Willem Dafoe
Known For
Acting
Born
1955-07-22 in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
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).
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as The Commandant / Jack Lassen (voice)
The Simpsons
as Commandant (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Daily Show
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Conan
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
The Colbert Report
Spider-Man: No Way Home
as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin
Spider-Man
as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Finding Nemo
as Gill (voice)
The Oscars
as Self
The Oscars
as Self - Presenter
Spider-Man 3
as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Vulko
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as Jopling