Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

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

34

Titles on Fi1m

72

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 34 titles

4

Oscar nominations

Born

22 July 1955, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA

Active

1986–present

Frequently works with

Robert Eggers, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone, Justin Theroux, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicole Kidman, Oliver Stone

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Willem Dafoe as Sergeant Elias Grodin in Platoon (1986) — Willem Dafoe as Sergeant Elias Grodin in Platoon (1986)Image via TMDB

Willem Dafoe as Ed Saxberger in Late Fame (2026) — Willem Dafoe as Ed Saxberger in Late Fame (2026)Image via TMDB

Willem Dafoe as Raymond in Kinds of Kindness (2024) — Willem Dafoe as Raymond in Kinds of Kindness (2024)Image via TMDB

Willem Dafoe — Willem DafoeHarald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Willem Dafoe attends the 'The Birthday Party' photocall during the 78th Locarno Film Festival on August 07, 2025 in Locarno, Switzerland. — 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

Gabriel LaBelle and Willem Dafoe at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie SATURDAY NIGHT. — 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

Gabriel LaBelle and Willem Dafoe at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie SATURDAY NIGHT. — 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

Willem Dafoe — Willem DafoeImage via TMDB

Willem Dafoe — Willem DafoeImage via TMDB

Willem Dafoe — Willem DafoeImage via TMDB

Gabriel LaBelle and Willem Dafoe at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie SATURDAY NIGHT. — 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

Willem Dafoe — Willem DafoeImage via TMDB

Photographs: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Segolene Liger, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Jay Dixit, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Jay Dixit, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Jay Dixit, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.