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Willem Dafoe

22nd July 1955 Appleton, Wisconsin, USA Acting

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Willem Dafoe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

207 Movies 30 TV Shows 2 In Production 253 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Zero poster
Zero 11th April 2025 as (voice)
Nosferatu poster
Nosferatu 25th December 2024 as Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz
River poster
River 3rd September 2021 as Narrator
Togo poster
Togo 20th December 2019 as Leonhard Seppala
Aquaman poster
Aquaman 7th December 2018 as Nuidis Vulko
Vox Lux poster
Vox Lux 7th September 2018 as Narrator (voice)
Mountain poster
Mountain 30th November 2017 as Narrator (voice)
Father poster
Father 25th October 2016 as James Verdun
Pasolini poster
Pasolini 25th September 2014 as Pier Paolo Pasolini
Miral poster
Miral 15th September 2010 as Eddie
A Woman poster
A Woman 4th September 2010 as Max Oliver
Anamorph poster
Anamorph 21st September 2007 as Stan Aubray
Control poster
Control 7th December 2004 as Dr. Michael Copeland
Spider-Man poster
Spider-Man 1st May 2002 as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Victory poster
Victory 13th December 1996 as Axel Heyst
Basquiat poster
Basquiat 9th August 1996 as The Electrician
Brace Up! poster
Brace Up! 1st April 1993 as Colonel Alexander Ignatyevich Vershinin
Platoon poster
Platoon 19th December 1986 as Sergeant Elias Grodin
Conan poster
Conan 8th November 2010 as Self - Guest
The Simpsons poster
The Simpsons 17th December 1989 as The Commandant / Jack Lassen (voice)
Werwulf poster Coming soon
Werwulf 25th December 2026
Tenzing poster Coming soon
Tenzing 9th October 2026 as Colonel John Hunt