Willem Dafoe
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).
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Lucius
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Knave
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Count
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Maxim
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Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz
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Godwin Baxter
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Walker Reade
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Nemo
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Self / Grand Duc
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Norman Osborn / Green Goblin
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Clem Hoatley
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Albert 'the Abacus'
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Gordo
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Tommaso
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Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)
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Paul Randolph
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Thomas Wake
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Self
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Manou's Father (voice)
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Paul
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Nuidis Vulko
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Vincent van Gogh
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Bobby
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Himself
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Ryuk (voice)
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Ballard
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Mad Dog
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James Verdun
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Ed Blackridge
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Gill (voice)
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Role1 / Frankie Machine / Role2 / Blackie Cavanaugh
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Diego Fairman
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Self
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Marcus
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Bud Carter
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Pier Paolo Pasolini
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Tommy Brue
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Peter van Houten
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Jopling
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John Petty
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Barry
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Willem
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Lionel Pembrooke
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Wyatt Porter
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The Buddha
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Cisco
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Tars Tarkas
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Martin David
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Eddie
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Max Oliver
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Detective Hank Havenhurst
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Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac
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Paul Smecker (uncredited)
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Gavner Purl
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Rat (voice)
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Feeney
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Commandat Klein
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Charles Waechter
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Ray Ruby
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Chief of Staff
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Leslie
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Grace's Father
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Willem Dafoe (uncredited)
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Self / Klaus D.
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Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
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Martin
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Armando Barillo
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Gill (voice)
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Hunter (voice)
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John Carpenter
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Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
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Father Andre
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Earl Copen
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Father Ramirez
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Max Schreck
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Donald Kimball
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Gas
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Paul Smecker
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Dr. Van Horn
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Rolfe Whitehouse
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Geiger
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Jack Straw
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Axel Heyst
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David Caravaggio
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The Electrician
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Lo scrittore
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John Clark
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Tom Eliot
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Emit Flesti
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Colonel Alexander Ignatyevich Vershinin
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Frank Dulaney
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John LeTour
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Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
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Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole
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Bobby Peru
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Hateful Guard
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Charlie
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Salamo Arouch
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Agent Alan Ward
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Buck McGriff
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Elephant Grass (voice)
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Sergeant Elias Grodin
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Rick Masters
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Johnny Harte
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Raven Shaddock
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Boyfriend
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Vance
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Immigration Staff
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2nd Phone Booth Youth
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Willy (uncredited)
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Colonel John Hunt
Raymond
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