Actor
Willem Dafoe
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,...
| Born | Jul 22, 1955 — Appleton, Wisconsin, USA |
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| Known for | Acting |
Known For
Acting Credits
- Nosferatu
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Kinds of Kindness
- Poor Things
- The Northman
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Zack Snyder's Justice League
- Nightmare Alley
- The Card Counter
- The Lighthouse
- Togo
- Aquaman
- Murder on the Orient Express
- What Happened to Monday
- The Great Wall
- Death Note
- The Florida Project
- John Wick
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Fault in Our Stars
- Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
- Out of the Furnace
- John Carter
- Daybreakers
- Fantastic Mr. Fox
- Antichrist
- Mr. Bean's Holiday
- Inside Man
- xXx: State of the Union
- Spider-Man 2
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
- Finding Nemo
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico
- Spider-Man
- American Psycho
- The Boondock Saints
- eXistenZ
- Speed 2: Cruise Control
- The English Patient
- Wild at Heart
- Born on the Fourth of July
- Mississippi Burning
- Platoon