WILLEM DAFOE

Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: July 22, 1955
Place of Birth: Appleton, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography

Starring

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

Production

2025·
The Man in My Basement
Executive Producer
2020·
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Associate Producer
2018·
The House That Jack Built
Thanks
1999·
New Rose Hotel
Co-Producer
TBA·
Tropico
Producer
2005·
Before It Had a Name
Screenplay