Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

22/07/1955

Age

70 years old

Place of Birth

Appleton, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

William James "Willem" Dafoe (/dəˈfoʊ/də-FOH or /ˈdeɪfoʊ/ DAY-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 the Volpi Cup for Best Actor as well as nomin... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2025

The Legend of Ochi

as Maxim

2024

Kinds of Kindness

as Raymond / George / Omi

2024

Finally Dawn

as Rufo Priori

2023

Poor Things

as Godwin Baxter

2023

Gonzo Girl

as Walker Reade

2023

Pet Shop Days

as Francis

2023

Asteroid City

as Saltzburg Keitel

2023

The Wild One

as Narrator (voice)

2023

Inside

as Nemo

2022

Finding Satoshi

as Narrator

2019

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

as Self / Norman Osborn/ Green Goblin (arch...

2019

Vincent van Gogh Superstar

as Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)

2018

Brothers in Arms

as Self

2014

John Wick

as Marcus

2014

Bad Country

as Bud Carter

2014

Pasolini

as Pier Paolo Pasolini

2014

SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg

as (archive footage)

2014

A Most Wanted Man

as Tommy Brue

2014

The Fault in Our Stars

as Peter van Houten

2013

Out of the Furnace

as John Petty

2013

Love's Routine

as Barry

2013

The Smile Man

as Willem

2013

Saving Norman

as Lionel Pembrooke

2013

Odd Thomas

as Wyatt Porter

2012

Tomorrow You're Gone

as The Buddha

2012

John Carter

as Tars Tarkas

2011

The Hunter

as Martin David

2010

Miral

as Eddie

2010

A Woman

as Max Oliver

2010

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

as Detective Hank Havenhurst

2010

Daybreakers

as Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac

2009

Fantastic Mr. Fox

as Rat (voice)

2009

Farewell

as Feeney

2009

Antichrist

as He

2008

Adam Resurrected

as Commandat Klein

2008

Fireflies in the Garden

as Charles Waechter

2007

Anamorph

as Stan Aubray

2007

The Procedure

as Christopher

2007

Go Go Tales

as Ray Ruby

2007

Spider-Man 3

as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn

2007

Mr. Bean's Holiday

as Carson Clay

2007

The Walker

as Larry Lockner

2006

Paris Je T'aime

as Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires)

2006

Inside Man

as John Darius

2006

American Dreamz

as Chief of Staff

2005

Ripley Under Ground

as Neil Murchison

2005

Manderlay

as Grace's Father

2005

xXx: State of the Union

as Gen. George Octavius Deckert

2004

The Aviator

as Roland Sweet

2004

Control

as Dr. Michael Copeland

2004

The Clearing

as Arnold Mack

2004

Spider-Man 2

as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn

2004

The Reckoning

as Martin

2003

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

as Armando Barillo

2003

Finding Nemo

as Gill (voice)

2002

Auto Focus

as John Carpenter

2002

Spider-Man

as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn

2001

Edges of the Lord

as Priest

2001

Pavilion of Women

as Father Andre

2000

Animal Factory

as Earl Copen

2000

Bullfighter

as Father Ramirez

2000

Shadow of the Vampire

as Max Schreck

2000

American Psycho

as Donald Kimball

1999

eXistenZ

as Gas

1999

The Boondock Saints

as Paul Smecker

1997

Affliction

as Rolfe Whitehouse

1996

Victory

as Axel Heyst

1996

The English Patient

as David Caravaggio

1996

Basquiat

as The Electrician

1995

The Night and the Moment

as Lo scrittore

1994

Clear and Present Danger

as John Clark

1994

Tom & Viv

as Tom Eliot

1993

Faraway, So Close!

as Emit Flesti

1993

Body of Evidence

as Frank Dulaney

1992

Light Sleeper

as John LeTour

1992

White Sands

as Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal

1991

Flight of the Intruder

as Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole

1990

Wild at Heart

as Bobby Peru

1990

Cry-Baby

as Hateful Guard

1988

Mississippi Burning

as Agent Alan Ward

1988

Off Limits

as Buck McGriff

1987

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

as Elephant Grass (voice)

1985

To Live and Die in L.A.

as Rick Masters

1984

Roadhouse 66

as Johnny Harte

1984

Streets of Fire

as Raven Shaddock

1984

The Loveless

as Vance

1983

The Hunger

as 2nd Phone Booth Youth

1980

Heaven's Gate

as Willy (uncredited)

2024

Saturday Night

as David Tebet

2022

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

as Self / Grand Duc

2021

The French Dispatch

as Albert 'the Abacus'

2020

Siberia

as Clint

2020

The Last Thing He Wanted

as Richard McMahon

2020

Tommaso

as Tommaso

2019

Motherless Brooklyn

as Paul Randolph

2019

The Lighthouse

as Thomas Wake

2019

Love, Antosha

as Self

2019

Manou the Swift

as Manou's Father (voice)

2018

Opus Zero

as Paul

2018

Aquaman

as Nuidis Vulko

2018

At Eternity's Gate

as Vincent van Gogh

2018

Vox Lux

as Narrator (voice)

2017

Mountain

as Narrator (voice)

2017

Murder on the Orient Express

as Gerhard Hardman

2017

Piazza Vittorio

as Himself

2017

Death Note

as Ryuk (voice)

2017

What Happened to Monday

as Terrence Settman

2016

The Great Wall

as Ballard

2016

Dog Eat Dog

as Mad Dog

2016

Father

as James Verdun

2016

A Family Man

as Ed Blackridge

2016

Finding Dory

as Gill (voice)

2016

Nelson Algren Live

as Role1 / Frankie Machine / Role2 / Blacki...

2016

My Hindu Friend

as Diego Fairman

2004

The Misbehavers

as Self

1989

Triumph of the Spirit

as Salamo Arouch

2016

Mind the Gap

as Self

2007

Voom Portraits

as Self

2005

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

as Willem Dafoe (uncredited)

1998

Lulu on the Bridge

as Dr. Van Horn

1984

New York Nights

as Boyfriend

2025

Wick Is Pain

as (archive footage)

2025

Zero

as (voice)

2024

Nosferatu

as Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz

2024

Jesus Goes to Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

2024

Da Suisa - Tributo

as Himself

2022

Dead for a Dollar

as Joe Cribbens

2022

7 Deaths of Maria Callas

as Film Actor

2022

The Northman

as Heimir the Fool

2021

Spider-Man: No Way Home

as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin

2021

Nightmare Alley

as Clem Hoatley

2021

The Card Counter

as Gordo

2021

River

as Narrator

2020

Sportin' Life

as Self

2019

Togo

as Leonhard Seppala

2018

Friedkin Uncut

as Self

2017

Sanctuary

as Narrator

2016

Sculpt

2013

The Benaki Museum

as Narrator (voice)

2007

To Each His Own Cinema

as (segment "Occupations") (archive footage...

2003

Overnight

as Self

2002

Spider-Mania

as Self

1998

Abel/Asia

as Self (archival footage)

1997

Wrong Guys

as Jack Straw

1993

Brace Up!

as Colonel Alexander Ignatyevich Vershinin

1986

Platoon

as Sergeant Elias Grodin

1984

Atalanta Strategy

as Immigration Staff

Crew

2005

Before It Had a Name

as Screenplay

2020

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

as Associate Producer

1999

New Rose Hotel

as Co-Producer