Willem Dafoe
male
Born on July 22, 1955 (70 years old)
From Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
Known for Acting
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).
Cast Credits
- 2025
- 2024
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
as
Jackson
2024
Finally Dawn
as
Rufo Priori
2024
Kinds of Kindness
as
Raymond / George / Omi
2024
Saturday Night
as
David Tebet
2024
run 002
2024
Nosferatu
as
Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz
2024
Jesus Goes to Hollywood
as
Self (archive footage)
2024
Nosferatu: An Inside Look
as
Self
2024
Can Creativity Save the World?
as
Self
2024
- 2023
- 2022
Il coraggio di essere Franco
as
Sé stesso
2022
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
as
Self
2022
Finding Satoshi
as
Narrator
2022
Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone
2022
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
as
Self
2022
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
as
Self / Grand Duc
2022
The Northman
as
Heimir the Fool
2022
7 Deaths of Maria Callas
as
Film Actor
2022
Dead for a Dollar
as
Joe Cribbens
2022
Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue
as
Self
2022
Mostra, Venise
as
Self
2022
- 2021
- 2019
- 2018
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
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SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg
as
(archive footage)
2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as
Jopling
2014
A Most Wanted Man
as
Tommy Brue
2014
The Fault in Our Stars
as
Peter van Houten
2014
John Wick
as
Marcus
2014
Bad Country
as
Bud Carter
2014
Pasolini
as
Pier Paolo Pasolini
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as
Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as
Self
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as
Self
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as
Self
2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
Spider-Man 3
as
Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
2007
Mr. Bean's Holiday
as
Carson Clay
2007
The Walker
as
Larry Lockner
2007
Anamorph
as
Stan Aubray
2007
Go Go Tales
as
Ray Ruby
2007
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The Procedure
as
Christopher
2007
Cannes: All Access
as
Self
2007
Voom Portraits
as
Self
2007
To Each His Own Cinema
as
(segment "Occupations") (archive footage)
2007
Wintergasten
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as
Self
2007
- 2006
- 2005
Manderlay
as
Grace's Father
2005
xXx: State of the Union
as
Gen. George Octavius Deckert
2005
Ripley Under Ground
as
Neil Murchison
2005
Before It Had a Name
as
Leslie
2005
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
as
Self
2005
This Is an Adventure
as
Self
2005
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as
Willem Dafoe (uncredited)
2005
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
as
Self / Klaus D.
2005
The Colbert Report
2005
- 2004
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as
Klaus Daimler
2004
Spider-Man 2
as
Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
2004
The Clearing
as
Arnold Mack
2004
The Reckoning
as
Martin
2004
Control
as
Dr. Michael Copeland
2004
The Aviator
as
Roland Sweet
2004
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The Misbehavers
as
Self
2004
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
as
Narrator (voice)
2004
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
as
Self
2004
Kulturplatz
as
Self
2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
- 1980
- 2020
Siberia
as
Clint
2020
The Last Thing He Wanted
as
Richard McMahon
2020
Tommaso
as
Tommaso
2020
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as
Self
2020
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
2020
Wim Wenders, Desperado
as
Self
2020
Sportin' Life
as
Self
2020
The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale
as
Self
2020
- no image
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
as
Self
2020
- 2017
Death Note
as
Ryuk (voice)
2017
The Florida Project
as
Bobby
2017
What Happened to Monday
as
Terrence Settman
2017
Murder on the Orient Express
as
Gerhard Hardman
2017
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
as
Self
2017
Mountain
as
Narrator (voice)
2017
Piazza Vittorio
as
Himself
2017
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
as
Self
2017
Sanctuary
as
Narrator
2017
NHK WORLD PRIME
as
Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
- 2026
- 1998
- 1986
- 1975
- 1962
- 1953
