Willem Dafoe
Known for: Acting
Born: July 22, 1955
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 H…
Known for
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
The Boondock Saints
1999
Animal Factory
2000
Anamorph
2007
Light Sleeper
1992
The Loveless
1984
Off Limits
1988
Victory
1996
Antichrist
2009
Tom & Viv
1994
White Sands
1992
Before It Had a Name
2005
The Dust of Time
2008
Go Go Tales
2008
Pavilion of Women
2001
The Hunter
2011
Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle
1999
4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012
Roadhouse 66
1984
A Woman
2010
Inside
2023
The Night and the Moment
1995
The Wild One
2023
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
2021
Saving Norman
2013
Love's Routine
2013
The Smile Man
2013
Finding Satoshi
2022
Pasolini
2014
The Procedure
2007
Triumph of the Spirit
1989
My Hindu Friend
2016
Late Fame
2026
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
2010
Mind the Gap
2016
Fukushima: A Nuclear Story
2015
Tropico
The Birthday Party
2026
Interior (The Spectator)
2023
Siberia
2020
Mountain
2017
At Eternity's Gate
2018
Opus Zero
2018
O Panama
1985
Manou the Swift
2019
Piazza Vittorio
2017
Nelson Algren Live
2016
Tommaso
2020
Voom Portraits
2007
Togo
2019
Atalanta Strategy
1984
Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic
2012
The Benaki Museum
2013
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
Sanctuary
2017
River
2021
run 002
2024
Sculpt
2016
The Souffleur
2026
Wrong Guys
1997
Cuddle
A Christmas Carol
Grande Envie
2025
Avrio Vrady
2025
Willem Dafoe
2023
Spider-Man
2002
Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007
Body of Evidence
1993
Mississippi Burning
1988
Shadow of the Vampire
2000
New Rose Hotel
1999
Fireflies in the Garden
2008
The Reckoning
2004
Clear and Present Danger
1994
Control
2004
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985
The Legend of Ochi
2025
Auto Focus
2002
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010
Bullfighter
2000
Edges of the Lord
2001
Adam Resurrected
2008
Flight of the Intruder
1991
Brothers in Arms
2018
A Most Wanted Man
2014
Rockets Redglare!
2003
Bad Country
2014
Gonzo Girl
2023
The Man in My Basement
2025
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
2022
Dog Eat Dog
2016
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
2002
Father
2016
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
2001
Platoon
1986
The Lighthouse
2019
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020
The Making of Daybreakers
2010
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
2020
North on Evers
1992
Rhyme 'Em to Death
1993
Sportin' Life
2020
7 Deaths of Maria Callas
2022
Dead for a Dollar
2022
Jesus Goes to Hollywood
2024
Time Out
The English Patient
1996
Wild at Heart
1990
SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg
2014
Speed 2: Cruise Control
1997
Pet Shop Days
2025
Paris Je T'aime
2006
The Clearing
2004
xXx: State of the Union
2005
Miral
2010
Daybreakers
2010
Tomorrow You're Gone
2012
Odd Thomas
2013
Poor Things
2023
Kinds of Kindness
2024
The Great Wall
2016
The Misbehavers
2004
Tenzing
2026
The Florida Project
2017
What Happened to Monday
2017
Aquaman
2018
Lulu on the Bridge
1998
Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
2002
Maresco / Pasolini
2021
The Sleeping Shepherd
Finding Nemo
2003
eXistenZ
1999
Manderlay
2005
Affliction
1998
American Dreamz
2006
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022
John Wick
2014
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
2015
The Last Thing He Wanted
2020
Nightmare Alley
2021
The Card Counter
2021
Theatron. Romeo Castellucci
2018
The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale
2020
Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
2004
Werwulf
2026
White Lies
Inside Man
2006
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004
Born on the Fourth of July
1989
Streets of Fire
1984
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
Out of the Furnace
2013
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
2005
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013
Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone
2022
New York Nights
1984
Death Note
2017
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
2017
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
2003
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
2004
Spider-Mania
2002
Nosferatu
2024
Nosferatu: An Inside Look
2024
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
2015
The Fault in Our Stars
2014
Finally Dawn
2024
A Family Man
2016
Murder on the Orient Express
2017
This Is an Adventure
2005
Cannes: All Access
2007
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
2003
Can Creativity Save the World?
2024
The Walker
2007
Il coraggio di essere Franco
2022
White Homeland Commando
1993
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
2017
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project
2018
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
The Spider-Man Story
2002
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
Faraway, So Close!
1993
Farewell
2009
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
2005
Brace Up!
1993
The Northman
2022
Zero
2025
Blast 'Em
1992
Basquiat
1996
Ripley Under Ground
2005
Don't F*#% With John Wick
2015
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
American Psycho
2000
Love, Antosha
2019
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
2019
The Resurrection of Christ
2026
John Carter
2012
Spider-Man 2
2004
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
2009
Saturday Night
2024
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
Asteroid City
2023
Friedkin Uncut
2018
Spider-Man 3
2007
The Hunger
1983
Cry-Baby
1990
The Aviator
2004
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022
Overnight
2003
Finding Dory
2016
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
Vox Lux
2018
Heaven's Gate
1980
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
2009
The Simpsons
1989
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
The Daily Show
1996
The Colbert Report
2005
The Hitchhiker
1983
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
The Oscars
1953
Wintergasten
2007
The Kingdom
1994
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Saturday Night Live
1975
Fishing with John
1991
The Directors
1999
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue
2022
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
NHK WORLD PRIME
2017
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Kulturplatz
2004
Mostra, Venise
2022
Conan
2010
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
2020
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015