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Willem Dafoe

Acting

4.3 Popularity Jul 22, 1955 (70 years old) Appleton, Wisconsin, USA

William James "Willem" Dafoe 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...

Biography

William James "Willem" Dafoe 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 254

2026
Werwulf Movie
2025
Late Fame Movie

as Ed Saxberger

2025
The Birthday Party Movie

as Marcos Timoleon

2025
Avrio Vrady Movie

as Dancing man

2025
2025
Grande Envie Movie

as Count

2025
2025
The Legend of Ochi Movie

as Maxim

2025
Zero Movie

as (voice)

2024
2024
Nosferatu Movie

as Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz

2024
Jesus Goes to Hollywood Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2024
run 002 Movie
2024
Saturday Night Movie

as David Tebet

2024
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Movie

as Jackson

2024
Kinds of Kindness Movie

as Raymond / George / Omi

2024
Da Suisa - Tributo Movie

as Himself

2024
Finally Dawn Movie

as Rufo Priori

2023
Poor Things Movie

as Godwin Baxter

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Not specified
Birthday July 22, 1955 (70 years old)
Place of Birth Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
Also Known As Willem DeFoe, William Dafoe, Jr., William J. Dafoe and 9 more
Years Active 1953 - 2026
Popularity 4.3
Career Stats
254 Total Credits
221 Movie Roles
28 TV Roles
9 Photos