Willem Dafoe
William James "Willem" Dafoe (/dəˈfoʊ/;[1] born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. He was born in Appleton, Wisconsin. He played major roles in To Live and Die in L.A., Platoon, The Last Temptation of Christ, Mississippi Burning, Body of Evidence, Clear and Present Danger, Speed 2: Cruise Control, The Boondock Saints, Shadow of the Vampire, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Clearing, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Nosferatu. He was also in the 2017 movie Justice League and 2018 movie Aquaman as Nuidis Vulko.
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.jpg) Dafoe at the 2024 Venice Film Festival | |
| Born | William James Dafoe 22 July 1955 (aged 70) Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–present |
Works | Filmography |
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| Partner(s) | Elizabeth LeCompte (1977–2004) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Donald Dafoe (brother) |
| Awards | Full list |
Willem Dafoe Media
The Performing Garage, where Dafoe joined The Wooster Group
Dafoe earned acclaim and controversy for his role as Jesus Christ in Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (1988).
Dafoe at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival
Actor Willem Dafoe (Platoon, Spiderman) preparing for his moderation at the Table of Free Voices. Photo Credit: Steffen Roth
Dafoe at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
Dafoe at the premiere of The Hunter in 2011
Dafoe at the 2017 Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival
Dafoe at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival
Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, and Joe Alwyn at the Cannes Film Festival promoting Kinds of Kindness (2024)
Dafoe and his wife, Giada Colagrande, in 2018
References
- ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Willem Dafoe Pronounced His Name Wrong – CONAN on TBS, retrieved January 7, 2020
Other websites
- Willem Dafoe on IMDb
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