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