Willem Dafoe

Biography

William James "Willem" Dafoe (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 nominations for four Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, four Golden Globe Awards, four Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild ... show more

Known For

Acting

Popularity

5.8

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Appleton, Wisconsin, USA

Birthday

July 22, 1955

Known for

Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo

2003
7.8
Inside Man

Inside Man

2006
7.4
The English Patient

The English Patient

1996
7.2
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2004
7.1
Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

1990
7.0
Basquiat

Basquiat

1996
6.6
Spider-Man

Spider-Man

2002
7.3
Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2

2004
7.3
Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3

2007
6.4
Mr. Bean's Holiday

Mr. Bean's Holiday

2007
6.4
American Psycho

American Psycho

2000
7.4
Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

2003
6.3
SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg

SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg

2014
4.0
Body of Evidence

Body of Evidence

1993
5.0
Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning

1988
7.7
Speed 2: Cruise Control

Speed 2: Cruise Control

1997
4.6
Pet Shop Days

Pet Shop Days

2025
4.5
Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

2006
6.8
Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009
7.8
eXistenZ

eXistenZ

1999
6.8
Manderlay

Manderlay

2005
6.9
Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July

1989
7.0
The Clearing

The Clearing

2004
5.8
Faraway, So Close!

Faraway, So Close!

1993
6.9
Heaven's Gate

Heaven's Gate

1980
6.7
Shadow of the Vampire

Shadow of the Vampire

2000
6.7
The Last Temptation of Christ

The Last Temptation of Christ

1988
7.2
Asteroid City

Asteroid City

2023
6.4
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

2009
6.0
New Rose Hotel

New Rose Hotel

1999
5.2
xXx: State of the Union

xXx: State of the Union

2005
5.1
Fireflies in the Garden

Fireflies in the Garden

2008
6.2
The Boondock Saints

The Boondock Saints

1999
7.3
The Hunger

The Hunger

1983
6.6
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

2009
5.8
Affliction

Affliction

1997
6.3
Cry-Baby

Cry-Baby

1990
6.5
American Dreamz

American Dreamz

2006
5.0
The Reckoning

The Reckoning

2004
6.4
Clear and Present Danger

Clear and Present Danger

1994
6.6
Animal Factory

Animal Factory

2000
6.3
The Walker

The Walker

2007
5.2
Control

Control

2004
6.1
To Live and Die in L.A.

To Live and Die in L.A.

1985
7.1
The Legend of Ochi

The Legend of Ochi

2025
6.2
Farewell

Farewell

2009
6.5
Auto Focus

Auto Focus

2002
6.4
Anamorph

Anamorph

2007
5.1
Light Sleeper

Light Sleeper

1992
6.7
The Loveless

The Loveless

1984
5.7
Streets of Fire

Streets of Fire

1984
6.9
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

1987
7.1
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2010
6.1
Bullfighter

Bullfighter

2000
2.6
Off Limits

Off Limits

1988
5.6
Miral

Miral

2010
5.7
Victory

Victory

1996
4.8
Ripley Under Ground

Ripley Under Ground

2005
5.5
Antichrist

Antichrist

2009
6.6
Tom & Viv

Tom & Viv

1994
6.1
Edges of the Lord

Edges of the Lord

2001
6.4
Adam Resurrected

Adam Resurrected

2008
6.2
John Carter

John Carter

2012
6.4
Flight of the Intruder

Flight of the Intruder

1991
5.7
White Sands

White Sands

1992
5.9
Daybreakers

Daybreakers

2010
6.3
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

2024
7.0
Brothers in Arms

Brothers in Arms

2018
5.7
Before It Had a Name

Before It Had a Name

2005
3.3
The Dust of Time

The Dust of Time

2008
6.4
Go Go Tales

Go Go Tales

2007
5.6
Pavilion of Women

Pavilion of Women

2001
5.4
The Hunter

The Hunter

2011
6.6
Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle

Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle

1999
0.0
4:44 Last Day on Earth

4:44 Last Day on Earth

2012
4.7
The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014
8.0
Tomorrow You're Gone

Tomorrow You're Gone

2012
4.4
Roadhouse 66

Roadhouse 66

1984
5.2
A Woman

A Woman

2010
4.3
Inside

Inside

2023
5.6
A Most Wanted Man

A Most Wanted Man

2014
6.5
The Night and the Moment

The Night and the Moment

1995
4.3
Out of the Furnace

Out of the Furnace

2013
6.6
The Wild One

The Wild One

2023
6.2
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry

John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry

2015
7.2
Don't F*#% With John Wick

Don't F*#% With John Wick

2015
7.7
Why Are We (Not) Creative?

Why Are We (Not) Creative?

2021
6.0
Saving Norman

Saving Norman

2013
6.5
The Smile Man

The Smile Man

2013
7.4
Love's Routine

Love's Routine

2013
6.4
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

2005
6.2
Il coraggio di essere Franco

Il coraggio di essere Franco

2022
5.6
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

2022
6.8
Odd Thomas

Odd Thomas

2013
6.9
The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars

2014
7.6
Rockets Redglare!

Rockets Redglare!

2003
6.0
John Wick

John Wick

2014
7.5
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

2013
6.7
Finding Satoshi

Finding Satoshi

2022
8.0
Bad Country

Bad Country

2014
5.5
The Aviator

The Aviator

2004
7.2
Gonzo Girl

Gonzo Girl

2023
1.3
Pasolini

Pasolini

2014
5.7
Poor Things

Poor Things

2023
7.7
Finally Dawn

Finally Dawn

2024
5.9
Vincent van Gogh Superstar

Vincent van Gogh Superstar

2019
6.5
The Procedure

The Procedure

2007
4.6
White Homeland Commando

White Homeland Commando

1993
10.0
Kinds of Kindness

Kinds of Kindness

2024
6.5
The Man in My Basement

The Man in My Basement

2025
5.3
Triumph of the Spirit

Triumph of the Spirit

1989
6.6
The Great Wall

The Great Wall

2016
6.0
The Misbehavers

The Misbehavers

2004
0.0
American Nails

American Nails

...
0.0
Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone

Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone

2022
0.0
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

2022
0.0
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

2022
0.0
The Making of A Most Wanted Man

The Making of A Most Wanted Man

2015
0.0
Saturday Night

Saturday Night

2024
6.7
My Hindu Friend

My Hindu Friend

2016
4.0
Dog Eat Dog

Dog Eat Dog

2016
5.1
A Family Man

A Family Man

2016
6.7
Late Fame

Late Fame

2025
6.5
Tenzing

Tenzing

...
0.0
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World

Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World

2010
0.0
New York Nights

New York Nights

1984
2.4
Mind the Gap

Mind the Gap

2016
7.2
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure

Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure

2002
1.0
Fukushima: A Nuclear Story

Fukushima: A Nuclear Story

2015
7.4
Finding Dory

Finding Dory

2016
7.0
Death Note

Death Note

2017
4.3
Tropico

Tropico

...
0.0
The Florida Project

The Florida Project

2017
7.4
What Happened to Monday

What Happened to Monday

2017
7.2
Aquaman

Aquaman

2018
6.9
Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

2017
6.7
The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

2025
0.0
Interior (The Spectator)

Interior (The Spectator)

2023
0.0
Lulu on the Bridge

Lulu on the Bridge

1998
5.8
Siberia

Siberia

2020
4.9
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

2017
7.3
Mountain

Mountain

2017
6.9
Father

Father

2016
4.2
This Is an Adventure

This Is an Adventure

2005
6.5
At Eternity's Gate

At Eternity's Gate

2018
7.0
Opus Zero

Opus Zero

2018
5.5
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

2005
4.1
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'

A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'

2001
8.5
Platoon

Platoon

1986
7.7
The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse

2019
7.5
Motherless Brooklyn

Motherless Brooklyn

2019
6.7
O Panama

O Panama

1985
6.0
Manou the Swift

Manou the Swift

2019
6.4
The Last Thing He Wanted

The Last Thing He Wanted

2020
4.9
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'

Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'

2003
8.0
Cannes: All Access

Cannes: All Access

2007
3.8
Vox Lux

Vox Lux

2018
5.8
Piazza Vittorio

Piazza Vittorio

2017
6.5
Nelson Algren Live

Nelson Algren Live

2016
0.0
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty

Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty

2003
8.0
Tommaso

Tommaso

2020
5.7
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

2021
7.0
Voom Portraits

Voom Portraits

2007
10.0
Love, Antosha

Love, Antosha

2019
7.4
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'

On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'

2005
5.9
Brace Up!

Brace Up!

1993
10.0
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

2017
2.0
Togo

Togo

2019
8.1
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project

Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project

2018
8.3
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

2020
7.0
Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

2021
7.0
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate

Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate

2004
7.2
The Making of Daybreakers

The Making of Daybreakers

2010
7.0
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago

Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago

2020
6.0
North on Evers

North on Evers

1992
7.2
The Card Counter

The Card Counter

2021
6.1
Atalanta Strategy

Atalanta Strategy

1984
0.0
The Northman

The Northman

2022
7.0
Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic

Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic

2012
6.5
Rhyme 'Em to Death

Rhyme 'Em to Death

1993
0.0
Friedkin Uncut

Friedkin Uncut

2018
7.0
Theatron. Romeo Castellucci

Theatron. Romeo Castellucci

2018
0.0
Overnight

Overnight

2003
6.3
Wim Wenders, Desperado

Wim Wenders, Desperado

2020
7.7
Sportin' Life

Sportin' Life

2020
4.2
The Benaki Museum

The Benaki Museum

2013
0.0
7 Deaths of Maria Callas

7 Deaths of Maria Callas

2022
7.0
The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale

The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale

2020
6.9
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

1988
4.0
Zack Snyder's Justice League

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021
8.1
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

2002
5.6
Sanctuary

Sanctuary

2017
0.0
Spider-Mania

Spider-Mania

2002
5.4
Maresco / Pasolini

Maresco / Pasolini

2021
0.0
To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

2007
6.5
Dead for a Dollar

Dead for a Dollar

2022
5.8
River

River

2021
6.1
Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021
7.9
The Spider-Man Story

The Spider-Man Story

2002
0.0
run 002

run 002

2024
0.0
Sculpt

Sculpt

2016
1.0
Nosferatu

Nosferatu

2024
6.7
Jesus Goes to Hollywood

Jesus Goes to Hollywood

2024
5.0
Nosferatu: An Inside Look

Nosferatu: An Inside Look

2024
5.5
The Sleeping Shepherd

The Sleeping Shepherd

...
0.0
The Souffleur

The Souffleur

2025
0.0
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

2004
0.0
Wrong Guys

Wrong Guys

1997
0.0
Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'

Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'

2004
0.0
Zero

Zero

2025
5.6
The Phoenician Scheme

The Phoenician Scheme

2025
6.6
Can Creativity Save the World?

Can Creativity Save the World?

2024
0.0
Cuddle

Cuddle

...
0.0
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

...
0.0
Grande Envie

Grande Envie

2025
0.0
Avrio Vrady

Avrio Vrady

2025
0.0
Werwulf

Werwulf

2026
0.0
Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

2023
5.0
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989
8.0
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994
7.5
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996
6.4
The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005
6.9
The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

1983
6.1
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1997
6.7
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
7.0
Wintergasten

Wintergasten

2007
0.0
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989
8.0
The Kingdom

The Kingdom

1994
7.5
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007
7.2
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975
7.0
Fishing with John

Fishing with John

1991
7.5
The Directors

The Directors

1999
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
7.5
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015
6.2
Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue

Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue

2022
8.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014
5.3
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975
7.0
NHK WORLD PRIME

NHK WORLD PRIME

2017
9.0
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014
5.9
Off Camera with Sam Jones

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014
4.0
Kulturplatz

Kulturplatz

2004
6.0
Mostra, Venise

Mostra, Venise

2022
0.0
Conan

Conan

2010
7.1
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

2020
10.0
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014
4.6
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
7.0

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