Willem Dafoe
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Simpsons
The Commandant / Jack Lassen (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Commandant (voice)
1989
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Zylander Quark
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Conan
Self - Guest
2010
Series
The Colbert Report
2005
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Film
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Norman Osborn / Green Goblin
2021
Film
Tenzing
John Hunt
2026
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Film
Spider-Man
Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
2002
Series
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Series
Kulturplatz
Self
2004
Film
Finding Nemo
Gill (voice)
2003
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Series
The Hitchhiker
Jeffrey Hunt
1983
Film
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jopling
2014
Film
Spider-Man 3
Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
2007
Film
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Jackson
2024
Film
Poor Things
Godwin Baxter
2023
Film
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Vulko
2021
Film
American Psycho
Donald Kimball
2000
Film
John Wick
Marcus
2014
Film
Nosferatu
Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz
2024
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
1953
Series
The Kingdom
Grand Duc
1994
Film
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Rat (voice)
2009
Film
Murder on the Orient Express
Gerhard Hardman
2017
Film
Platoon
Sergeant Elias Grodin
1986
Series
Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue
Self
2022
Film
Aquaman
Nuidis Vulko
2018
Film
The Northman
Heimir the Fool
2022
Film
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
L
2013
Film
The Great Wall
Ballard
2016
Film
Spider-Man 2
Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
2004
Film
Finding Dory
Gill (voice)
2016
Film
The Lighthouse
Thomas Wake
2019
Film
John Carter
Tars Tarkas
2012
Film
The Aviator
Roland Sweet
2004
Film
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Albert 'the Abacus'
2021
Film
The Phoenician Scheme
Knave
2025
Film
Inside Man
John Darius
2006
Film
The Fault in Our Stars
Peter van Houten
2014
Film
Clear and Present Danger
John Clark
1994
Film
What Happened to Monday
Terrence Settman
2017
Film
xXx: State of the Union
Gen. George Octavius Deckert
2005
Film
Mr. Bean's Holiday
Carson Clay
2007
Film
Werwulf
Old Hunter
2026
Film
Wild at Heart
Bobby Peru
1990
Series
The Directors
Self
1999
Film
Nightmare Alley
Clem Hoatley
2021
Film
The English Patient
David Caravaggio
1996
Film
Asteroid City
Saltzburg Keitel
2023
Film
Antichrist
He
2009
Film
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Armando Barillo
2003
Film
Kinds of Kindness
Raymond / George / Omi
2024
Film
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Geiger
1997
Film
Mississippi Burning
Agent Alan Ward
1988
Film
eXistenZ
Gas
1999
Film
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Klaus Daimler
2004
Film
The Florida Project
Bobby
2017
Film
The Boondock Saints
Paul Smecker
1999
Film
Born on the Fourth of July
Charlie
1989
Film
Death Note
Ryuk (voice)
2017
Film
The Legend of Ochi
Maxim
2025
Film
Daybreakers
Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac
2010
Film
Paris Je T'aime
Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires)
2006
Film
Togo
Leonhard Seppala
2019
Film
The Last Temptation of Christ
Jesus
1988
Series
NHK WORLD PRIME
Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
Odd Thomas
Wyatt Porter
2013
Film
The Hunger
2nd Phone Booth Youth
1983
Film
Cry-Baby
Hateful Guard
1990
Film
To Live and Die in L.A.
Rick Masters
1985
Film
Out of the Furnace
John Petty
2013
Series
Mostra, Venise
Self
2022
Film
Heaven's Gate
Willy (uncredited)
1980
Film
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Gavner Purl
2009
Film
The Card Counter
Gordo
2021
Film
Body of Evidence
Frank Dulaney
1993
Film
At Eternity's Gate
Vincent van Gogh
2018
Film
A Most Wanted Man
Tommy Brue
2014
Film
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Paul Smecker (uncredited)
2009
Film
Motherless Brooklyn
Paul Randolph
2019
Film
A Family Man
Ed Blackridge
2016
Film
Shadow of the Vampire
Max Schreck
2000
Film
Dead for a Dollar
Joe Cribbens
2022
Film
Streets of Fire
Raven Shaddock
1984
Series
Fishing with John
Self
1991
Film
Love, Antosha
Self
2019
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
Self
2020
Film
Saturday Night
David Tebet
2024
Film
Manderlay
Grace's Father
2005
Film
The Souffleur
Lucius
2026
Film
Inside
Nemo
2023
Film
The Last Thing He Wanted
Richard McMahon
2020
Film
Flight of the Intruder
Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole
1991
Film
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Self
2022
Film
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Self / Grand Duc
2022
Film
To Each His Own Cinema
(segment "Occupations") (archive footage)
2007
Film
Basquiat
The Electrician
1996
Film
The Hunter
Martin David
2011
Film
Manou the Swift
Manou's Father (voice)
2019
Film
Fireflies in the Garden
Charles Waechter
2008
Film
Dog Eat Dog
Mad Dog
2016
Film
Off Limits
Buck McGriff
1988
Film
Pet Shop Days
Francis
2025
Film
New Rose Hotel
X
1999
Film
Faraway, So Close!
Emit Flesti
1993
Film
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Detective Hank Havenhurst
2010
Film
The Man in My Basement
Anniston Bennett
2025
Film
American Dreamz
Chief of Staff
2006
Film
Vox Lux
Narrator (voice)
2018
Film
Ripley Under Ground
Neil Murchison
2007
Film
Anamorph
Stan Aubray
2007
Film
Late Fame
Ed Saxberger
2026
Film
White Sands
Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
1992
Film
Auto Focus
John Carpenter
2002
Film
Bad Country
Bud Carter
2014
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
Affliction
Rolfe Whitehouse
1998
Series
Wintergasten
2007
Film
Control
Dr. Michael Copeland
2004
Film
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Willem Dafoe (uncredited)
2005
Film
Animal Factory
Earl Copen
2000
Film
Light Sleeper
John LeTour
1992
Film
The Birthday Party
Marcos Timoleon
2026
Film
The Resurrection of Christ
2026
Film
Zero
(voice)
2025
Film
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Cisco
2012
Film
Triumph of the Spirit
Salamo Arouch
1989
Film
The Reckoning
Martin
2004
White Lies
Film
Sculpt
2016
Film
Before It Had a Name
Leslie
2005
Film
Miral
Eddie
2010
Film
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project
Self
2018
Film
Siberia
Clint
2020
Film
The Clearing
Arnold Mack
2004
Film
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Self
2017
Film
American Nails
Film
run 002
2024
Film
Lulu on the Bridge
Dr. Van Horn
1998
Film
Tomorrow You're Gone
The Buddha
2012
Film
run 003
Tropico
Raymond
Film
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
Self / Klaus D.
2005
Film
Farewell
Feeney
2009
Film
Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini
2014
Film
Adam Resurrected
Commandat Klein
2008
Film
Pavilion of Women
Father Andre
2001
Film
Go Go Tales
Ray Ruby
2008
Film
Gonzo Girl
Walker Reade
2023
Film
Edges of the Lord
Priest
2001
Film
Nosferatu: An Inside Look
Self
2024
Film
Can Creativity Save the World?
Self
2024
Film
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Self
2017
Film
Tom & Viv
Tom Eliot
1994
Film
Brothers in Arms
Self
2018
Film
Finally Dawn
Rufo Priori
2024
Film
Cuddle
Dante
Film
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Elephant Grass (voice)
1987
Lincoln in the Bardo
Film
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
Film
Mountain
Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
Roadhouse 66
Johnny Harte
1984
Film
Cannes: All Access
Self
2007
Film
The Dust of Time
A
2008
Film
The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale
Self
2020
Film
Bullfighter
Father Ramirez
2000
Film
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
Self
2003
Film
The Walker
Larry Lockner
2007
Film
My Hindu Friend
Diego Fairman
2016
Film
Overnight
Self
2003
Film
The Smile Man
Willem
2013
Love's Routine
Barry
2013
Film
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Self
2020
Film
The Spider-Man Story
Self
2002
Film
On the Set: Spider-Man 3
Self
2007
Film
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Self
2020
Film
Victory
Axel Heyst
1996
Film
Blast 'Em
Self (uncredited)
1992
Film
Voom Portraits
Self
2007
Film
Spider-Mania
Self
2002
Film
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of Spider-Man
Self
2002
Film
The Sleeping Shepherd
Film
The Night and the Moment
The Writer
1995
Film
Don't F*#% With John Wick
Self
2015
Film
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Self
2005
Time Out
Film
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
Hunter (voice)
2002
Film
Jesus Goes to Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
This Is an Adventure
Self
2005
Film
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)
2019
Film
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
Self
2001
Film
The Loveless
Vance
1984
Film
Tommaso
Tommaso
2020
Film
Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle
Narrator
1999
Film
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ
Self
1988
Film
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
Self
2015
Film
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
Self
2022
Film
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
Narrator
2010
Film
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
Narrator (voice)
2004
Film
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
Self
2015
Film
Friedkin Uncut
Self
2018
Film
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
Self
2021
Film
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
2020
Film
Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone
Self
2022
Film
Theatron. Romeo Castellucci
2018
Film
Rhyme 'Em to Death
1993
Film
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
2003
Film
Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic
Self
2012
Film
A Woman
Max Oliver
2010
Film
River
Narrator
2021
Film
North on Evers
1992
Film
Atalanta Strategy
Immigration Staff
1984
Saving Norman
Lionel Pembrooke
2013
Film
Brace Up!
Colonel Alexander Ignatyevich Vershinin
1993
Film
The Wild One
Narrator (voice)
2023
Film
The Making of Daybreakers
Self
2010
Film
Father
James Verdun
2016
A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge
Film
7 Deaths of Maria Callas
Film Actor
2022
The Misbehavers
Self
2004
Film
New York Nights
Boyfriend
1984
Film
Nelson Algren Live
Role1 / Frankie Machine / Role2 / Blackie Cavanaugh
2016
Film
Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
Self
2004
Film
Maresco / Pasolini
Self
2021
Film
Grande Envie
Count
2025
Film
Piazza Vittorio
Himself
2017
Film
Willem Dafoe
2023
Film
Sportin' Life
Self
2020
Film
Mind the Gap
Self
2016
Film
Sanctuary
Narrator
2017
Film
White Homeland Commando
Karl
1993
SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg
(archive footage)
2014
The Procedure
Christopher
2007
Film
Fukushima: A Nuclear Story
Narrator
2015
Film
Rockets Redglare!
Self
2003
Film
Il coraggio di essere Franco
Sé stesso
2022
Film
Opus Zero
Paul
2018
Film
Finding Satoshi
Narrator
2022
Film
O Panama
1985
Wrong Guys
Jack Straw
1997
Film
Interior (The Spectator)
Narrator
2023
Film
Avrio Vrady
Dancing man
2025