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Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe’s screen credits include Vulko in Zack Snyder's Justice League, Jopling in The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Gill (voice) in Finding Nemo.
Born July 22, 1955 Appleton, Wisconsin, USA11 movies on MoviHero
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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). …
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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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- 2026WerwulfFantasy · HorrorActorUpcoming
- 2026Tenzing2h 6m · Drama · HistoryColonel John Hunt
- 2021Zack Snyder's Justice League4h 2m · Action · AdventureVulko
- 2014John Wick1h 41m · Action · ThrillerMarcus
- 2014The Grand Budapest Hotel1h 40m · Comedy · DramaJopling
- 2009Fantastic Mr. Fox1h 27m · Adventure · AnimationRat (voice)
- 2006Inside Man2h 9m · Crime · DramaJohn Darius
- 2003Finding Nemo1h 40m · Adventure · AnimationGill (voice)
- 2002Spider-Man2h 1m · Action · Science FictionGreen Goblin / Norman Osborn
- 2000American Psycho1h 42m · Crime · DramaDonald Kimball
- 1986Platoon2h 0m · Action · DramaSergeant Elias Grodin
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- 2026Late FameEd Saxberger
- 2026The Birthday PartyMarcos Timoleon
- 2026The Resurrection of ChristActor
- 2026The SouffleurProducer · Lucius
- 2025The Man in My BasementProducer · Anniston Bennett
- 2025Avrio VradyDancing man
- 2025The Phoenician SchemeKnave
- 2025Grande EnvieCount
- 2025The Legend of OchiMaxim
- 2025Zero(voice)
- 2025Pet Shop DaysFrancis
- 2024Nosferatu: An Inside LookSelf
- 2024Jesus Goes to HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
- 2024NosferatuProf. Albin Eberhart von Franz
- 2024run 002Actor
- 2024Saturday NightDavid Tebet
- 2024Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceJackson
- 2024Kinds of KindnessRaymond / George / Omi
- 2024Can Creativity Save the World?Self
- 2024Finally DawnRufo Priori
- 2023Poor ThingsGodwin Baxter
- 2023Interior (The Spectator)Narrator
- 2023Willem DafoeActor
- 2023Gonzo GirlWalker Reade
- 2023Asteroid CitySaltzburg Keitel
- 2023The Wild OneNarrator (voice)
- 2023InsideNemo
- 2022Franco Battiato - La voce del padroneSelf
- 2022Creation of the Kingdom of ExodusSelf / Grand Duc
- 2022Dead for a DollarJoe Cribbens
- 20227 Deaths of Maria CallasFilm Actor
- 2022Il coraggio di essere FrancoSé stesso
- 2022Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way HomeSelf
- 2022The NorthmanHeimir the Fool
- 2022Finding SatoshiNarrator
- 2022Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the MysteriousSelf
- 2021Spider-Man: No Way HomeNorman Osborn / Green Goblin
- 2021Spider-Man: No Way HomeNorman Osborn / Green Goblin
- 2021Nightmare AlleyClem Hoatley
- 2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunAlbert 'the Abacus'
- 2021Why Are We (Not) Creative?Self
- 2021RiverNarrator
- 2021The Card CounterGordo
- 2021Maresco / PasoliniSelf
- 2020Babenco: Tell Me When I DieProducer · Self
- 2020Sportin' LifeSelf
- 2020Wim Wenders, DesperadoSelf
- 2020SiberiaClint
- 2020Roy's World: Barry Gifford's ChicagoActor
- 2020The Last Thing He WantedRichard McMahon
- 2020The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy TaleSelf
- 2020TommasoTommaso
- 2019TogoLeonhard Seppala
- 2019Vincent van Gogh SuperstarVincent van Gogh (archive footage)
- 2019Motherless BrooklynPaul Randolph
- 2019The LighthouseThomas Wake
- 2019Love, AntoshaSelf
- 2019Manou the SwiftManou's Father (voice)
- 2018Opus ZeroPaul
- 2018AquamanNuidis Vulko
- 2018At Eternity's GateVincent van Gogh
- 2018Brothers in ArmsSelf
- 2018Friedkin UncutSelf
- 2018Vox LuxNarrator (voice)
- 2018Theatron. Romeo CastellucciActor
- 2018Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida ProjectSelf
- 2017MountainNarrator (voice)
- 2017Murder on the Orient ExpressGerhard Hardman
- 2017The Florida ProjectBobby
- 2017Piazza VittorioHimself
- 2017Death NoteRyuk (voice)
- 2017What Happened to MondayTerrence Settman
- 2017Ballad of a Righteous MerchantSelf
- 2017Julian Schnabel: A Private PortraitSelf
- 2017SanctuaryNarrator
- 2016The Great WallBallard
- 2016Dog Eat DogMad Dog
- 2016FatherJames Verdun
- 2016A Family ManEd Blackridge
- 2016SculptActor
- 2016Finding DoryGill (voice)
- 2016Nelson Algren LiveRole1 / Frankie Machine / Role2 / Blackie Cavanaugh
- 2016My Hindu FriendDiego Fairman
- 2016Mind the GapSelf
- 2015Fukushima: A Nuclear StoryNarrator
- 2015The Making of A Most Wanted ManSelf
- 2015Don't F*#% With John WickSelf
- 2015John Wick: Calling in the CavalrySelf
- 2014Bad CountryBud Carter
- 2014PasoliniPier Paolo Pasolini
- 2014SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg(archive footage)
- 2014A Most Wanted ManTommy Brue
- 2014The Fault in Our StarsPeter van Houten
- 2013Nymphomaniac: Vol. IIL
- 2013Out of the FurnaceJohn Petty
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