Willem Dafoe

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

246

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-07-22 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Appleton, Wisconsin, USA

Willem Dafoe

Biography

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).

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home

    Spider-Man: No Way Home

  • Finding Nemo

    Finding Nemo

  • Aquaman

    Aquaman

  • Spider-Man

    Spider-Man

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

  • Spider-Man 3

    Spider-Man 3

  • To Each His Own Cinema

    To Each His Own Cinema

  • Togo

    Togo

  • Poor Things

    Poor Things

  • The Phoenician Scheme

    The Phoenician Scheme

  • Zack Snyder's Justice League

    Zack Snyder's Justice League

  • John Wick

    John Wick

  • Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

    Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • American Psycho

    American Psycho

  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

    Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • John Carter

    John Carter

  • The Legend of Ochi

    The Legend of Ochi

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • What Happened to Monday

    What Happened to Monday

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Northman

    The Northman

  • Platoon

    Platoon

  • Inside Man

    Inside Man

  • The Great Wall

    The Great Wall

  • Spider-Man 2

    Spider-Man 2

  • The Fault in Our Stars

    The Fault in Our Stars

  • Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

    Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox

    Fantastic Mr. Fox

  • Finding Dory

    Finding Dory

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • The Aviator

    The Aviator

  • Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

    Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

  • Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

    Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

  • The Card Counter

    The Card Counter

  • Sportin' Life

    Sportin' Life

  • Kinds of Kindness

    Kinds of Kindness

  • The Florida Project

    The Florida Project

  • The Lighthouse

    The Lighthouse

  • Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

    Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico

    Once Upon a Time in Mexico

  • xXx: State of the Union

    xXx: State of the Union

  • The Kingdom

    The Kingdom

  • Nightmare Alley

    Nightmare Alley

  • The Man in My Basement

    The Man in My Basement

  • Animal Factory

    Animal Factory

  • Asteroid City

    Asteroid City

  • eXistenZ

    eXistenZ

  • Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate

    Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate

  • Tommaso

    Tommaso

  • Zero

    Zero

  • The Hunter

    The Hunter

  • The English Patient

    The English Patient

  • Mr. Bean's Holiday

    Mr. Bean's Holiday

  • The Boondock Saints

    The Boondock Saints

  • The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

    The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

  • The Loveless

    The Loveless

  • Antichrist

    Antichrist

  • Atalanta Strategy

    Atalanta Strategy

  • Roadhouse 66

    Roadhouse 66

  • American Dreamz

    American Dreamz

  • Bad Country

    Bad Country

  • Saving Norman

    Saving Norman

  • Daybreakers

    Daybreakers

  • Manderlay

    Manderlay

  • Werwulf

    Werwulf

  • The Last Temptation of Christ

    The Last Temptation of Christ

  • Victory

    Victory

  • Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

    Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

  • Dead for a Dollar

    Dead for a Dollar

  • Brace Up!

    Brace Up!

  • My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

    My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

  • Light Sleeper

    Light Sleeper

  • Mississippi Burning

    Mississippi Burning

  • Basquiat

    Basquiat

  • Body of Evidence

    Body of Evidence

  • Speed 2: Cruise Control

    Speed 2: Cruise Control

  • Late Fame

    Late Fame

  • Adam Resurrected

    Adam Resurrected

  • Rhyme 'Em to Death

    Rhyme 'Em to Death

  • Clear and Present Danger

    Clear and Present Danger

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

    The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

  • Bullfighter

    Bullfighter

  • Odd Thomas

    Odd Thomas

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night

  • Il coraggio di essere Franco

    Il coraggio di essere Franco

  • Tropico

    Tropico

  • Siberia

    Siberia

  • Mountain

    Mountain

  • Wild at Heart

    Wild at Heart

  • Control

    Control

  • The Walker

    The Walker

  • A Woman

    A Woman

  • Sculpt

    Sculpt

  • Death Note

    Death Note

  • A Most Wanted Man

    A Most Wanted Man

  • Anamorph

    Anamorph

  • Pasolini

    Pasolini

  • run 002

    run 002

  • Miral

    Miral

  • Out of the Furnace

    Out of the Furnace

  • American Nails

    American Nails

  • Off Limits

    Off Limits

  • The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

    The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

  • The Clearing

    The Clearing

  • Father

    Father

  • A Family Man

    A Family Man

  • Cry-Baby

    Cry-Baby

  • To Live and Die in L.A.

    To Live and Die in L.A.

  • Born on the Fourth of July

    Born on the Fourth of July

  • Streets of Fire

    Streets of Fire

  • At Eternity's Gate

    At Eternity's Gate

  • Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty

    Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty

  • Inside

    Inside

  • Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic

    Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic

  • The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

  • Can Creativity Save the World?

    Can Creativity Save the World?

  • Piazza Vittorio

    Piazza Vittorio

  • Motherless Brooklyn

    Motherless Brooklyn

  • The Directors

    The Directors

  • Finally Dawn

    Finally Dawn

  • Tom & Viv

    Tom & Viv

  • New Rose Hotel

    New Rose Hotel

  • Shadow of the Vampire

    Shadow of the Vampire

  • Paris Je T'aime

    Paris Je T'aime

  • Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

    Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

  • Heaven's Gate

    Heaven's Gate

  • Dog Eat Dog

    Dog Eat Dog

  • The Night and the Moment

    The Night and the Moment

  • Triumph of the Spirit

    Triumph of the Spirit

  • The Dust of Time

    The Dust of Time

  • Affliction

    Affliction

  • Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

    Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

  • NHK WORLD PRIME

    NHK WORLD PRIME

  • Vox Lux

    Vox Lux

  • Manou the Swift

    Manou the Swift

  • The Last Thing He Wanted

    The Last Thing He Wanted

  • Flight of the Intruder

    Flight of the Intruder

  • 4:44 Last Day on Earth

    4:44 Last Day on Earth

  • Pavilion of Women

    Pavilion of Women

  • Love, Antosha

    Love, Antosha

  • Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World

    Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World

  • Farewell

    Farewell

  • Edges of the Lord

    Edges of the Lord

  • Fireflies in the Garden

    Fireflies in the Garden

  • Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue

    Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue

  • Friedkin Uncut

    Friedkin Uncut

  • Gonzo Girl

    Gonzo Girl

  • Lulu on the Bridge

    Lulu on the Bridge

  • River

    River

  • Don't F*#% With John Wick

    Don't F*#% With John Wick

  • Grande Envie

    Grande Envie

  • Vincent van Gogh Superstar

    Vincent van Gogh Superstar

  • Tomorrow You're Gone

    Tomorrow You're Gone

  • The Smile Man

    The Smile Man

  • Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

    Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

  • The Birthday Party

    The Birthday Party

  • New York Nights

    New York Nights

  • Ripley Under Ground

    Ripley Under Ground

  • Fishing with John

    Fishing with John

  • The Making of Daybreakers

    The Making of Daybreakers

  • The Hunger

    The Hunger

  • Faraway, So Close!

    Faraway, So Close!

  • Wintergasten

    Wintergasten

  • The Spider-Man Story

    The Spider-Man Story

  • On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'

    On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'

  • Love's Routine

    Love's Routine

  • Nosferatu: An Inside Look

    Nosferatu: An Inside Look

  • Wim Wenders, Desperado

    Wim Wenders, Desperado

  • John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry

    John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry

  • Pet Shop Days

    Pet Shop Days

  • Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

    Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

  • Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

    Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

  • Go Go Tales

    Go Go Tales

  • Before It Had a Name

    Before It Had a Name

  • Overnight

    Overnight

  • This Is an Adventure

    This Is an Adventure

  • Tenzing

    Tenzing

  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

  • The Wild One

    The Wild One

  • Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

    Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

  • Maresco / Pasolini

    Maresco / Pasolini

  • North on Evers

    North on Evers

  • Mostra, Venise

    Mostra, Venise

  • The Benaki Museum

    The Benaki Museum

  • White Sands

    White Sands

  • 7 Deaths of Maria Callas

    7 Deaths of Maria Callas

  • Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'

    Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'

  • The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale

    The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale

  • Fukushima: A Nuclear Story

    Fukushima: A Nuclear Story

  • A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'

    A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure

    Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure

  • Rockets Redglare!

    Rockets Redglare!

  • Why Are We (Not) Creative?

    Why Are We (Not) Creative?

  • Auto Focus

    Auto Focus

  • Nelson Algren Live

    Nelson Algren Live

  • Cuddle

    Cuddle

  • Brothers in Arms

    Brothers in Arms

  • Spider-Mania

    Spider-Mania

  • Voom Portraits

    Voom Portraits

  • Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago

    Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago

  • White Homeland Commando

    White Homeland Commando

  • The Misbehavers

    The Misbehavers

  • The Making of A Most Wanted Man

    The Making of A Most Wanted Man

  • The Procedure

    The Procedure

  • Finding Satoshi

    Finding Satoshi

  • Cannes: All Access

    Cannes: All Access

  • Opus Zero

    Opus Zero

  • My Hindu Friend

    My Hindu Friend

  • Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone

    Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone

  • Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project

    Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project

  • The Souffleur

    The Souffleur

  • SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg

    SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg

  • Mind the Gap

    Mind the Gap

  • Interior (The Spectator)

    Interior (The Spectator)

  • Theatron. Romeo Castellucci

    Theatron. Romeo Castellucci

  • Jesus Goes to Hollywood

    Jesus Goes to Hollywood

  • Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

  • O Panama

    O Panama

  • The Sleeping Shepherd

    The Sleeping Shepherd

  • Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle

    Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle

  • Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

    Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

  • Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'

    Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'

  • Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

    Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

  • Willem Dafoe

    Willem Dafoe

  • Avrio Vrady

    Avrio Vrady

  • Wrong Guys

    Wrong Guys

  • Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

    Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart