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Willem Dafoe

22 Jul, 1955 in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA

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.

Also Known As:

Willem DeFoeWilliam Dafoe, Jr.William J. Dafoe윌렘 데포Γουίλεμ Νταφόε威廉·达福William James "Willem" DafoeWilliam James Dafoeויליאם ג'. "וילם" דפווויליאם דפו威廉·達佛

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Basquiat
66% (1996)
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Manderlay
69% (2005)
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The Hunger
67% (1983)
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Cry-Baby
65% (1990)
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Control
60% (2004)
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Farewell
65% (2009)
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Auto Focus
64% (2002)
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Anamorph
51% (2007)
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The Loveless
59% (1984)
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Miral
58% (2010)
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Victory
51% (1996)
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Tom & Viv
60% (1994)
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A Woman
48% (2010)
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Inside
57% (2023)
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The Aviator
73% (2004)
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Gonzo Girl
10% (2023)
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Pasolini
57% (2014)
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Finally Dawn
60% (2024)
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A Family Man
67% (2016)
Late Fame
0% (1970)
Tenzing
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Mind the Gap
72% (2016)
Tropico
0% (1970)
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Father
48% (2016)
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Opus Zero
59% (2018)
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Platoon
78% (1986)
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O Panama
60% (1985)
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Vox Lux
58% (2018)
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Tommaso
60% (2020)
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Brace Up!
100% (1993)
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Togo
82% (2019)
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River
61% (2021)
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Zero
0% (2024)
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run 002
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