Cast
Willem Dafoe
Acting
Cast
Willem Dafoe
Known for
Acting
Born
1955-07-22
From
Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
Also known as William Dafoe, Jr., William J. Dafoe, William James Dafoe
Biography
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.
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
as L
Spider-Man: No Way Home
as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin
Spider-Man
as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Spider-Man 3
as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Finding Nemo
as Gill (voice)
John Wick
as Marcus
Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Vulko
American Psycho
as Donald Kimball
Aquaman
as Nuidis Vulko
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as Jopling
Poor Things
as Godwin Baxter
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
as Jackson
John Carter
as Tars Tarkas
Nosferatu
as Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz
Spider-Man 2
as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
The Great Wall
as Ballard
Finding Dory
as Gill (voice)
Murder on the Orient Express
as Gerhard Hardman
The Phoenician Scheme
as Knave
Platoon
as Sergeant Elias Grodin
Antichrist
as He
Fantastic Mr. Fox
as Rat (voice)
The Northman
as Heimir the Fool
xXx: State of the Union
as Gen. George Octavius Deckert
The Lighthouse
as Thomas Wake
The Fault in Our Stars
as Peter van Houten
Mr. Bean's Holiday
as Carson Clay
Inside Man
as John Darius
What Happened to Monday
as Terrence Settman
Nightmare Alley
as Clem Hoatley
Asteroid City
as Saltzburg Keitel
The Aviator
as Roland Sweet
Kinds of Kindness
as Raymond / George / Omi
Mississippi Burning
as Agent Alan Ward
The Legend of Ochi
as Maxim
The Florida Project
as Bobby
The English Patient
as David Caravaggio
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
as Armando Barillo
Cry-Baby
as Hateful Guard
Clear and Present Danger
as John Clark
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
as Albert 'the Abacus'
Death Note
as Ryuk (voice)
Togo
as Leonhard Seppala
Odd Thomas
as Wyatt Porter
Speed 2: Cruise Control
as Geiger
The Boondock Saints
as Paul Smecker
Daybreakers
as Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac
Saturday Night
as David Tebet
Wild at Heart
as Bobby Peru
Werwulf
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
as Gavner Purl
Born on the Fourth of July
as Charlie
The Last Temptation of Christ
as Jesus
Control
as Dr. Michael Copeland
eXistenZ
as Gas
At Eternity's Gate
as Vincent van Gogh
To Live and Die in L.A.
as Rick Masters
Heaven's Gate
as Willy (uncredited)
Bad Country
as Bud Carter
Streets of Fire
as Raven Shaddock
Inside
as Nemo
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
as Paul Smecker (uncredited)
Out of the Furnace
as John Petty
Paris Je T'aime
as Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires)
The Hunger
as 2nd Phone Booth Youth
Motherless Brooklyn
as Paul Randolph
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as Klaus Daimler
Anamorph
as Stan Aubray
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
as Self
Off Limits
as Buck McGriff
The Card Counter
as Gordo
Body of Evidence
as Frank Dulaney
Manderlay
as Grace's Father
The Last Thing He Wanted
as Richard McMahon
Animal Factory
as Earl Copen
American Dreamz
as Chief of Staff
Auto Focus
as John Carpenter
Basquiat
as The Electrician
To Each His Own Cinema
as (segment "Occupations") (archive footage)
White Sands
as Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
A Most Wanted Man
as Tommy Brue
Vox Lux
as Narrator (voice)
Zero
as (voice)
A Family Man
as Ed Blackridge
Finally Dawn
as Rufo Priori
Flight of the Intruder
as Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Self
The Hunter
as Martin David
Dead for a Dollar
as Joe Cribbens
The Man in My Basement
as Anniston Bennett
The Reckoning
as Martin
Voom Portraits
as Self
Shadow of the Vampire
as Max Schreck
Fireflies in the Garden
as Charles Waechter
Affliction
as Rolfe Whitehouse
Faraway, So Close!
as Emit Flesti
The Clearing
as Arnold Mack
Dog Eat Dog
as Mad Dog
Light Sleeper
as John LeTour
This Is an Adventure
as Self
The Loveless
as Vance
The Birthday Party
as Marcos Timoleon
Love, Antosha
as Self
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
as Detective Hank Havenhurst
Pasolini
as Pier Paolo Pasolini
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Willem Dafoe (uncredited)
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
as Self
Pet Shop Days
as Francis
Farewell
as Feeney
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as Elephant Grass (voice)
4:44 Last Day on Earth
as Cisco
New Rose Hotel
as X
Bullfighter
as Father Ramirez
Manou the Swift
as Manou's Father (voice)
Go Go Tales
as Ray Ruby
Siberia
as Clint
Overnight
as Self
Nosferatu: An Inside Look
as Self
Miral
as Eddie
Triumph of the Spirit
as Salamo Arouch
Pavilion of Women
as Father Andre
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
as Self
The Souffleur
as Lucius
Adam Resurrected
as Commandat Klein
Edges of the Lord
as Priest
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
as Self
The Walker
as Larry Lockner
Rockets Redglare!
as Self
Sportin' Life
as Self
Mountain
as Narrator (voice)
Ripley Under Ground
as Neil Murchison
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
as Self
Spider-Mania
as Self
Brothers in Arms
as Self
Tomorrow You're Gone
as The Buddha
Love's Routine
as Barry
Tropico
as Raymond
Sanctuary
as Narrator
Late Fame
as Ed Saxberger
The Procedure
as Christopher
Sculpt
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
as Self / Klaus D.
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
Gonzo Girl
as Walker Reade
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale
as Self
Tommaso
as Tommaso
Finding Satoshi
as Narrator
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
as Self
Roadhouse 66
as Johnny Harte
Saving Norman
as Lionel Pembrooke
Cannes: All Access
as Self
Friedkin Uncut
as Self
Wim Wenders, Desperado
as Self
Fukushima: A Nuclear Story
as Narrator
Tom & Viv
as Tom Eliot
Don't F*#% With John Wick
as Self
Piazza Vittorio
as Himself
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
as Self
The Dust of Time
as A
A Woman
as Max Oliver
Lulu on the Bridge
as Dr. Van Horn
Can Creativity Save the World?
as Self
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
as Narrator
Brace Up!
as Colonel Alexander Ignatyevich Vershinin
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
as Hunter (voice)
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ
as Self
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
as Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
as Self
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project
as Self
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
as Self
The Wild One
as Narrator (voice)
Before It Had a Name
as Leslie
Tenzing
as Colonel John Hunt
My Hindu Friend
as Diego Fairman
Victory
as Axel Heyst
New York Nights
as Boyfriend
River
as Narrator
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
The Resurrection of Christ
The Spider-Man Story
as Self
The Night and the Moment
as Lo scrittore
The Smile Man
as Willem
Atalanta Strategy
as Immigration Staff
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
as Narrator (voice)
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
as Self / Grand Duc
The Making of Daybreakers
as Self
Opus Zero
as Paul
The Misbehavers
as Self
O Panama
The Sleeping Shepherd
Grande Envie
as Count
White Homeland Commando
as Karl
North on Evers
Father
as James Verdun
Cuddle
as Dante
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
as Self
The Benaki Museum
as Narrator (voice)
Il coraggio di essere Franco
as Sé stesso
Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
as Self
Time Out
Nelson Algren Live
as Role1 / Frankie Machine / Role2 / Blackie Cavanaugh
Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle
as Narrator
A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
as Self
Jesus Goes to Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Theatron. Romeo Castellucci
7 Deaths of Maria Callas
as Film Actor
Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone
run 002
Mind the Gap
as Self
Rhyme 'Em to Death
Maresco / Pasolini
as Self
Wrong Guys
as Jack Straw
Avrio Vrady
as Dancing man
SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg
as (archive footage)
Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic
as Self
Interior (The Spectator)
as Narrator
