Willem Dafoe
Acting
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).
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Willem Dafoe
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Filmography of
Willem Dafoe
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Anniston Bennett
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Lucius
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Ed Saxberger
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Marcos Timoleon
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Dancing man
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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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Self (archive footage)
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David Tebet
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Jackson
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Raymond / George / Omi
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Rufo Priori
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Godwin Baxter
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Narrator
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Walker Reade
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Francis
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Saltzburg Keitel
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Narrator (voice)
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Nemo
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Self / Grand Duc
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Joe Cribbens
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Film Actor
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Sé stesso
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Heimir the Fool
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Narrator
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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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Narrator
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Self
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Self
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Clint
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Richard McMahon
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Tommaso
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Leonhard Seppala
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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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Self
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Self
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Narrator (voice)
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Narrator (voice)
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Gerhard Hardman
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Bobby
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Himself
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Ryuk (voice)
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Terrence Settman
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Narrator
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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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Narrator
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Marcus
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Bud Carter
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Pier Paolo Pasolini
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(archive footage)
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Tommy Brue
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Peter van Houten
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Jopling
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Narrator (voice)
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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
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Gavner Purl
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Rat (voice)
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Feeney
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He
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Commandat Klein
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Charles Waechter
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(segment "Occupations") (archive footage)
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Self
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Self
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Stan Aubray
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Christopher
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Ray Ruby
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Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
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Carson Clay
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Larry Lockner
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Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires)
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John Darius
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Chief of Staff
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Neil Murchison
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Leslie
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Grace's Father
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Self
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Willem Dafoe (uncredited)
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Gen. George Octavius Deckert
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Self / Klaus D.
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Roland Sweet
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Klaus Daimler
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Dr. Michael Copeland
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Self
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Narrator (voice)
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Arnold Mack
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Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
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Martin
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Armando Barillo
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Self
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Gill (voice)
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Self
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Hunter (voice)
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John Carpenter
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Self
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Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
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Self
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Priest
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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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Narrator
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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
Dante
Ebenezer Scrooge