Willem Dafoe

Willem Defoe Willem Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is an American film, stage, and voice actor, and a member of the experimental theater company The Wooster Group. Films he appears in include Platoon, Affliction, Off Limits, Streets of Fire, To Live and Die in L.A., Born on the Fourth of July, The English Patient, The Last Temptation of Christ, Mississippi Burning, Mr. Bean’s Holiday, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Boondock Saints, Spider-Man, and The Aviator. He has also had voice roles in both Fantastic Mr. Fox and Finding Nemo.

Dafoe has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice—for Platoon in 1986 and for Shadow of the Vampire in 2000.

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Heaven’s Gate		Uncredited
1982	Loveless, TheThe Loveless	Vance
1983	Hunger, TheThe Hunger	2nd Phone Booth Youth
1984	Roadhouse 66	Johnny Harte
1984	New York Nights^[30]	Boyfriend
1984	Streets of Fire	Raven Shaddock
1985	To Live and Die in L.A.	Erick “Rick” Masters
1986	Platoon	Sergeant Elias	Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
1988	Off Limits	Buck McGriff
1988	Last Temptation of Christ, TheThe Last Temptation of Christ	Jesus
1988	Mississippi Burning	Agent Alan Ward
1989	Triumph of the Spirit	Salamo Arouch
1989	Born on the Fourth of July	Charlie – Villa Dulce
1990	Cry-Baby	Guard	Cameo
1990	Wild at Heart	Bobby Peru	Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
1991	Flight of the Intruder	Lt. Cmdr. Virgil “Tiger” Cole
1992	White Sands	Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
1992	Light Sleeper	John LeTour	Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor
1993	Body of Evidence	Frank Dulaney	Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1993	Faraway, So Close!	Emit Flesti
1994	Tom & Viv	Tom Eliot
1994	Clear and Present Danger	John Clark
1995	Victory	Axel Heyst
1995	Night and the Moment, TheThe Night and the Moment	The Writer
1996	Basquiat	The Electrician
1996	English Patient, TheThe English Patient	David Caravaggio	Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1997	Speed 2: Cruise Control	John Geiger	Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor
1997	Affliction	Rolfe Whitehouse
1998	Lulu on the Bridge	Dr. Van Horn
1998	New Rose Hotel	X
1999	eXistenZ	Gas
1999	Boondock Saints, TheThe Boondock Saints	Agent Paul Smecker
2000	American Psycho	Det. Donald Kimball
2000	Animal Factory	Earl Copen
2000	Shadow of the Vampire	Max Schreck	Fantasporto’s International Fantasy Film Award for Best Actor Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival’s President Award for Outstanding Creative Performance Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Sitges Film Festival’s Gran Angular Award for Best Actor Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor (3rd place) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated—New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor (2nd place) Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor (2nd place) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
2000	Bullfighter	Father Ramirez
2001	Pavilion of Women	Father Andre
2001	Edges of the Lord	Priest
2002	Spider-Man	Green Goblin/Norman Osborn	Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
2002	Auto Focus	John Henry Carpenter	Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor (3rd place)
2002	Journey on Rio	Julio, Imaginary Friend	Voice
2003	Finding Nemo	Gill	Voice
2003	Reckoning, TheThe Reckoning	Martin
2003	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	Armando Barillo
2003	Camel Cricket City	Camel Cricket	Voice Short film
2004	Clearing, TheThe Clearing	Arnold Mack
2004	Spider-Man 2	Green Goblin/Norman Osborn	Cameo
2004	Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, TheThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou	Klaus Daimler	Nominated—Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble Cast (2nd place) Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
2004	Control	Dr. Michael Copeland	Direct-to-video
2004	Aviator, TheThe Aviator	Roland Sweet
2005	xXx: State of the Union	General George Deckert
2005	Manderlay	Grace’s Father
2005	Before It Had a Name	Leslie	The Black Widow in the United States
2005	Ripley Under Ground	Neil Murchison
2006	American Dreamz	Chief of Staff
2006	Inside Man	Capt. John Darius
2006	Tales from Earthsea	Cob	Voice – English version
2006	Paris, je t’aime	The Cowboy	Segment: “Place des Victoires”
2007	Walker, TheThe Walker	Senator Larry Lockner
2007	Mr. Bean’s Holiday	Carson Clay
2007	Spider-Man 3	Green Goblin/Norman Osborn	Credited cameo/ Villain; also uncredited extra
2007	Go Go Tales	Ray Ruby
2007	Anamorph	Det. Stan Aubrey
2008	Fireflies in the Garden	Charles Waechter
2008	Adam Resurrected	Commandant Klein
2008	Dust of Time, TheThe Dust of Time	A.
2009	Antichrist	He	Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
2009	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Rat	Voice
2009	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant	Gavner Purl
2009	Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, TheThe Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day	Paul Smecker	Cameo
2009	Daybreakers	Elvis
2009	My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?	Detective Havenhurst
2009	Affaire Farewell !L’affaire Farewell	Feeney
2010	Miral	Eddie
2011	Hunter, TheThe Hunter	Martin David	Nominated—AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
2011	4:44 Last Day on Earth	Cisco
2012	John Carter	Tars Tarkas	Performance capture
2012	Tomorrow You’re Gone	The Buddha
2013	Odd Thomas	Wyatt Porter
2013	A Woman	Max Oliver
2013	Out of the Furnace	John Petty
2013	A Most Wanted Man	Tommy Brue
2014	Nymphomaniac	L
2014	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Jopling
2014	Whiskey Bay	Bud Carter
2014	The Fault in Our Stars	Peter Van Houten	Post-production
2014	John Wick	Marcus	Filming
2015	Pasolini	Pier Paolo Pasolini	Filming
2016	Finding Dory	Gill	Voice

Recommened Viewing

Inside Man
Clear and Present Danger
Born on the Fourth of July
Platoon

They Said…

Kelly Gough (actress, RAW): I wouldn’t want to rate them as I respect them all.

Rachel Sarah Murphy: excellent.

Daniel Wymbs: Willem Dafoe is great.

Flo McSweeney (actress): will pick the actors I like / admire.. William Dafoe… De Niro… Pacino…. Denzel.

Ferdia McAnna (writer): Willem Dafoe started out great in The Loveless, got better and aced Platoon but for me, his finest performance came in To Live and Die in LA.

Gemma Doorley (actress): Willem Dafoe! A genius! Love his work with New York theatre company The Wooster Group.

Michael Doherty (RTE Guide): Fearless actor who never took the easy option and his career has been the better for it.

Dominic Mafham (actor): un pin downable, elusive, intriguing. I want to watch.

Elfrieda Carroll: Chillingly good.

Alvean Jones (tv presenter): good actor.