Willem Dafoe
Known for Acting · 247 credits
- Born
- 1955-07-22 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- 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).
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Known For
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Zylander Quark
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Simpsons
1989
as The Commandant / Jack Lassen (voice) / Commandant (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
TV Shows (26)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Zylander Quark
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Simpsons
1989
as The Commandant / Jack Lassen (voice) / Commandant (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
Conan
2010
as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self / Self - Presenter
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Kulturplatz
2004
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Jeffrey Hunt
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
The Kingdom
1994
as Grand Duc
Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue
2022
as Self
The Directors
1999
as Self
NHK WORLD PRIME
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Mostra, Venise
2022
as Self
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
2020
as Self
Wintergasten
2007
Fishing with John
1991
as Self
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Movies (221)
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin
Spider-Man
2002
as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013
as L
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
as Jopling
Nosferatu
2024
as Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz
Finding Nemo
2003
as Gill (voice)
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
as Vulko
Aquaman
2018
as Nuidis Vulko
Spider-Man 3
2007
as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Finding Dory
2016
as Gill (voice)
John Wick
2014
as Marcus
Poor Things
2023
as Godwin Baxter
American Psycho
2000
as Donald Kimball
The Northman
2022
as Heimir the Fool
The Lighthouse
2019
as Thomas Wake
Murder on the Orient Express
2017
as Gerhard Hardman
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024
as Jackson
John Carter
2012
as Tars Tarkas
The Fault in Our Stars
2014
as Peter van Houten
Born on the Fourth of July
1989
as Charlie
What Happened to Monday
2017
as Terrence Settman
Spider-Man 2
2004
as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
The Florida Project
2017
as Bobby
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
as Rat (voice)
The Great Wall
2016
as Ballard
Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007
as Carson Clay
Platoon
1986
as Sergeant Elias Grodin
Asteroid City
2023
as Saltzburg Keitel
The Souffleur
2026
as Lucius
Nightmare Alley
2021
as Clem Hoatley
xXx: State of the Union
2005
as Gen. George Octavius Deckert
Togo
2019
as Leonhard Seppala
Inside Man
2006
as John Darius
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
as Knave
At Eternity's Gate
2018
as Vincent van Gogh
Odd Thomas
2013
as Wyatt Porter
The Aviator
2004
as Roland Sweet
eXistenZ
1999
as Gas
Daybreakers
2010
as Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
as Paul Randolph
Kinds of Kindness
2024
as Raymond / George / Omi
The Card Counter
2021
as Gordo
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021
as Albert 'the Abacus'
Out of the Furnace
2013
as John Petty
Love, Antosha
2019
as Self
The Boondock Saints
1999
as Paul Smecker
Speed 2: Cruise Control
1997
as Geiger
Antichrist
2009
as He
Clear and Present Danger
1994
as John Clark
Zero
2025
as (voice)
A Most Wanted Man
2014
as Tommy Brue
Werwulf
2026
The English Patient
1996
as David Caravaggio
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
as Armando Barillo
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985
as Rick Masters
The Legend of Ochi
2025
as Maxim
Wild at Heart
1990
as Bobby Peru
The Hunter
2011
as Martin David
Mississippi Burning
1988
as Agent Alan Ward
Bad Country
2014
as Bud Carter
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004
as Klaus Daimler
Death Note
2017
as Ryuk (voice)
Saturday Night
2024
as David Tebet
The Last Thing He Wanted
2020
as Richard McMahon
Heaven's Gate
1980
as Willy (uncredited)
Siberia
2020
as Clint
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
as Jesus
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
2017
as Self
Manderlay
2005
as Grace's Father
The Resurrection of Christ
2026
Paris Je T'aime
2006
as Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires)
The Birthday Party
2026
as Marcos Timoleon
Sculpt
2016
Vox Lux
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
2009
as Gavner Purl
Atalanta Strategy
1984
as Immigration Staff
Body of Evidence
1993
as Frank Dulaney
Triumph of the Spirit
1989
as Salamo Arouch
Inside
2023
as Nemo
The Man in My Basement
2025
as Anniston Bennett
Streets of Fire
1984
as Raven Shaddock
Cry-Baby
1990
as Hateful Guard
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005
as Willem Dafoe (uncredited)
Tomorrow You're Gone
2012
as The Buddha
A Family Man
2016
as Ed Blackridge
4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012
as Cisco
The Hunger
1983
as 2nd Phone Booth Youth
Overnight
2003
as Self
The Sleeping Shepherd
Light Sleeper
1992
as John LeTour
The Spider-Man Story
2002
as Self
Shadow of the Vampire
2000
as Max Schreck
This Is an Adventure
2005
as Self
Time Out
Cannes: All Access
2007
as Self
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
2009
as Paul Smecker (uncredited)
Flight of the Intruder
1991
as Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole
The Night and the Moment
1995
as The Writer
Theatron. Romeo Castellucci
2018
Love's Routine
2013
as Barry
Fireflies in the Garden
2008
as Charles Waechter
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
as Elephant Grass (voice)
Tenzing
2026
as Colonel John Hunt
Off Limits
1988
as Buck McGriff
Go Go Tales
2008
as Ray Ruby
Cuddle
as Dante
Dead for a Dollar
2022
as Joe Cribbens
Don't F*#% With John Wick
2015
as Self
Pavilion of Women
2001
as Father Andre
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022
as Self / Grand Duc
Roadhouse 66
1984
as Johnny Harte
American Dreamz
2006
as Chief of Staff
Finally Dawn
2024
as Rufo Priori
White Lies
Affliction
1998
as Rolfe Whitehouse
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022
as Self
Dog Eat Dog
2016
as Mad Dog
Before It Had a Name
2005
as Leslie
Gonzo Girl
2023
as Walker Reade
Spider-Mania
2002
as Self
About 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 uncredited role in Heaven's Gate (1980). He is known for collaborating… With 247 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Willem Dafoe has appeared in 221 films and 26 TV shows.
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- Spider-Man (2002) — as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
- Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) — as L
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) — as Jopling
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