Willem Dafoe

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William James "Willem" Dafoe is an American actor. He is known for his distinct gravelly voice, and has received multiple accolades, including nominations for four Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, and Wes Anderson.

Birth Name

William J. Dafoe

Born

Friday, 22 July 1955

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

The French Dispatch		2021
Nightmare Alley	Clem Hoately	2021
The Card Counter	Military Colonel	2021
The Northman	Heimir the Fool	2021
Sportin' Life	Self	2020
Wim Wenders: Desperado	Self	2020
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago	Narrator	2020
The Last Thing He Wanted	Richard McMahon / Dick McMahon	2020
Tropico	Raymond	2020
Togo	Leonhard Seppala	2019

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Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

The French Dispatch		2021
Nightmare Alley	Clem Hoately	2021
The Card Counter	Military Colonel	2021
The Northman	Heimir the Fool	2021
Sportin' Life	Self	2020
Wim Wenders: Desperado	Self	2020
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago	Narrator	2020
The Last Thing He Wanted	Richard McMahon / Dick McMahon	2020
Tropico	Raymond	2020
Togo	Leonhard Seppala	2019
Tommaso	Tommaso	2019
Motherless Brooklyn	Paul Randolph	2019
The Lighthouse	Thomas Wake	2019
Siberia	Clint	2019
Love, Antosha	Himself / Self	2019
The Movies	Sgt. Elias (archive footage)	2019
Swift	Yves / Manou's Father (voice)	2019
Vox Lux	Narrator (voice)	2018
Aquaman	Nuidis Vulko	2018
Brothers in Arms	Himself	2018
At Eternity's Gate		2018
Friedkin Uncut	Himself	2018
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant	Himself	2018
Hollywood Insider	Self	2018
Piazza Vittorio	Himself	2018
75th Golden Globe Awards	Himself - Nominee	2018
Opus Zero	Paul	2017
Murder on the Orient Express	Gerhard Hardman	2017
The Florida Project	Bobby	2017
Death Note	Ryuk (voice)	2017
What Happened to Monday	Terrence Settman	2017
Mountain	Narrator	2017
A Family Man	Ed Blackridge	2017
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait	Himself / Self	2017
Do Donkeys Act?	Himself / Narrator	2017
The Great Wall	Ballard	2016
Dog Eat Dog	Mad Dog	2016
Harry	Himself - Guest	2016
Finding Dory	Gill (voice)	2016
My Hindu Friend	Diego Fairman	2016
The Timeline	Himself	2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self - Guest, Zylander Quark	2015
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter	Self	2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden	Himself - Guest	2015
Quick Reviews with Maverick	Green Goblin	2015
Fukushima: A Nuclear Story	Narrator	2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors	Self	2014
John Wick	Marcus	2014
Pasolini	Pier Paolo Pasolini	2014
A Most Wanted Man	Tommy Brue	2014
The Fault In Our Stars	Van Houten	2014
Bad Country	Bud Carter	2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self - Guest	2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel	Jopling	2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self - Guest	2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones	Self	2014
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II	L	2013
Out Of The Furnace	John Petty	2013
A Woman	Max Oliver	2013
Celebrity Page	Self	2013
Love's Routine	Barry	2013
The Smile Man	Willem	2013
Saving Norman	Lionel Pembrooke	2013
Odd Thomas	Chief Wyatt Porter / Wyatt Porter	2013
Tomorrow You're Gone	The Buddha	2012
Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic		2012
Larry King Now	Himself - Guest	2012
John Carter	Tars Tarkas	2012
CBS This Morning	Himself	1992
The Hunter	Martin	2011
4:44 Last Day On Earth	Cisco	2011
Pastor Mike Online	The Devil	2011
Miral	Eddie	2010
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done	Detective Havenhurst / Detective Hank Havenhurst	2009
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day	Paul Smecker	2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox	Rat	2009
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Gavner Purl	2009
Daybreakers	Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac	2009
Farewell	Feeney	2009
Antichrist	He	2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	Himself - Guest	2009
The Dust of Time	A	2009
Adam Resurrected	Commandant Klein / Commandat Klein	2008
Fireflies In The Garden	Charles	2008
Anamorph	Stan Aubray	2007
The Procedure	Christopher	2007
Go Go Tales	Ray Ruby	2007
To Each His Own Cinema	(segment "Occupations")	2007
Spider-Man 3	Norman Osborn / Green Goblin	2007
Mr. Bean's Holiday	Carson Clay	2007
The Graham Norton Show	Self - Guest	2007
The Walker	Larry Lockner	2007
The One Show	Himself - Other Guest	2006
Tales from Earthsea	Cob (voice)	2006
Paris, je t'aime	Le cowboy (segment "Place des Victoires")	2006
American Dreamz	Chief of Staff	2006
Inside Man	Captain John Darius	2006
Ripley Under Ground	Neil Murchinson	2005
The Colbert Report	Himself - Guest	2005
Made in Hollywood	Self (archive footage), Self	2005
Before It Had a Name	Leslie	2005
Manderlay	Grace's Father	2005
This Is an Adventure	Himself	2005
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal	Himself	2005
xXx: State Of The Union	General George Deckert	2005
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou	Klaus Daimler	2004
The Aviator	Roland Sweet	2004
Control	Dr. Michael Copeland	2004
The Misbehavers	Himself	2004
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood	Himself	2004
The Clearing	Arnold Mack	2004
Spider-Man 2	Green Goblin / Norman Osborn	2004
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate	Narrator (voice)	2004
Shootout	Himself	2003
Once Upon a Time in Mexico	Barillo	2003
The Reckoning	Martin	2003
Overnight	Himself	2003
Finding Nemo	Gill (voice)	2003
Rockets Redglare!	Himself / Self	2003
Ashtanga, NY	Himself	2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Himself	2003
Auto Focus	John Carpenter	2002
Spider-Man	Norman Osborn / Green Goblin	2002
Last Call with Carson Daly	Himself	2002
Pavilion Of Women	Father Andre	2001
Edges of the Lord	Priest	2001
Bullfighter	Father Ramirez	2000
Shadow Of The Vampire	Max Schreck	2000
Animal Factory	Earl Copen	2000
American Psycho	Donald Kimball	2000
Globehunters	Hunter (voice)	2000
eXistenZ	Gas	1999
New Rose Hotel	X	1999
The Boondock Saints	Paul Smecker	1999
The Directors	Himself	1999
Lulu On The Bridge	Dr. Van Horn	1998
Affliction	Rolfe Whitehouse	1997
Speed 2: Cruise Control	John Geiger	1997
Victory	Axel Heyst	1996
The English Patient	Caravaggio	1996
Basquiat	The Electrician	1996
The Daily Show	Self - Guest	1996
The Night and the Moment	Lo scrittore	1995
Clear And Present Danger	John Clark	1994
Inside the Actors Studio	Himself - Guest	1994
Tom & Viv	Tom Eliot	1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Himself - Guest	1993
Faraway, So Close!	Emit Flesti	1993
Body of Evidence	Frank Dulaney	1993
North on Evers	Himself	1992
HBO First Look	Himself	1992
White Sands	Ray Dolezal	1992
Light Sleeper	John LeTour	1992
Fishing with John	Himself	1991
Flight of the Intruder	Lt. Cmdr. Virgil Cole / Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole	1991
Wild at Heart	Bobby Peru	1990
Cry-Baby	Hateful Guard	1990
Born on the Fourth of July	Charlie - Villa Dulce	1990
The Simpsons	Mr. Lassen, The Commandant	1989
The Arsenio Hall Show	Himself - Guest	1989
Triumph Of The Spirit	Salamo Arouch	1989
Mississippi Burning	Ward	1988
American Experience	Himself - Narrator (voice)	1988
The Last Temptation Of Christ	Jesus	1988
Off Limits	Buck McGriff	1988
Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam	Elephant grass (voice)	1987
Platoon	Sgt. Elias	1986
Nightlife	Himself	1986
To Live and Die in L.A.	Eric Masters	1985
O Panama		1985
Roadhouse 66	Johnny Harte	1984
Streets Of Fire	Raven Shaddock	1984
Shackin' Up	Boyfriend	1984
The Hitchhiker	Jeffrey Hunt	1983
The Hunger	2nd Phone Booth Youth	1983
Entertainment Tonight	Himself	1981
The Loveless	Vance	1981
Heaven's Gate	Willy (uncredited)	1980
CBS News Sunday Morning	Self	1979
Working in the Theatre	Self	1976
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Himself - Guest	1962

Producer Filmography

Title	Year

Tropico	2020
New Rose Hotel	1999

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Year	Type	Category	Won

2019	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	Nominated
2019	Oscar	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
2018	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	Nominated
2018	Oscar	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	Nominated
2001	Oscar	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Nominated
2001	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	Nominated
1987	Oscar	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Nominated