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name: "Willem Dafoe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/willem-dafoe"
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imdb_id: "nm0000353"
tmdb_id: 5293
wikidata_id: "Q188772"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 July 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 34
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 34
updated: "2026-10-23T04:19:12.637372+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Willem Dafoe

## Identity

Willem Dafoe

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/willem-dafoe
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** willem-dafoe
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000353
- **TMDB ID:** 5293
- **Wikidata ID:** Q188772
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Dafoe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188772, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000353/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5293

Actor. Born 22 July 1955 in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 July 1955, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
- **Active:** 1986–present
- **Also known as:** William Dafoe, Jr., William J. Dafoe, William James Dafoe
- **Frequently works with:** [Robert Eggers](https://film.one/person/robert-eggers.md), [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://film.one/person/aaron-taylor-johnson.md), [Andrew Lowe](https://film.one/person/andrew-lowe.md), [Emma Stone](https://film.one/person/emma-stone.md), [Justin Theroux](https://film.one/person/justin-theroux.md), [Lily-Rose Depp](https://film.one/person/lily-rose-depp.md), [Nicole Kidman](https://film.one/person/nicole-kidman.md), [Oliver Stone](https://film.one/person/oliver-stone.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 4 Oscar nominations
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 34 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 77 (3), 1990s 67 (4), 2000s 72 (10), 2010s 79 (6), 2020s 70 (11)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 69 across 34 titles
- **Score spread:** 9 at 80+, 21 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 8 of 27 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 17, Action 10, Thriller 10, Comedy 9, Adventure 8, Crime 6
- **Screen time:** 69 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $10,381m across 32 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Dafoe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188772, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000353/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5293

## Coming up

- *Werwulf* (2026-12-25) — [page](https://film.one/film/werwulf.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Finding Nemo*](https://film.one/film/finding-nemo.md) (85), [*Fantastic Mr. Fox*](https://film.one/film/fantastic-mr-fox.md) (84), [*Spider-Man*](https://film.one/film/spider-man.md) (78), [*Nosferatu*](https://film.one/film/nosferatu.md) (75), [*Spider-Man: No Way Home*](https://film.one/film/spider-man-no-way-home.md) (74)
- **Apple TV:** [*Platoon*](https://film.one/film/platoon.md) (84), [*The English Patient*](https://film.one/film/the-english-patient.md) (78)
- **Hulu:** [*American Psycho*](https://film.one/film/american-psycho.md) (80), [*Poor Things*](https://film.one/film/poor-things.md) (76)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Florida Project*](https://film.one/film/the-florida-project.md) (88)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Lighthouse*](https://film.one/film/the-lighthouse.md) (82)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*John Wick*](https://film.one/film/john-wick.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Willem Dafoe

> Willem Dafoe can make a scarred surgeon tender and a softly spoken employer frightening. We value that control more than the familiar eccentricity, though his pleasure in a part can exceed the film’s need for it.

Willem Dafoe’s face is a patchwork of old stitches in Yorgos Lanthimos’s *Poor Things* (2023), and his Godwin Baxter is unexpectedly gentle. We were moved by that tenderness, because the scarred surgeon could so easily have been played only for unease. This is the Dafoe we value most, given room to do more than look alarming. The film runs out of new things to say well before it stops, but the performance deserves better than to be remembered for the make-up.

His breakthrough came as Sgt Elias in Oliver Stone’s *Platoon* (1986), before David Lynch used his menace in *Wild at Heart* (1990). The fit was less comfortable in Anthony Minghella’s *The English Patient* (1996), where his David Caravaggio seemed awkward within the ensemble, though he usefully interrupted its restraint. Norman Osborn in *Spider-Man* (2002) gave the more alarming Dafoe another outlet. The quieter work of *The Florida Project* (2017), in which he plays Bobby, is an important counterexample.

Lanthimos makes that warmth more troubling in *Kinds of Kindness* (2024). As Raymond, the employer who dictates what Jesse Plemons’s Robert eats and reads, Dafoe hands out gifts and never needs to raise his voice. He makes the control more disturbing by behaving like a fond uncle, leaving Plemons to show what the need for approval does to Robert. We find the first fable sharp, but the other two repeat its lesson; Dafoe’s assurance cannot keep that repetition interesting.

Robert Eggers makes good use of his relish in *Nosferatu* (2024), where the occultist von Franz interrupts the film’s solemnity. We found him a relief, precisely because the film can be so determined to remain grave. The performance may be too much for some, but Eggers gives that excess a purpose.

Tim Burton’s *Beetlejuice Beetlejuice* (2024) is a useful warning against assuming his presence will be enough. Dafoe is a joy as Jackson, but editor Jay Prychidny has five plots to cut between, and this whole thread could disappear without damaging the story. We can enjoy the actor and still wish the film had found a reason to need him. Start with *Poor Things* for a part that asks more of him than an entertaining interruption.

## Biography

Willem Dafoe is an American actor born on 22 July 1955 in Appleton, Wisconsin. He made his film debut with an uncredited role in *Heaven's Gate* (1980) and has appeared in more than 100 films.

Dafoe has collaborated with directors including Yorgos Lanthimos and Robert Eggers. He played Godwin Baxter in *Poor Things* (2023) and Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz in *Nosferatu* (2024). Other 2024 credits include roles in *Beetlejuice Beetlejuice* and *Kinds of Kindness*.

He has received four Academy Award nominations and an Honorary Golden Bear in 2018.

*Sources: latimes.com, themoviedb.org, en.wikipedia.org, biography.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (34)

- *Late Fame* (2026), Fi1m 78, as Ed Saxberger — [page](https://film.one/film/late-fame.md)
- *Tenzing* (2026), Fi1m 63, as Colonel John Hunt — [page](https://film.one/film/tenzing.md)
- *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025), Fi1m 70, as Knave — [page](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md)
- *Beetlejuice Beetlejuice* (2024), Fi1m 64, as Jackson — [page](https://film.one/film/beetlejuice-beetlejuice.md)
- *Kinds of Kindness* (2024), Fi1m 63, as Raymond / George / Omi — [page](https://film.one/film/kinds-of-kindness.md)
- *Nosferatu* (2024), Fi1m 75, as Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz — [page](https://film.one/film/nosferatu.md)
- *Asteroid City* (2023), Fi1m 71, as Saltzburg Keitel — [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *Poor Things* (2023), Fi1m 76, as Godwin Baxter — [page](https://film.one/film/poor-things.md)
- *Nightmare Alley* (2021), Fi1m 66, as Clem Hoatley — [page](https://film.one/film/nightmare-alley-2021.md)
- *Spider-Man: No Way Home* (2021), Fi1m 74, as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-no-way-home.md)
- *The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun* (2021), Fi1m 68, as Albert 'the Abacus' — [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-dispatch-of-the-liberty-kansas-evening-sun.md)
- *The Lighthouse* (2019), Fi1m 82, as Thomas Wake — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lighthouse.md)
- *Aquaman* (2018), Fi1m 72, as Nuidis Vulko — [page](https://film.one/film/aquaman.md)
- *The Florida Project* (2017), Fi1m 88, as Bobby — [page](https://film.one/film/the-florida-project.md)
- *Finding Dory* (2016), Fi1m 68, as Gill (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/finding-dory.md)
- *John Wick* (2014), Fi1m 80, as Marcus — [page](https://film.one/film/john-wick.md)
- *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), Fi1m 86, as Jopling — [page](https://film.one/film/the-grand-budapest-hotel.md)
- *Antichrist* (2009), Fi1m 55, as He — [page](https://film.one/film/antichrist.md)
- *Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009), Fi1m 84, as Rat (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-mr-fox.md)
- *Mr. Bean's Holiday* (2007), Fi1m 63, as Carson Clay — [page](https://film.one/film/mr-beans-holiday.md)
- *Spider-Man 3* (2007), Fi1m 55, as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-3.md)
- *Spider-Man 2* (2004), Fi1m 85, as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-2.md)
- *The Aviator* (2004), Fi1m 74, as Roland Sweet — [page](https://film.one/film/the-aviator.md)
- *Finding Nemo* (2003), Fi1m 85, as Gill (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/finding-nemo.md)
- *Once Upon a Time in Mexico* (2003), Fi1m 56, as Armando Barillo — [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-mexico.md)
- *Spider-Man* (2002), Fi1m 78, as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man.md)
- *American Psycho* (2000), Fi1m 80, as Donald Kimball — [page](https://film.one/film/american-psycho.md)
- *Speed 2: Cruise Control* (1997), Fi1m 36, as Geiger — [page](https://film.one/film/speed-2-cruise-control.md)
- *The English Patient* (1996), Fi1m 78, as David Caravaggio — [page](https://film.one/film/the-english-patient.md)
- *Clear and Present Danger* (1994), Fi1m 75, as John Clark — [page](https://film.one/film/clear-and-present-danger.md)
- *Wild at Heart* (1990), Fi1m 78, as Bobby Peru — [page](https://film.one/film/wild-at-heart.md)
- *Born on the Fourth of July* (1989), Fi1m 74, as Charlie — [page](https://film.one/film/born-on-the-fourth-of-july.md)
- *Mississippi Burning* (1988), Fi1m 72, as Agent Alan Ward — [page](https://film.one/film/mississippi-burning.md)
- *Platoon* (1986), Fi1m 84, as Sergeant Elias Grodin — [page](https://film.one/film/platoon.md)

## Complete filmography (189)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Werwulf* (2026), Actor — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/werwulf.md)
- *Tenzing* (2026), as Colonel John Hunt — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/tenzing.md)
- *Late Fame* (2026), as Ed Saxberger — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/late-fame.md)
- *The Birthday Party* (2026), as Marcos Timoleon
- *The Resurrection of Christ* (2026), Actor
- *The Souffleur* (2026), as Lucius · Executive Producer
- *The Man in My Basement* (2025), as Anniston Bennett · Executive Producer
- *Avrio Vrady* (2025), as Dancing man
- *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025), as Knave — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md)
- *Grande Envie* (2025), as Count
- *The Legend of Ochi* (2025), as Maxim
- *Zero* (2025), as (voice)
- *Pet Shop Days* (2025), as Francis
- *Nosferatu* (2024), as Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/nosferatu.md)
- *run 002* (2024), Actor
- *Saturday Night* (2024), as David Tebet
- *Beetlejuice Beetlejuice* (2024), as Jackson — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/beetlejuice-beetlejuice.md)
- *Kinds of Kindness* (2024), as Raymond / George / Omi — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/kinds-of-kindness.md)
- *Finally Dawn* (2024), as Rufo Priori
- *Poor Things* (2023), as Godwin Baxter — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/poor-things.md)
- *Interior (The Spectator)* (2023), as Narrator
- *Willem Dafoe* (2023), Actor
- *Gonzo Girl* (2023), as Walker Reade
- *Asteroid City* (2023), as Saltzburg Keitel — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *The Wild One* (2023), as Narrator (voice)
- *Inside* (2023), as Nemo
- *Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone* (2022), Actor
- *Dead for a Dollar* (2022), as Joe Cribbens
- *7 Deaths of Maria Callas* (2022), as Film Actor
- *Il coraggio di essere Franco* (2022), as Sé stesso
- *The Northman* (2022), as Heimir the Fool
- *Finding Satoshi* (2022), as Narrator
- *Spider-Man: No Way Home* (2021), as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-no-way-home.md)
- *Nightmare Alley* (2021), as Clem Hoatley — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/nightmare-alley-2021.md)
- *The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun* (2021), as Albert 'the Abacus' — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-dispatch-of-the-liberty-kansas-evening-sun.md)
- *The Card Counter* (2021), as Gordo
- *River* (2021), as Narrator
- *Zack Snyder's Justice League* (2021), as Vulko
- *Babenco: Tell Me When I Die* (2020), Associate Producer
- *Siberia* (2020), as Clint
- *Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago* (2020), Actor
- *The Last Thing He Wanted* (2020), as Richard McMahon
- *Tommaso* (2020), as Tommaso
- *Togo* (2019), as Leonhard Seppala
- *Vincent van Gogh Superstar* (2019), as Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)
- *Motherless Brooklyn* (2019), as Paul Randolph
- *The Lighthouse* (2019), as Thomas Wake — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lighthouse.md)
- *Manou the Swift* (2019), as Manou's Father (voice)
- *Opus Zero* (2018), as Paul
- *Aquaman* (2018), as Nuidis Vulko — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/aquaman.md)
- *At Eternity's Gate* (2018), as Vincent van Gogh
- *The House That Jack Built* (2018), Thanks
- *Vox Lux* (2018), as Narrator (voice)
- *Theatron. Romeo Castellucci* (2018), Actor
- *Mountain* (2017), as Narrator (voice)
- *Murder on the Orient Express* (2017), as Gerhard Hardman
- *The Florida Project* (2017), as Bobby — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-florida-project.md)
- *Death Note* (2017), as Ryuk (voice)
- *What Happened to Monday* (2017), as Terrence Settman
- *Sanctuary* (2017), as Narrator
- *The Great Wall* (2016), as Ballard
- *Dog Eat Dog* (2016), as Mad Dog
- *Father* (2016), as James Verdun
- *A Family Man* (2016), as Ed Blackridge
- *Sculpt* (2016), Actor
- *Finding Dory* (2016), as Gill (voice) — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/finding-dory.md)
- *Nelson Algren Live* (2016), as Role1 / Frankie Machine / Role2 / Blackie Cavanaugh
- *My Hindu Friend* (2016), as Diego Fairman
- *Fukushima: A Nuclear Story* (2015), as Narrator
- *John Wick* (2014), as Marcus — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/john-wick.md)
- *Bad Country* (2014), as Bud Carter
- *Pasolini* (2014), as Pier Paolo Pasolini
- *SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg* (2014), as (archive footage)
- *A Most Wanted Man* (2014), as Tommy Brue
- *The Fault in Our Stars* (2014), as Peter van Houten
- *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), as Jopling — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-grand-budapest-hotel.md)
- *The Benaki Museum* (2013), as Narrator (voice)
- *Nymphomaniac: Vol. II* (2013), as L
- *Out of the Furnace* (2013), as John Petty
- *Love's Routine* (2013), as Barry
- *The Smile Man* (2013), as Willem
- *Saving Norman* (2013), as Lionel Pembrooke
- *Odd Thomas* (2013), as Wyatt Porter
- *Tomorrow You're Gone* (2012), as The Buddha
- *4:44 Last Day on Earth* (2012), as Cisco
- *John Carter* (2012), as Tars Tarkas
- *The Hunter* (2011), as Martin David
- *Miral* (2010), as Eddie
- *A Woman* (2010), as Max Oliver
- *My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done* (2010), as Detective Hank Havenhurst
- *Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World* (2010), as Narrator
- *Daybreakers* (2010), as Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac
- *The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day* (2009), as Paul Smecker (uncredited)
- *Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant* (2009), as Gavner Purl
- *Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009), as Rat (voice) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-mr-fox.md)
- *Farewell* (2009), as Feeney
- *Antichrist* (2009), as He — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/antichrist.md)
- *The Dust of Time* (2008), as A
- *Adam Resurrected* (2008), as Commandat Klein
- *Fireflies in the Garden* (2008), as Charles Waechter
- *Go Go Tales* (2008), as Ray Ruby
- *Wintergasten* (2007), series, Actor
- *To Each His Own Cinema* (2007), as (segment "Occupations") (archive footage)
- *Ripley Under Ground* (2007), as Neil Murchison
- *Anamorph* (2007), as Stan Aubray
- *The Procedure* (2007), as Christopher
- *Spider-Man 3* (2007), as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-3.md)
- *Mr. Bean's Holiday* (2007), as Carson Clay — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-beans-holiday.md)
- *The Walker* (2007), as Larry Lockner
- *Paris Je T'aime* (2006), as Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires)
- *Inside Man* (2006), as John Darius
- *American Dreamz* (2006), as Chief of Staff
- *Before It Had a Name* (2005), as Leslie · Screenplay
- *Manderlay* (2005), as Grace's Father
- *Jiminy Glick in Lalawood* (2005), as Willem Dafoe (uncredited)
- *xXx: State of the Union* (2005), as Gen. George Octavius Deckert
- *The Aviator* (2004), as Roland Sweet — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-aviator.md)
- *The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou* (2004), as Klaus Daimler
- *Control* (2004), as Dr. Michael Copeland
- *Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart* (2004), Actor
- *Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate* (2004), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Clearing* (2004), as Arnold Mack
- *Spider-Man 2* (2004), as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-2.md)
- *The Reckoning* (2004), as Martin
- *Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty* (2003), Actor
- *Once Upon a Time in Mexico* (2003), as Armando Barillo — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-mexico.md)
- *Finding Nemo* (2003), as Gill (voice) — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/finding-nemo.md)
- *Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure* (2002), as Hunter (voice)
- *Auto Focus* (2002), as John Carpenter
- *Spider-Man* (2002), as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man.md)
- *Edges of the Lord* (2001), as Priest
- *Pavilion of Women* (2001), as Father Andre
- *Animal Factory* (2000), as Earl Copen
- *Bullfighter* (2000), as Father Ramirez
- *Shadow of the Vampire* (2000), as Max Schreck
- *American Psycho* (2000), as Donald Kimball — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/american-psycho.md)
- *eXistenZ* (1999), as Gas
- *New Rose Hotel* (1999), as X · Co-Producer
- *The Boondock Saints* (1999), as Paul Smecker
- *Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle* (1999), as Narrator
- *Lulu on the Bridge* (1998), as Dr. Van Horn
- *Affliction* (1998), as Rolfe Whitehouse
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1997), series, Actor
- *Speed 2: Cruise Control* (1997), as Geiger — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/speed-2-cruise-control.md)
- *Wrong Guys* (1997), as Jack Straw
- *Victory* (1996), as Axel Heyst
- *The English Patient* (1996), as David Caravaggio — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-english-patient.md)
- *Basquiat* (1996), as The Electrician
- *The Night and the Moment* (1995), as The Writer
- *The Kingdom* (1994), series, as Grand Duc
- *Clear and Present Danger* (1994), as John Clark — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/clear-and-present-danger.md)
- *Tom & Viv* (1994), as Tom Eliot
- *Faraway, So Close!* (1993), as Emit Flesti
- *Brace Up!* (1993), as Colonel Alexander Ignatyevich Vershinin
- *White Homeland Commando* (1993), as Karl
- *Body of Evidence* (1993), as Frank Dulaney
- *Rhyme 'Em to Death* (1993), Actor
- *Light Sleeper* (1992), as John LeTour
- *White Sands* (1992), as Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
- *North on Evers* (1992), Actor
- *Flight of the Intruder* (1991), as Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole
- *Wild at Heart* (1990), as Bobby Peru — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/wild-at-heart.md)
- *Cry-Baby* (1990), as Hateful Guard
- *Born on the Fourth of July* (1989), as Charlie — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/born-on-the-fourth-of-july.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as The Commandant / Jack Lassen (voice), Commandant (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Triumph of the Spirit* (1989), as Salamo Arouch
- *Mississippi Burning* (1988), as Agent Alan Ward — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/mississippi-burning.md)
- *The Last Temptation of Christ* (1988), as Jesus
- *Off Limits* (1988), as Buck McGriff
- *Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam* (1987), as Elephant Grass (voice)
- *Platoon* (1986), as Sergeant Elias Grodin — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/platoon.md)
- *To Live and Die in L.A.* (1985), as Rick Masters
- *O Panama* (1985), Actor
- *Roadhouse 66* (1984), as Johnny Harte
- *Streets of Fire* (1984), as Raven Shaddock
- *New York Nights* (1984), as Boyfriend
- *The Loveless* (1984), as Vance
- *Atalanta Strategy* (1984), as Immigration Staff
- *The Hitchhiker* (1983), series, as Jeffrey Hunt
- *The Hunger* (1983), as 2nd Phone Booth Youth
- *Heaven's Gate* (1980), as Willy (uncredited) — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/heavens-gate.md)
- *A Christmas Carol*, as Ebenezer Scrooge
- *Tropico*, as Raymond · Producer
- *The Sleeping Shepherd*, Actor
- *White Lies*, Actor
- *Lincoln in the Bardo*, Actor
- *Time Out*, Actor
- *Cuddle*, as Dante
- *American Nails*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Willem Dafoe as Sergeant Elias Grodin in Platoon (1986)](https://film.one/media/title/6405/still-f8802a56ea94.jpg) Willem Dafoe as Sergeant Elias Grodin in *Platoon* (1986) — Image via TMDB
- ![Willem Dafoe as Ed Saxberger in Late Fame (2026)](https://film.one/media/title/4937/still-f369ba6a50c5.jpg) Willem Dafoe as Ed Saxberger in *Late Fame* (2026) — Image via TMDB
- ![Willem Dafoe as Raymond in Kinds of Kindness (2024)](https://film.one/media/title/1090/still-a51537a95940.jpg) Willem Dafoe as Raymond in *Kinds of Kindness* (2024) — Image via TMDB
- ![Willem Dafoe](https://film.one/media/person/8761/gallery-43842a851dab.jpg) Willem Dafoe — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Willem_Dafoe-63667_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Willem_Dafoe-63667_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Willem Dafoe attends the 'The Birthday Party' photocall during the 78th Locarno Film Festival on August 07, 2025 in Locarno, Switzerland.](https://film.one/media/person/8761/gallery-bcebe79e3767.jpg) Willem Dafoe attends the 'The Birthday Party' photocall during the 78th Locarno Film Festival on August 07, 2025 in Locarno, Switzerland. — Segolene Liger, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Actor_Willem_Dafoe_at_the_2025_Locarno_Film_Festival.jpg/1280px-Actor_Willem_Dafoe_at_the_2025_Locarno_Film_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gabriel LaBelle and Willem Dafoe at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie SATURDAY NIGHT.](https://film.one/media/person/8761/gallery-798bc31dc3e4.jpg) Gabriel LaBelle and Willem Dafoe at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie SATURDAY NIGHT. — Jay Dixit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Gabriel_LaBelle_and_Willem_Dafoe_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_03.jpg/1280px-Gabriel_LaBelle_and_Willem_Dafoe_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_03.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gabriel LaBelle and Willem Dafoe at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie SATURDAY NIGHT.](https://film.one/media/person/8761/gallery-dbceb4b1aa7d.jpg) Gabriel LaBelle and Willem Dafoe at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie SATURDAY NIGHT. — Jay Dixit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Gabriel_LaBelle_and_Willem_Dafoe_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_01.jpg/1280px-Gabriel_LaBelle_and_Willem_Dafoe_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Willem Dafoe](https://film.one/media/person/8761/gallery-aa1e3ec0cd19.jpg) Willem Dafoe — Image via TMDB
- ![Willem Dafoe](https://film.one/media/person/8761/gallery-653f387e2348.jpg) Willem Dafoe — Image via TMDB
- ![Willem Dafoe](https://film.one/media/person/8761/gallery-2ffab7160282.jpg) Willem Dafoe — Image via TMDB
- ![Gabriel LaBelle and Willem Dafoe at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie SATURDAY NIGHT.](https://film.one/media/person/8761/gallery-5eb59b983ac8.jpg) Gabriel LaBelle and Willem Dafoe at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie SATURDAY NIGHT. — Jay Dixit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Gabriel_LaBelle_and_Willem_Dafoe_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_02.jpg/1280px-Gabriel_LaBelle_and_Willem_Dafoe_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Willem Dafoe](https://film.one/media/person/8761/gallery-a6a6347009be.jpg) Willem Dafoe — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 4 nominated

- 2019: Best Actor (nominated), for *At Eternity's Gate*
- 2018: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *The Florida Project*
- 2001: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Shadow of the Vampire*
- 1987: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Platoon*

### Other awards — 5 won

- Romics d'Oro 2019: Romics d'Oro (won)
- Honorary Golden Bear 2018: Honorary Golden Bear (won)
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor 2018: Volpi Cup for Best Actor (won)
- Donostia Award 2005: Donostia Award (won)
- Film Independent Spirit Awards 2001: Film Independent Spirit Awards (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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