Willem Dafoe
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 22, 1955
- Birthplace
- Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
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.
Filmography
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Actor
- Lincoln in the Bardo
Lincoln in the Bardo TBA
Actor
American Nails TBA
Actor
- White Lies
White Lies TBA
Actor
- Time Out
Time Out TBA
Actor
- A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol TBA
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Cuddle TBA
as Dante
The Sleeping Shepherd TBA
Actor
- Tropico
Tropico TBA
as Raymond, Producer
Werwulf 2026
as Old Hunter
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious 2026
as Self
Tenzing 2026
as John Hunt
Late Fame 2026
as Ed Saxberger
The Birthday Party 2026
as Marcos Timoleon
The Souffleur 2026
as Lucius, Executive Producer
The Man in My Basement 2025
as Anniston Bennett, Executive Producer
Avrio Vrady 2025
as Dancing man
The Phoenician Scheme 2025
as Knave
Grande Envie 2025
as Count
The Legend of Ochi 2025
as Maxim
Zero 2025
as (voice)
Pet Shop Days 2025
as Francis
Nosferatu: An Inside Look 2024
as Self
Jesus Goes to Hollywood 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Nosferatu 2024
as Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz
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Actor
Saturday Night 2024
as David Tebet
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2024
as Jackson
Kinds of Kindness 2024
as Raymond / George / Omi
Can Creativity Save the World? 2024
as Self
Finally Dawn 2024
as Rufo Priori
Poor Things 2023
as Godwin Baxter
Interior (The Spectator) 2023
as Narrator
Willem Dafoe 2023
Actor
Gonzo Girl 2023
as Walker Reade
Asteroid City 2023
as Saltzburg Keitel
The Wild One 2023
as Narrator (voice)
Inside 2023
as Nemo
Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone 2022
as Self
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus 2022
as Self / Grand Duc
Dead for a Dollar 2022
as Joe Cribbens
7 Deaths of Maria Callas 2022
as Film Actor
Il coraggio di essere Franco 2022
as Sé stesso
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home 2022
as Self
The Northman 2022
as Heimir the Fool
Finding Satoshi 2022
as Narrator
Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021
as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin
Nightmare Alley 2021
as Clem Hoatley
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun 2021
as Albert 'the Abacus'
Why Are We (Not) Creative? 2021
as Self
River 2021
as Narrator
The Card Counter 2021
as Gordo
Maresco / Pasolini 2021
as Self
Zack Snyder's Justice League 2021
as Vulko
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die 2020
as Self, Associate Producer
Sportin' Life 2020
as Self
Wim Wenders, Desperado 2020
as Self
Siberia 2020
as Clint
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago 2020
Actor
The Last Thing He Wanted 2020
as Richard McMahon
The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale 2020
as Self
Tommaso 2020
as Tommaso
Togo 2019
as Leonhard Seppala
Vincent van Gogh Superstar 2019
as Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)
Motherless Brooklyn 2019
as Paul Randolph
The Lighthouse 2019
as Thomas Wake
Love, Antosha 2019
as Self
Manou the Swift 2019
as Manou's Father (voice)
Opus Zero 2018
as Paul
Aquaman 2018
as Nuidis Vulko
At Eternity's Gate 2018
as Vincent van Gogh
Brothers in Arms 2018
as Self
Friedkin Uncut 2018
as Self
The House That Jack Built 2018
Thanks
Vox Lux 2018
as Narrator (voice)
Theatron. Romeo Castellucci 2018
Actor
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project 2018
as Self
Mountain 2017
as Narrator (voice)
Murder on the Orient Express 2017
as Gerhard Hardman
The Florida Project 2017
as Bobby
Piazza Vittorio 2017
as Himself
Death Note 2017
as Ryuk (voice)
What Happened to Monday 2017
as Terrence Settman
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant 2017
as Self
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait 2017
as Self
Sanctuary 2017
as Narrator
The Great Wall 2016
as Ballard
Dog Eat Dog 2016
as Mad Dog
Father 2016
as James Verdun
A Family Man 2016
as Ed Blackridge
Sculpt 2016
Actor
Finding Dory 2016
as Gill (voice)
Nelson Algren Live 2016
as Role1 / Frankie Machine / Role2 / Blackie Cavanaugh
My Hindu Friend 2016
as Diego Fairman
Mind the Gap 2016
as Self
Fukushima: A Nuclear Story 2015
as Narrator
The Making of A Most Wanted Man 2015
as Self
Don't F*#% With John Wick 2015
as Self
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry 2015
as Self
John Wick 2014
as Marcus
Bad Country 2014
as Bud Carter
Pasolini 2014
as Pier Paolo Pasolini
- SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg
SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg 2014
as (archive footage)
A Most Wanted Man 2014
as Tommy Brue
The Fault in Our Stars 2014
as Peter van Houten
The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014
as Jopling
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II 2013
as L
Out of the Furnace 2013
as John Petty
- Love's Routine
Love's Routine 2013
as Barry
The Smile Man 2013
as Willem
- Saving Norman
Saving Norman 2013
as Lionel Pembrooke
Odd Thomas 2013
as Wyatt Porter
Tomorrow You're Gone 2012
as The Buddha
Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic 2012
as Self
4:44 Last Day on Earth 2012
as Cisco
John Carter 2012
as Tars Tarkas
The Hunter 2011
as Martin David
Miral 2010
as Eddie
A Woman 2010
as Max Oliver
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done 2010
as Detective Hank Havenhurst
The Making of Daybreakers 2010
as Self
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World 2010
as Narrator
Daybreakers 2010
as Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day 2009
as Paul Smecker (uncredited)
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant 2009
as Gavner Purl
Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009
as Rat (voice)
Farewell 2009
as Feeney
Antichrist 2009
as He
The Dust of Time 2008
as A
Adam Resurrected 2008
as Commandat Klein
Fireflies in the Garden 2008
as Charles Waechter
Go Go Tales 2008
as Ray Ruby
To Each His Own Cinema 2007
as (segment "Occupations") (archive footage)
Ripley Under Ground 2007
as Neil Murchison
Cannes: All Access 2007
as Self
Voom Portraits 2007
as Self
Anamorph 2007
as Stan Aubray
- The Procedure
The Procedure 2007
as Christopher
Spider-Man 3 2007
as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
On the Set: Spider-Man 3 2007
as Self
Mr. Bean's Holiday 2007
as Carson Clay
The Walker 2007
as Larry Lockner
Paris Je T'aime 2006
as Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires)
Inside Man 2006
as John Darius
American Dreamz 2006
as Chief of Staff
Before It Had a Name 2005
as Leslie, Screenplay
Manderlay 2005
as Grace's Father
This Is an Adventure 2005
as Self
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal 2005
as Self
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood 2005
as Willem Dafoe (uncredited)
xXx: State of the Union 2005
as Gen. George Octavius Deckert
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou' 2005
as Self / Klaus D.
The Aviator 2004
as Roland Sweet
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 2004
as Klaus Daimler
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart 2004
Actor
Control 2004
as Dr. Michael Copeland
- The Misbehavers
The Misbehavers 2004
as Self
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate 2004
as Narrator (voice)
The Clearing 2004
as Arnold Mack
Spider-Man 2 2004
as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man' 2004
as Self
The Reckoning 2004
as Martin
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.' 2003
as Self
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty 2003
Actor
Once Upon a Time in Mexico 2003
as Armando Barillo
Overnight 2003
as Self
Finding Nemo 2003
as Gill (voice)
Rockets Redglare! 2003
as Self
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure 2002
as Hunter (voice)
Auto Focus 2002
as John Carpenter
The Spider-Man Story 2002
as Self
Spider-Man 2002
as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Spider-Mania 2002
as Self
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of Spider-Man 2002
as Self
Edges of the Lord 2001
as Priest
Pavilion of Women 2001
as Father Andre
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' 2001
as Self
Animal Factory 2000
as Earl Copen
Bullfighter 2000
as Father Ramirez
Shadow of the Vampire 2000
as Max Schreck
American Psycho 2000
as Donald Kimball
eXistenZ 1999
as Gas
New Rose Hotel 1999
as X, Co-Producer
The Boondock Saints 1999
as Paul Smecker
Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle 1999
as Narrator
Lulu on the Bridge 1998
as Dr. Van Horn
Affliction 1998
as Rolfe Whitehouse
Speed 2: Cruise Control 1997
as Geiger
- Wrong Guys
Wrong Guys 1997
as Jack Straw
Victory 1996
as Axel Heyst
The English Patient 1996
as David Caravaggio
Basquiat 1996
as The Electrician
The Night and the Moment 1995
as The Writer
Clear and Present Danger 1994
as John Clark
Tom & Viv 1994
as Tom Eliot
Faraway, So Close! 1993
as Emit Flesti
Brace Up! 1993
as Colonel Alexander Ignatyevich Vershinin
White Homeland Commando 1993
as Karl
Body of Evidence 1993
as Frank Dulaney
Rhyme 'Em to Death 1993
Actor
Light Sleeper 1992
as John LeTour
Blast 'Em 1992
as Self (uncredited)
White Sands 1992
as Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
North on Evers 1992
Actor
Flight of the Intruder 1991
as Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole
Wild at Heart 1990
as Bobby Peru
Cry-Baby 1990
as Hateful Guard
Born on the Fourth of July 1989
as Charlie
Triumph of the Spirit 1989
as Salamo Arouch
Mississippi Burning 1988
as Agent Alan Ward
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ 1988
as Self
The Last Temptation of Christ 1988
as Jesus
Off Limits 1988
as Buck McGriff
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam 1987
as Elephant Grass (voice)
Platoon 1986
as Sergeant Elias Grodin
To Live and Die in L.A. 1985
as Rick Masters
O Panama 1985
Actor
Roadhouse 66 1984
as Johnny Harte
Streets of Fire 1984
as Raven Shaddock
New York Nights 1984
as Boyfriend
The Loveless 1984
as Vance
Atalanta Strategy 1984
as Immigration Staff
The Hunger 1983
as 2nd Phone Booth Youth
Heaven's Gate 1980
as Willy (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.