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.
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).
External links
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188772
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Filmography (Movies)
Werwulf
Character:
Release Date:25/12/2026
Late Fame
Character:Ed Saxberger
Release Date:12/03/2026
Pet Shop Days
Character:Francis
Release Date:22/10/2025
The Man in My Basement
Character:Anniston Bennett
Release Date:12/09/2025
The Souffleur
Character:Lucius
Release Date:30/08/2025
The Birthday Party
Character:Marcos Timoleon
Release Date:07/08/2025
Avrio Vrady
Character:Dancing man
Release Date:13/06/2025
The Phoenician Scheme
Character:Knave
Release Date:23/05/2025
Grande Envie
Character:Count
Release Date:19/05/2025
The Legend of Ochi
Character:Maxim
Release Date:18/04/2025
Zero
Character:(voice)
Release Date:11/04/2025
Nosferatu: An Inside Look
Character:Self
Release Date:30/12/2024
Nosferatu
Character:Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz
Release Date:25/12/2024
Jesus Goes to Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:25/12/2024
run 002
Character:
Release Date:19/10/2024
Saturday Night
Character:David Tebet
Release Date:27/09/2024
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Character:Jackson
Release Date:04/09/2024
Kinds of Kindness
Character:Raymond / George / Omi
Release Date:30/05/2024
Can Creativity Save the World?
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2024
Finally Dawn
Character:Rufo Priori
Release Date:14/02/2024
Poor Things
Character:Godwin Baxter
Release Date:07/12/2023
Interior (The Spectator)
Character:Narrator
Release Date:21/10/2023
Willem Dafoe
Character:
Release Date:05/10/2023
Gonzo Girl
Character:Walker Reade
Release Date:07/09/2023
Asteroid City
Character:Saltzburg Keitel
Release Date:08/06/2023
The Wild One
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:10/05/2023
Inside
Character:Nemo
Release Date:09/03/2023
Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone
Character:
Release Date:28/11/2022
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Character:Self / Grand Duc
Release Date:20/11/2022
Dead for a Dollar
Character:Joe Cribbens
Release Date:30/09/2022
7 Deaths of Maria Callas
Character:Film Actor
Release Date:24/07/2022
Il coraggio di essere Franco
Character:Sé stesso
Release Date:18/05/2022
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Character:Self
Release Date:03/05/2022
The Northman
Character:Heimir the Fool
Release Date:07/04/2022
Finding Satoshi
Character:Narrator
Release Date:21/01/2022
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
Character:Self
Release Date:16/01/2022
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Character:Norman Osborn / Green Goblin
Release Date:15/12/2021
Nightmare Alley
Character:Clem Hoatley
Release Date:02/12/2021
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Character:Albert 'the Abacus'
Release Date:21/10/2021
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
Character:Self
Release Date:20/10/2021
The Card Counter
Character:Gordo
Release Date:03/09/2021
River
Character:Narrator
Release Date:03/09/2021
Maresco / Pasolini
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Character:Vulko
Release Date:18/03/2021
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Character:Self
Release Date:26/11/2020
Sportin' Life
Character:Self
Release Date:06/09/2020
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Character:Self
Release Date:16/07/2020
Siberia
Character:Clint
Release Date:02/07/2020
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
Character:
Release Date:28/02/2020
The Last Thing He Wanted
Character:Richard McMahon
Release Date:14/02/2020
The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale
Character:Self
Release Date:14/01/2020
Tommaso
Character:Tommaso
Release Date:08/01/2020
Togo
Character:Leonhard Seppala
Release Date:20/12/2019
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
Character:Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)
Release Date:05/11/2019
Motherless Brooklyn
Character:Paul Randolph
Release Date:31/10/2019
The Lighthouse
Character:Thomas Wake
Release Date:13/09/2019
Love, Antosha
Character:Self
Release Date:02/08/2019
Manou the Swift
Character:Manou's Father (voice)
Release Date:25/01/2019
Opus Zero
Character:Paul
Release Date:28/12/2018
Aquaman
Character:Nuidis Vulko
Release Date:07/12/2018
At Eternity's Gate
Character:Vincent van Gogh
Release Date:15/11/2018
Brothers in Arms
Character:Self
Release Date:13/11/2018
Friedkin Uncut
Character:Self
Release Date:05/11/2018
Vox Lux
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:07/09/2018
Theatron. Romeo Castellucci
Character:
Release Date:30/03/2018
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project
Character:Self
Release Date:20/02/2018
Mountain
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:30/11/2017
Murder on the Orient Express
Character:Gerhard Hardman
Release Date:03/11/2017
The Florida Project
Character:Bobby
Release Date:06/10/2017
Piazza Vittorio
Character:Himself
Release Date:09/09/2017
Death Note
Character:Ryuk (voice)
Release Date:25/08/2017
What Happened to Monday
Character:Terrence Settman
Release Date:18/08/2017
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Character:Self
Release Date:01/08/2017
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/2017
Sanctuary
Character:Narrator
Release Date:28/01/2017
The Great Wall
Character:Ballard
Release Date:16/12/2016
Dog Eat Dog
Character:Mad Dog
Release Date:04/11/2016
Father
Character:James Verdun
Release Date:25/10/2016
A Family Man
Character:Ed Blackridge
Release Date:13/09/2016
Sculpt
Character:
Release Date:16/08/2016
Finding Dory
Character:Gill (voice)
Release Date:16/06/2016
Nelson Algren Live
Character:Role1 / Frankie Machine / Role2 / Blackie Cavanaugh
Release Date:04/06/2016
My Hindu Friend
Character:Diego Fairman
Release Date:03/03/2016
Mind the Gap
Character:Self
Release Date:17/02/2016
Fukushima: A Nuclear Story
Character:Narrator
Release Date:13/03/2015
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
Character:Self
Release Date:27/02/2015
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
Character:Self
Release Date:03/02/2015
Don't F*#% With John Wick
Character:Self
Release Date:03/02/2015
John Wick
Character:Marcus
Release Date:22/10/2014
Bad Country
Character:Bud Carter
Release Date:26/09/2014
Pasolini
Character:Pier Paolo Pasolini
Release Date:25/09/2014
SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:02/09/2014
A Most Wanted Man
Character:Tommy Brue
Release Date:25/07/2014
The Fault in Our Stars
Character:Peter van Houten
Release Date:02/06/2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Character:Jopling
Release Date:26/02/2014
The Benaki Museum
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:26/12/2013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Character:L
Release Date:25/12/2013
Out of the Furnace
Character:John Petty
Release Date:12/11/2013
Love's Routine
Character:Barry
Release Date:19/06/2013
The Smile Man
Character:Willem
Release Date:15/06/2013
Saving Norman
Character:Lionel Pembrooke
Release Date:25/05/2013
Odd Thomas
Character:Wyatt Porter
Release Date:29/01/2013
Tomorrow You're Gone
Character:The Buddha
Release Date:31/10/2012
Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic
Character:Self
Release Date:12/09/2012
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Character:Cisco
Release Date:23/03/2012
John Carter
Character:Tars Tarkas
Release Date:07/03/2012
The Hunter
Character:Martin David
Release Date:06/10/2011
Miral
Character:Eddie
Release Date:15/09/2010
A Woman
Character:Max Oliver
Release Date:04/09/2010
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Character:Detective Hank Havenhurst
Release Date:08/07/2010
The Making of Daybreakers
Character:Self
Release Date:11/05/2010
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
Character:Narrator
Release Date:10/05/2010
Daybreakers
Character:Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac
Release Date:06/01/2010
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Character:Paul Smecker
Release Date:24/11/2009
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Character:Gavner Purl
Release Date:23/10/2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Character:Rat (voice)
Release Date:14/10/2009
Farewell
Character:Feeney
Release Date:23/09/2009
Antichrist
Character:He
Release Date:20/05/2009
The Dust of Time
Character:A
Release Date:22/11/2008
Adam Resurrected
Character:Commandat Klein
Release Date:08/08/2008
Fireflies in the Garden
Character:Charles Waechter
Release Date:07/08/2008
Go Go Tales
Character:Ray Ruby
Release Date:20/06/2008
To Each His Own Cinema
Character:(segment "Occupations") (archive footage)
Release Date:31/10/2007
Cannes: All Access
Character:Self
Release Date:27/10/2007
Voom Portraits
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2007
Anamorph
Character:Stan Aubray
Release Date:21/09/2007
The Procedure
Character:Christopher
Release Date:01/08/2007
Spider-Man 3
Character:Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Release Date:01/05/2007
Mr. Bean's Holiday
Character:Carson Clay
Release Date:22/03/2007
The Walker
Character:Larry Lockner
Release Date:13/02/2007
Paris Je T'aime
Character:Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires)
Release Date:21/06/2006
Inside Man
Character:John Darius
Release Date:17/03/2006
American Dreamz
Character:Chief of Staff
Release Date:04/03/2006
Ripley Under Ground
Character:Neil Murchison
Release Date:06/11/2005
Before It Had a Name
Character:Leslie
Release Date:10/09/2005
Manderlay
Character:Grace's Father
Release Date:03/06/2005
This Is an Adventure
Character:Self
Release Date:10/05/2005
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Character:Self
Release Date:09/05/2005
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Character:Willem Dafoe (uncredited)
Release Date:08/05/2005
xXx: State of the Union
Character:Gen. George Octavius Deckert
Release Date:27/04/2005
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
Character:Self / Klaus D.
Release Date:15/01/2005
The Aviator
Character:Roland Sweet
Release Date:17/12/2004
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Character:Klaus Daimler
Release Date:10/12/2004
Control
Character:Dr. Michael Copeland
Release Date:07/12/2004
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
Character:
Release Date:07/12/2004
The Misbehavers
Character:Self
Release Date:04/12/2004
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:08/10/2004
The Clearing
Character:Arnold Mack
Release Date:02/07/2004
Spider-Man 2
Character:Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Release Date:25/06/2004
Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/06/2004
The Reckoning
Character:Martin
Release Date:26/02/2004
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
Character:Self
Release Date:02/12/2003
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Character:
Release Date:12/09/2003
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Character:Armando Barillo
Release Date:11/09/2003
Overnight
Character:Self
Release Date:12/06/2003
Finding Nemo
Character:Gill (voice)
Release Date:30/05/2003
Rockets Redglare!
Character:Self
Release Date:02/05/2003
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
Character:Hunter (voice)
Release Date:15/12/2002
Auto Focus
Character:John Carpenter
Release Date:18/10/2002
The Spider-Man Story
Character:Self
Release Date:08/06/2002
Spider-Man
Character:Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Release Date:01/05/2002
Spider-Mania
Character:Self
Release Date:30/04/2002
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Character:Self
Release Date:20/04/2002
Edges of the Lord
Character:Priest
Release Date:12/10/2001
Pavilion of Women
Character:Father Andre
Release Date:20/04/2001
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2001
Animal Factory
Character:Earl Copen
Release Date:13/10/2000
Bullfighter
Character:Father Ramirez
Release Date:01/10/2000
Shadow of the Vampire
Character:Max Schreck
Release Date:30/08/2000
American Psycho
Character:Donald Kimball
Release Date:21/01/2000
eXistenZ
Character:Gas
Release Date:14/04/1999
New Rose Hotel
Character:X
Release Date:19/03/1999
The Boondock Saints
Character:Paul Smecker
Release Date:22/01/1999
Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1999
Lulu on the Bridge
Character:Dr. Van Horn
Release Date:06/09/1998
Affliction
Character:Rolfe Whitehouse
Release Date:12/02/1998
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Character:Geiger
Release Date:13/06/1997
Wrong Guys
Character:Jack Straw
Release Date:01/01/1997
Victory
Character:Axel Heyst
Release Date:13/12/1996
The English Patient
Character:David Caravaggio
Release Date:14/11/1996
Basquiat
Character:The Electrician
Release Date:09/08/1996
The Night and the Moment
Character:Lo scrittore
Release Date:05/07/1995
Clear and Present Danger
Character:John Clark
Release Date:03/08/1994
Tom & Viv
Character:Tom Eliot
Release Date:15/04/1994
Faraway, So Close!
Character:Emit Flesti
Release Date:01/09/1993
Brace Up!
Character:Colonel Alexander Ignatyevich Vershinin
Release Date:01/04/1993
White Homeland Commando
Character:Karl
Release Date:04/03/1993
Body of Evidence
Character:Frank Dulaney
Release Date:15/01/1993
Rhyme 'Em to Death
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1993
Light Sleeper
Character:John LeTour
Release Date:21/08/1992
White Sands
Character:Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
Release Date:24/04/1992
North on Evers
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1992
Flight of the Intruder
Character:Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole
Release Date:18/01/1991
Wild at Heart
Character:Bobby Peru
Release Date:17/08/1990
Cry-Baby
Character:Hateful Guard
Release Date:06/04/1990
Born on the Fourth of July
Character:Charlie
Release Date:20/12/1989
Triumph of the Spirit
Character:Salamo Arouch
Release Date:08/12/1989
Mississippi Burning
Character:Agent Alan Ward
Release Date:08/12/1988
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ
Character:Self
Release Date:07/10/1988
The Last Temptation of Christ
Character:Jesus
Release Date:28/05/1988
Off Limits
Character:Buck McGriff
Release Date:11/03/1988
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Character:Elephant Grass (voice)
Release Date:01/10/1987
Platoon
Character:Sergeant Elias Grodin
Release Date:19/12/1986
To Live and Die in L.A.
Character:Rick Masters
Release Date:01/11/1985
O Panama
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1985
Roadhouse 66
Character:Johnny Harte
Release Date:31/08/1984
Streets of Fire
Character:Raven Shaddock
Release Date:01/06/1984
New York Nights
Character:Boyfriend
Release Date:01/03/1984
The Loveless
Character:Vance
Release Date:20/01/1984
Atalanta Strategy
Character:Immigration Staff
Release Date:01/01/1984
The Hunger
Character:2nd Phone Booth Youth
Release Date:29/04/1983
Heaven's Gate
Character:Willy (uncredited)
Release Date:19/11/1980
Television Appearances
Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue
Character:Self
Mostra, Venise
Character:Self
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
Character:Self
NHK WORLD PRIME
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
Conan
Character:Self
Wintergasten
Character:
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Colbert Report
Character:
Kulturplatz
Character:Self
The Directors
Character:Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:
The Daily Show
Character:Self
The Kingdom
Character:Grand Duc
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Fishing with John
Character:Self
The Simpsons
Character:The Commandant / Jack Lassen (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Commandant (voice)
The Hitchhiker
Character:Jeffrey Hunt
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self - Presenter
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