

5

Willem Dafoe
2023-10-05

8.013

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

Inside the Actors Studio

7.5

Inside the Actors Studio
1994-08-14

6.388

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

The Colbert Report

6.89

The Colbert Report
2005-10-17

6.2

The Hitchhiker
1983-11-01

The Wonderful World of Disney

6.7

The Wonderful World of Disney
1997-09-28

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

0

Wintergasten
2007-12-28

8.013

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

7.6

The Kingdom
1994-11-24

The Graham Norton Show

7.184

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

Saturday Night Live

7

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

Fishing with John

7.5

Fishing with John
1991-11-20

5.8

The Directors
1999-01-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

6

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015-08-02

Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue

8.2

Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue
2022-09-20

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.3

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25

Saturday Night Live

7

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

NHK WORLD PRIME

9

NHK WORLD PRIME
2017-10-07

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.87

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

Off Camera with Sam Jones

4

Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014-02-06

6

Kulturplatz
2004-09-01

0

Mostra, Venise
2022-09-01

7.1

Conan
2010-11-08

Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

10

Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
2020-12-31

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

4.6

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014-12-21

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19