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 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home

    Spider-Man: No Way Home

  • The Man in My Basement

    The Man in My Basement

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • Spider-Man

    Spider-Man

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Finding Nemo

    Finding Nemo

  • Spider-Man 3

    Spider-Man 3

  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

  • The Phoenician Scheme

    The Phoenician Scheme

  • Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

    Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

    Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

  • Zack Snyder's Justice League

    Zack Snyder's Justice League

  • Poor Things

    Poor Things

  • John Wick

    John Wick

  • American Psycho

    American Psycho

  • The Legend of Ochi

    The Legend of Ochi

  • Kinds of Kindness

    Kinds of Kindness

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Northman

    The Northman

  • Finding Dory

    Finding Dory

  • Aquaman

    Aquaman

  • The Great Wall

    The Great Wall

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox

    Fantastic Mr. Fox

  • John Carter

    John Carter

  • xXx: State of the Union

    xXx: State of the Union

  • The Fault in Our Stars

    The Fault in Our Stars

  • Spider-Man 2

    Spider-Man 2

  • The Aviator

    The Aviator

  • Inside Man

    Inside Man

  • The English Patient

    The English Patient

  • What Happened to Monday

    What Happened to Monday

  • Platoon

    Platoon

  • Nightmare Alley

    Nightmare Alley

  • Antichrist

    Antichrist

  • Togo

    Togo

  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico

    Once Upon a Time in Mexico

  • Mr. Bean's Holiday

    Mr. Bean's Holiday

  • Mississippi Burning

    Mississippi Burning

  • The Kingdom

    The Kingdom

  • The Lighthouse

    The Lighthouse

  • Asteroid City

    Asteroid City

  • Manderlay

    Manderlay

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • Out of the Furnace

    Out of the Furnace

  • Dead for a Dollar

    Dead for a Dollar

  • The Loveless

    The Loveless

  • Werwulf

    Werwulf

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night

  • Can Creativity Save the World?

    Can Creativity Save the World?

  • The Florida Project

    The Florida Project

  • Death Note

    Death Note

  • To Live and Die in L.A.

    To Live and Die in L.A.

  • The French Dispatch

    The French Dispatch

  • Daybreakers

    Daybreakers

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

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

  • Opus Zero

    Opus Zero

  • A Most Wanted Man

    A Most Wanted Man

  • Vincent van Gogh Superstar

    Vincent van Gogh Superstar

  • North on Evers

    North on Evers

  • Finally Dawn

    Finally Dawn

  • Body of Evidence

    Body of Evidence

  • eXistenZ

    eXistenZ

  • Odd Thomas

    Odd Thomas

  • Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

    Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

  • Speed 2: Cruise Control

    Speed 2: Cruise Control

  • The Directors

    The Directors

  • Inside

    Inside

  • Zero

    Zero

  • Born on the Fourth of July

    Born on the Fourth of July

  • Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic

    Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic

  • Edges of the Lord

    Edges of the Lord

  • The Card Counter

    The Card Counter

  • A Family Man

    A Family Man

  • Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

    Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

  • Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'

    Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'

  • The Last Temptation of Christ

    The Last Temptation of Christ

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

    The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

  • Farewell

    Farewell

  • The Hunger

    The Hunger

  • Wim Wenders, Desperado

    Wim Wenders, Desperado

  • Streets of Fire

    Streets of Fire

  • Tomorrow You're Gone

    Tomorrow You're Gone

  • White Homeland Commando

    White Homeland Commando

  • The Boondock Saints

    The Boondock Saints

  • Heaven's Gate

    Heaven's Gate

  • Tommaso

    Tommaso

  • River

    River

  • To Each His Own Cinema

    To Each His Own Cinema

  • Saving Norman

    Saving Norman

  • Fireflies in the Garden

    Fireflies in the Garden

  • NHK WORLD PRIME

    NHK WORLD PRIME

  • Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue

    Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue

  • The Clearing

    The Clearing

  • Light Sleeper

    Light Sleeper

  • Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

    Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

  • Clear and Present Danger

    Clear and Present Danger

  • Mountain

    Mountain

  • The Making of Daybreakers

    The Making of Daybreakers

  • Shadow of the Vampire

    Shadow of the Vampire

  • The Walker

    The Walker

  • Bad Country

    Bad Country

  • Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

    Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

  • Basquiat

    Basquiat

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

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

  • Animal Factory

    Animal Factory

  • The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

    The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

  • Brace Up!

    Brace Up!

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

    Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

  • Tom & Viv

    Tom & Viv

  • Avrio Vrady

    Avrio Vrady

  • The Birthday Party

    The Birthday Party

  • The Hunter

    The Hunter

  • Victory

    Victory

  • Triumph of the Spirit

    Triumph of the Spirit

  • My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

    My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

  • New York Nights

    New York Nights

  • The Dust of Time

    The Dust of Time

  • Flight of the Intruder

    Flight of the Intruder

  • Control

    Control

  • Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

    Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

  • Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World

    Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World

  • Late Fame

    Late Fame

  • A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'

    A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'

  • Anamorph

    Anamorph

  • Pavilion of Women

    Pavilion of Women

  • Cry-Baby

    Cry-Baby

  • At Eternity's Gate

    At Eternity's Gate

  • New Rose Hotel

    New Rose Hotel

  • Siberia

    Siberia

  • Motherless Brooklyn

    Motherless Brooklyn

  • Roadhouse 66

    Roadhouse 66

  • O Panama

    O Panama

  • Wild at Heart

    Wild at Heart

  • Paris Je T'aime

    Paris Je T'aime

  • Love's Routine

    Love's Routine

  • Sportin' Life

    Sportin' Life

  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

  • American Dreamz

    American Dreamz

  • A Woman

    A Woman

  • The Smile Man

    The Smile Man

  • The Spider-Man Story

    The Spider-Man Story

  • Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty

    Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty

  • Don't F*#% With John Wick

    Don't F*#% With John Wick

  • Manou the Swift

    Manou the Swift

  • Adam Resurrected

    Adam Resurrected

  • Rockets Redglare!

    Rockets Redglare!

  • The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

  • run 002

    run 002

  • Atalanta Strategy

    Atalanta Strategy

  • 4:44 Last Day on Earth

    4:44 Last Day on Earth

  • Auto Focus

    Auto Focus

  • Off Limits

    Off Limits

  • Affliction

    Affliction

  • Rhyme 'Em to Death

    Rhyme 'Em to Death

  • 7 Deaths of Maria Callas

    7 Deaths of Maria Callas

  • The Wild One

    The Wild One

  • Pasolini

    Pasolini

  • Sculpt

    Sculpt

  • Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

    Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

  • Bullfighter

    Bullfighter

  • Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure

    Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure

  • American Nails

    American Nails

  • Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

    Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

  • Dog Eat Dog

    Dog Eat Dog

  • The Making of A Most Wanted Man

    The Making of A Most Wanted Man

  • Mind the Gap

    Mind the Gap

  • The Night and the Moment

    The Night and the Moment

  • The Last Thing He Wanted

    The Last Thing He Wanted

  • Pet Shop Days

    Pet Shop Days

  • Lulu on the Bridge

    Lulu on the Bridge

  • Fishing with John

    Fishing with John

  • Father

    Father

  • Mostra, Venise

    Mostra, Venise

  • Love, Antosha

    Love, Antosha

  • Miral

    Miral

  • Tropico

    Tropico

  • The Procedure

    The Procedure

  • Wintergasten

    Wintergasten

  • Go Go Tales

    Go Go Tales

  • Friedkin Uncut

    Friedkin Uncut

  • Tenzing

    Tenzing

  • Grande Envie

    Grande Envie

  • Faraway, So Close!

    Faraway, So Close!

  • Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

    Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

  • Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

    Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

  • Piazza Vittorio

    Piazza Vittorio

  • Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

    Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

  • Overnight

    Overnight

  • Ripley Under Ground

    Ripley Under Ground

  • Nosferatu: An Inside Look

    Nosferatu: An Inside Look

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

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

  • Vox Lux

    Vox Lux

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • The Misbehavers

    The Misbehavers

  • John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry

    John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry

  • Il coraggio di essere Franco

    Il coraggio di essere Franco

  • Why Are We (Not) Creative?

    Why Are We (Not) Creative?

  • Jesus Goes to Hollywood

    Jesus Goes to Hollywood

  • Fukushima: A Nuclear Story

    Fukushima: A Nuclear Story

  • Cuddle

    Cuddle

  • Theatron. Romeo Castellucci

    Theatron. Romeo Castellucci

  • Maresco / Pasolini

    Maresco / Pasolini

  • SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg

    SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg

  • Willem Dafoe

    Willem Dafoe

  • Before It Had a Name

    Before It Had a Name

  • Finding Satoshi

    Finding Satoshi

  • Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago

    Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago

  • This Is an Adventure

    This Is an Adventure

  • White Sands

    White Sands

  • Voom Portraits

    Voom Portraits

  • The Benaki Museum

    The Benaki Museum

  • Interior (The Spectator)

    Interior (The Spectator)

  • Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle

    Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle

  • Spider-Mania

    Spider-Mania

  • Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

  • The Souffleur

    The Souffleur

  • Cannes: All Access

    Cannes: All Access

  • Nelson Algren Live

    Nelson Algren Live

  • Wrong Guys

    Wrong Guys

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

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

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

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

  • Brothers in Arms

    Brothers in Arms

  • Gonzo Girl

    Gonzo Girl

  • The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale

    The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale

  • The Sleeping Shepherd

    The Sleeping Shepherd

  • Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone

    Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone

  • Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

    Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

  • Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project

    Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project

  • My Hindu Friend

    My Hindu Friend