About Willem Dafoe
Meet Willem Dafoe, an accomplished American actor with an impressive career spanning over four decades! Known for his collaborations with renowned filmmakers like Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers, Dafoe has earned numerous accolades.
His achievements include the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and nominations for four Academy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award. Dafoe began his film journey with Heaven's Gate (1980) but gained recognition with his leading role in The Loveless (1982) and antagonist turns in Streets of Fire (1984) and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985).
Oliver Stone's war film Platoon (1986) brought Dafoe his first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He faced controversy in 1988 with his portrayals of Jesus in Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ and a role in Mississippi Burning. Dafoe received his second Academy Award nomination for Shadow of the Vampire (2000) and became the Marvel Universe's Green Goblin in Spider-Man (2002), reprising the role until Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
Dafoe has played various villains, including those in Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), XXX: State of the Union (2005), and Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007). His experimental film work includes Antichrist (2009) with Lars von Trier. Dafoe has also brought real-life figures to life, such as T. S. Eliot in Tom & Viv (1994), Pier Paolo Pasolini in Pasolini (2014), Vincent van Gogh in At Eternity's Gate (2018), Leonhard Seppala in Togo (2019), and Nuidis Vulko in the DC Extended Universe.
Movie Credits
Willem Dafoe has appeared in 192 movies.
Some of Willem Dafoe's most popular movies include:
TV Credits
Willem Dafoe has appeared in 18 TV Series.
Some of the most popular TV Shows include:
