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Willem Dafoe

Actor, Producer, WriterBorn July 22, 1955 (69 years)
William James "Willem" Dafoe (/dəˈfoʊ/də-FOH or /ˈdeɪfoʊ/ DAY-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 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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Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The Boondock Saints
  • Daybreakers
  • Paris, Je T'aime
  • Odd Thomas
  • Affliction
  • Animal Factory
  • Fireflies in the Garden
  • Control
  • Lulu on the Bridge
  • Miral
  • The Loveless
  • Tomorrow You're Gone
  • My Hindu Friend
  • Bullfighter
  • Padre
Known For
  • Spider-Man
  • Platoon
  • Finding Nemo
  • The Boondock Saints
  • John Wick
  • The Lighthouse
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Aquaman
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home
  • Antichrist
  • Poor Things
  • At Eternity's Gate
  • Inside Man
  • American Psycho
  • The English Patient
  • The Fault in Our Stars
  • Mr. Bean's Holiday
  • The Florida Project
  • The Last Temptation of Christ
  • Togo
  • Mississippi Burning
  • Clear and Present Danger
  • Murder on the Orient Express
  • The Great Wall

Filmography

2025
The Legend of Ochi · as Maxim
2024
Nosferatu · as Prof. Albin Eberhart Von Franz
2024
Saturday Night · as David Tebet
2024
2024
Kinds of Kindness · as Raymond / George / Omi
2023
Poor Things · as Godwin Baxter
2023
Gonzo Girl · as Walker Reade
2023
Pet Shop Days · as Francis
2023
Finally Dawn · as Rufo Priori
2023
The Boy and the Heron · as Noble Pelican
2023
Asteroid City · as Saltzburg Keitel
2023
Inside · as Nemo
2022
The Wild One · as Narrator (voice)
2022
Dead for a Dollar · as Joe Cribbens
2022
2022
The Northman · as Heimir The Fool
2021
Nightmare Alley · as Clem Hoatley
2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home · as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin
2021
The French Dispatch · as Albert 'the Abacus'
2021
The Card Counter · as Gordo
2021
River · as Narrator
2021
2020
Siberia · as Clint
2020
2020
The Last Thing He Wanted · as Richard Mcmahon
2019
Togo · as Leonhard Seppala
2019
Tommaso · as Tommaso
2019
Motherless Brooklyn · as Paul Randolph
2019
The Lighthouse · as Thomas Wake
2019
Swift · as Manou's Father (voice)
2018
Vox Lux · as Narrator (voice)
2018
Aquaman · as Nuidis Vulko
2018
At Eternity's Gate · as Vincent Van Gogh
2017
Opus Zero · as Paul
2017
2017
Murder on the Orient Express · as Gerhard Hardman
2017
Mountain · as Narrator (voice)
2017
Death Note · as Ryuk (voice)
2017
What Happened to Monday · as Terrence Settman
2017
Piigs · as Narrator
2017
Do Donkeys Act? · as Narrator
2016
The Great Wall · as Ballard
2016
Dog Eat Dog · as Mad Dog
2016
Padre · as James Verdun
2016
A Family Man · as Ed Blackridge
2016
2016
Finding Dory · as Gill (voice)
2015
My Hindu Friend · as Diego Fairman
2015
2014
John Wick · as Marcus
2014
Bad Country · as Bud Carter
2014
Pasolini · as Pier Paolo Pasolini
2014
A Most Wanted Man · as Tommy Brue
2014
The Fault in Our Stars · as Peter Van Houten
2014
2013
2013
Out of the Furnace · as John Petty
2013
Odd Thomas · as Wyatt Porter
2013
The Smile Man · as Willem
2012
2012
John Carter · as Tars Tarkas
2011
The Hunter · as Martin David
2011
2010
A Woman · as Max Oliver
2010
Miral · as Eddie
2010
2009
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day · as Paul Smecker (uncredited)
2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox · as Rat (voice)
2009
2009
Farewell · as Feeney
2009
Daybreakers · as Lionel 'elvis' Cormac
2009
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done · as Detective Hank Havenhurst
2009
Antichrist · as He
2008
Adam Resurrected · as Commandat Klein
2008
2008
Fireflies in the Garden · as Charles Waechter
2007
Wintergasten (TV Series)
2007
To Each His Own Cinema · as (segment "occupations") (archive Footage)
2007
Anamorph · as Stan Aubray
2007
The Walker · as Larry Lockner
2007
Go Go Tales · as Ray Ruby
2007
Spider-Man 3 · as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
2007
Mr. Bean's Holiday · as Carson Clay
2006
2006
Paris, Je T'aime · as Le Cow-Boy (place Des Victoires)
2006
American Dreamz · as Chief Of Staff
2006
Inside Man · as John Darius
2005
Ripley Under Ground · as Neil Murchison
2005
The Colbert Report (TV Series)
2005
2005
Manderlay · as Grace's Father
2005
xXx: State of the Union · as Gen. George Octavius Deckert
2004
2004
The Aviator · as Roland Sweet
2004
Control · as Dr. Michael Copeland
2004
2004
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood · as Willem Dafoe (uncredited)
2004
The Clearing · as Arnold Mack
2004
Spider-Man 2 · as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
2003
Once Upon a Time in Mexico · as Armando Barillo
2003
The Reckoning · as Martin
2003
Finding Nemo · as Gill (voice)
2002
Globehunters · as Hunter (voice)
2002
Auto Focus · as John Carpenter
2002
Spider-Man · as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
2001
Pavilion of Women · as Father Andre
2001
Edges of the Lord · as Priest
2000
Bullfighter · as Father Ramirez
2000
Shadow of the Vampire · as Max Schreck
2000
Animal Factory · as Earl Copen
2000
American Psycho · as Donald Kimball
1999
The Boondock Saints · as Paul Smecker
1999
eXistenZ · as Gas
1998
1998
Lulu on the Bridge · as Dr. Van Horn
1997
1997
Affliction · as Rolfe Whitehouse
1997
1996
Victory · as Axel Heyst
1996
The English Patient · as David Caravaggio
1996
Basquiat · as The Electrician
1994
The Night and the Moment · as Lo Scrittore
1994
The Kingdom (1994) (TV Series) · as Grand Duc
1994
Clear and Present Danger · as John Clark
1994
Tom & Viv · as Tom Eliot
1993
Faraway, So Close! · as Emit Flesti
1993
Brace Up! · as Colonel Alexander Ignatyevich Vershinin
1993
Body of Evidence · as Frank Dulaney
1992
White Sands · as Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
1992
Light Sleeper · as John Letour
1992
1991
Flight of the Intruder · as Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'tiger' Cole
1990
Wild at Heart · as Bobby Peru
1990
Cry-Baby · as Hateful Guard
1989
Triumph of the Spirit · as Salamo Arouch
1989
1989
The Simpsons (TV Series) · as The Commandant / Jack Lassen (voice)
1988
Mississippi Burning · as Agent Alan Ward
1988
American Experience (TV Series) · as Narrator
1988
1988
Off Limits · as Buck Mcgriff
1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam · as Elephant Grass (voice)
1986
Platoon · as Sergeant Elias Gordon
1985
To Live and Die in L.A. · as Eric Masters
1984
Roadhouse 66 · as Johnny Harte
1984
Streets of Fire · as Raven Shaddock
1984
Shackin' Up · as Boyfriend
1983
The Hitchhiker (TV Series) · as Jeffrey Hunt
1983
The Hunger · as 2nd Phone Booth Youth
1981
1980
Heaven's Gate · as Willy (uncredited)

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