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Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

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

Born

Jul 22, 1955

Appleton, Wisconsin, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

219 acting

6 crew

Popularity

3.8

Known For

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
★ 6.7
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021 as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin
★ 7.9
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
2002 as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
★ 7.3
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3
2007 as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
★ 6.5
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo
2003 as Gill (voice)
★ 7.8
John Wick
John Wick
2014 as Marcus
★ 7.5
Zack Snyder's Justice League
★ 8.1
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 as Donald Kimball
★ 7.4
Aquaman
Aquaman
2018 as Nuidis Vulko
★ 6.9
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 as Jopling
★ 8.0
Poor Things
Poor Things
2023 as Godwin Baxter
★ 7.6
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024 as Jackson
★ 6.9
John Carter
John Carter
2012 as Tars Tarkas
★ 6.4
Nosferatu
Nosferatu
2024 as Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz
★ 6.7
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
2004 as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
★ 7.3
The Great Wall
The Great Wall
2016 as Ballard
★ 6.0
Finding Dory
Finding Dory
2016 as Gill (voice)
★ 7.0
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
2017 as Gerhard Hardman
★ 6.7
The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme
2025 as Knave
★ 6.5
Platoon
Platoon
1986 as Sergeant Elias Grodin
★ 7.7
Antichrist
Antichrist
2009 as He
★ 6.6
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009 as Rat (voice)
★ 7.8
The Northman
The Northman
2022 as Heimir the Fool
★ 7.0
xXx: State of the Union
xXx: State of the Union
2005 as Gen. George Octavius Deckert
★ 5.1
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse
2019 as Thomas Wake
★ 7.5
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars
2014 as Peter van Houten
★ 7.6
Mr. Bean's Holiday
Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007 as Carson Clay
★ 6.4
Inside Man
Inside Man
2006 as John Darius
★ 7.4
What Happened to Monday
What Happened to Monday
2017 as Terrence Settman
★ 7.1
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 as Clem Hoatley
★ 7.0
Asteroid City
Asteroid City
2023 as Saltzburg Keitel
★ 6.4
The Aviator
The Aviator
2004 as Roland Sweet
★ 7.2
Kinds of Kindness
Kinds of Kindness
2024 as Raymond / George / Omi
★ 6.5
Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning
1988 as Agent Alan Ward
★ 7.7
The Legend of Ochi
The Legend of Ochi
2025 as Maxim
★ 6.2
The Florida Project
The Florida Project
2017 as Bobby
★ 7.4
The English Patient
The English Patient
1996 as David Caravaggio
★ 7.1
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003 as Armando Barillo
★ 6.3
Cry-Baby
Cry-Baby
1990 as Hateful Guard
★ 6.5
Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger
1994 as John Clark
★ 6.6
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
★ 7.0
Death Note
Death Note
2017 as Ryuk (voice)
★ 4.3
Togo
Togo
2019 as Leonhard Seppala
★ 8.1
Odd Thomas
Odd Thomas
2013 as Wyatt Porter
★ 6.9
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Speed 2: Cruise Control
1997 as Geiger
★ 4.6
The Boondock Saints
The Boondock Saints
1999 as Paul Smecker
★ 7.3
Daybreakers
Daybreakers
2010 as Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac
★ 6.3
Saturday Night
Saturday Night
2024 as David Tebet
★ 6.7
Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart
1990 as Bobby Peru
★ 7.0
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
★ 5.9
Born on the Fourth of July
Born on the Fourth of July
1989 as Charlie
★ 7.0
The Last Temptation of Christ
★ 7.2
Control
Control
2004 as Dr. Michael Copeland
★ 6.1
eXistenZ
eXistenZ
1999 as Gas
★ 6.8
At Eternity's Gate
At Eternity's Gate
2018 as Vincent van Gogh
★ 7.0
To Live and Die in L.A.
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985 as Rick Masters
★ 7.1
Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate
1980 as Willy (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Bad Country
Bad Country
2014 as Bud Carter
★ 5.5
Streets of Fire
Streets of Fire
1984 as Raven Shaddock
★ 6.9
Inside
Inside
2023 as Nemo
★ 5.7
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
2009 as Paul Smecker (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Out of the Furnace
Out of the Furnace
2013 as John Petty
★ 6.6
Paris Je T'aime
Paris Je T'aime
2006 as Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires)
★ 6.8
The Hunger
The Hunger
1983 as 2nd Phone Booth Youth
★ 6.6
Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn
2019 as Paul Randolph
★ 6.7
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004 as Klaus Daimler
★ 7.1
Anamorph
Anamorph
2007 as Stan Aubray
★ 5.2
Off Limits
Off Limits
1988 as Buck McGriff
★ 5.6
The Card Counter
The Card Counter
2021 as Gordo
★ 6.1
Body of Evidence
Body of Evidence
1993 as Frank Dulaney
★ 5.0
Manderlay
Manderlay
2005 as Grace's Father
★ 6.9
The Last Thing He Wanted
The Last Thing He Wanted
2020 as Richard McMahon
★ 4.9
Animal Factory
Animal Factory
2000 as Earl Copen
★ 6.3
American Dreamz
American Dreamz
2006 as Chief of Staff
★ 5.1
Auto Focus
Auto Focus
2002 as John Carpenter
★ 6.4
Basquiat
Basquiat
1996 as The Electrician
★ 6.6
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema
2007 as (segment "Occupations") (archive footage)
★ 6.5
White Sands
White Sands
1992 as Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
★ 5.9
A Most Wanted Man
A Most Wanted Man
2014 as Tommy Brue
★ 6.5
Vox Lux
Vox Lux
2018 as Narrator (voice)
★ 5.8
Zero
Zero
2025 as (voice)
★ 5.9
A Family Man
A Family Man
2016 as Ed Blackridge
★ 6.7
Finally Dawn
Finally Dawn
2024 as Rufo Priori
★ 6.1
Flight of the Intruder
Flight of the Intruder
1991 as Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole
★ 5.8
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
★ 7.2
The Hunter
The Hunter
2011 as Martin David
★ 6.6
Dead for a Dollar
Dead for a Dollar
2022 as Joe Cribbens
★ 5.8
The Man in My Basement
The Man in My Basement
2025 as Anniston Bennett
★ 5.5
The Reckoning
The Reckoning
2004 as Martin
★ 6.4
Voom Portraits
Voom Portraits
2007 as Self
★ 10.0
Shadow of the Vampire
Shadow of the Vampire
2000 as Max Schreck
★ 6.7
Fireflies in the Garden
Fireflies in the Garden
2008 as Charles Waechter
★ 6.2
Affliction
Affliction
1998 as Rolfe Whitehouse
★ 6.3
Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close!
1993 as Emit Flesti
★ 6.9
The Clearing
The Clearing
2004 as Arnold Mack
★ 5.8
Dog Eat Dog
Dog Eat Dog
2016 as Mad Dog
★ 5.1
Light Sleeper
Light Sleeper
1992 as John LeTour
★ 6.7
This Is an Adventure
This Is an Adventure
2005 as Self
★ 6.8
The Loveless
The Loveless
1984 as Vance
★ 5.6
The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party
2026 as Marcos Timoleon
Love, Antosha
Love, Antosha
2019 as Self
★ 7.4
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010 as Detective Hank Havenhurst
★ 6.1
Pasolini
Pasolini
2014 as Pier Paolo Pasolini
★ 5.7
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005 as Willem Dafoe (uncredited)
★ 4.3
Pet Shop Days
Pet Shop Days
2025 as Francis
★ 5.2
Farewell
Farewell
2009 as Feeney
★ 6.5
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987 as Elephant Grass (voice)
★ 7.1
4:44 Last Day on Earth
4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012 as Cisco
★ 4.8
New Rose Hotel
New Rose Hotel
1999 as X
★ 5.2
Bullfighter
Bullfighter
2000 as Father Ramirez
★ 3.2
Manou the Swift
Manou the Swift
2019 as Manou's Father (voice)
★ 6.4
Go Go Tales
Go Go Tales
2008 as Ray Ruby
★ 5.7
Siberia
Siberia
2020 as Clint
★ 4.9
Overnight
Overnight
2003 as Self
★ 6.3
Nosferatu: An Inside Look
★ 5.5
Miral
Miral
2010 as Eddie
★ 5.7
Triumph of the Spirit
Triumph of the Spirit
1989 as Salamo Arouch
★ 6.6
Pavilion of Women
Pavilion of Women
2001 as Father Andre
★ 5.5
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
★ 2.0
The Souffleur
The Souffleur
2026 as Lucius
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 as Commandat Klein
★ 6.1
Edges of the Lord
Edges of the Lord
2001 as Priest
★ 6.4
The Walker
The Walker
2007 as Larry Lockner
★ 5.3
Rockets Redglare!
Rockets Redglare!
2003 as Self
★ 8.0
Sportin' Life
Sportin' Life
2020 as Self
★ 4.2
Mountain
Mountain
2017 as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.9
Ripley Under Ground
Ripley Under Ground
2005 as Neil Murchison
★ 5.6
Spider-Mania
Spider-Mania
2002 as Self
★ 5.4
Brothers in Arms
Brothers in Arms
2018 as Self
★ 5.8
Tomorrow You're Gone
Tomorrow You're Gone
2012 as The Buddha
★ 4.4
movie
Love's Routine
2013 as Barry
★ 6.5
movie
Tropico
as Raymond
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
2017 as Narrator
Late Fame
Late Fame
2026 as Ed Saxberger
movie
The Procedure
2007 as Christopher
★ 4.6
Sculpt
★ 1.0
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
★ 6.3
Gonzo Girl
Gonzo Girl
2023 as Walker Reade
★ 2.0
Tommaso
Tommaso
2020 as Tommaso
★ 5.7
Finding Satoshi
Finding Satoshi
2022 as Narrator
★ 8.0
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
★ 7.2
Roadhouse 66
Roadhouse 66
1984 as Johnny Harte
★ 5.2
movie
Saving Norman
2013 as Lionel Pembrooke
★ 6.5
Cannes: All Access
Cannes: All Access
2007 as Self
★ 3.8
Friedkin Uncut
Friedkin Uncut
2018 as Self
★ 7.1
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020 as Self
★ 7.7
Fukushima: A Nuclear Story
Fukushima: A Nuclear Story
2015 as Narrator
★ 7.5
Tom & Viv
Tom & Viv
1994 as Tom Eliot
★ 6.1
Don't F*#% With John Wick
★ 7.7
Piazza Vittorio
Piazza Vittorio
2017 as Himself
★ 6.5
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
★ 7.3
The Dust of Time
The Dust of Time
2008 as A
★ 6.3
A Woman
A Woman
2010 as Max Oliver
★ 4.3
Lulu on the Bridge
Lulu on the Bridge
1998 as Dr. Van Horn
★ 5.9
Brace Up!
Brace Up!
1993 as Colonel Alexander Ignatyevich Vershinin
★ 10.0
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
2019 as Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)
★ 6.5
The Wild One
The Wild One
2023 as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.0
Before It Had a Name
Before It Had a Name
2005 as Leslie
★ 3.6
movie
Tenzing
as Colonel John Hunt
My Hindu Friend
My Hindu Friend
2016 as Diego Fairman
★ 4.0
Victory
Victory
1996 as Axel Heyst
★ 5.2
New York Nights
New York Nights
1984 as Boyfriend
★ 3.7
River
River
2021 as Narrator
★ 5.9
movie
The Spider-Man Story
2002 as Self
★ 7.0
The Night and the Moment
The Night and the Moment
1995 as Lo scrittore
★ 4.9
The Smile Man
The Smile Man
2013 as Willem
★ 7.4
Atalanta Strategy
Atalanta Strategy
1984 as Immigration Staff
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
★ 7.5
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022 as Self / Grand Duc
The Making of Daybreakers
★ 7.0
Opus Zero
Opus Zero
2018 as Paul
★ 5.5
movie
The Misbehavers
2004 as Self
★ 10.0
O Panama
★ 7.0
Grande Envie
Grande Envie
2025 as Count
White Homeland Commando
White Homeland Commando
1993 as Karl
★ 10.0
North on Evers
★ 7.5
Father
Father
2016 as James Verdun
★ 4.2
Cuddle
Cuddle
as Dante
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
★ 6.0
The Benaki Museum
The Benaki Museum
2013 as Narrator (voice)
Il coraggio di essere Franco
Il coraggio di essere Franco
2022 as Sé stesso
★ 5.6
Nelson Algren Live
Nelson Algren Live
2016 as Role1 / Frankie Machine / Role2 / Blackie Cavanaugh
Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle
★ 10.0
movie
A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Jesus Goes to Hollywood
Jesus Goes to Hollywood
2024 as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.0
7 Deaths of Maria Callas
7 Deaths of Maria Callas
2022 as Film Actor
★ 3.0
Mind the Gap
Mind the Gap
2016 as Self
★ 7.2
Maresco / Pasolini
Maresco / Pasolini
2021 as Self
movie
Wrong Guys
1997 as Jack Straw
Avrio Vrady
Avrio Vrady
2025 as Dancing man
movie
SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg
2014 as (archive footage)
★ 4.0
Interior (The Spectator)
Interior (The Spectator)
2023 as Narrator
Willem Dafoe
★ 5.0