06 January 2027
Willem Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is an American film, stage, and voice actor, and a founding member of the experimental theatre company The Wooster Group. He has had roles in a wide range of films, including 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, The Boondock Saints, Spider-Man, and The Aviator, and voice roles in Fantastic Mr. Fox and Finding Nemo.
Dafoe has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice. The first was for his role in Platoon in 1986 and the second time for his performance in Shadow of the Vampire in 2000.
Filmography Willem Dafoe
December 2024
Nosferatu
Horror, FantasyDirected by: Robert EggersWith: Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård, Willem Dafoe
January 2024
Poor Things
Science Fiction, Drama, FantasyDirected by: Yorgos LanthimosWith: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe
March 2023
April 2022
The Northman
Action, Thriller, Historical Directed by: Robert EggersWith: Alexander Skarsgård, Anya Taylor-Joy,...
December 2021
The Card Counter
Thriller, Drama Directed by: Paul SchraderWith: Oscar Isaac, Willem Dafoe, Tiffany Haddish
December 2019
Motherless Brooklyn
Thriller, DramaDirected by: Edward NortonWith: Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Willem DafoeIn 1950s New York, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend.
The Lighthouse
Drama, Fantasy Directed by: Robert EggersWith: Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, Valeriia Karaman
May 2018
Mountain
DocumentaryDirected by: Jennifer PeedomWith: Willem DafoeAn experience about the highest peaks around the world.
January 2018
The Florida Project
DramaDirected by: Sean BakerWith: Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince, Valeria CottoSet over one summer, the film follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Disney World.
December 2017
Murder on the Orient Express
Thriller, DramaDirected by: Kenneth BranaghWith: Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench,...A lavish train ride unfolds into a stylish & suspenseful mystery. From the novel by Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express tells of thirteen stranded strangers & one man's race to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again.
August 2017
What Happened to Monday?
Science Fiction, ThrillerDirected by: Tommy WirkolaWith: Noomi Rapace, Willem Dafoe, Glenn Glose
January 2017
The Great Wall
Action, Thriller, AdventureDirected by: Yimou ZhangWith: Matt Damon, Willem Dafoe, Pedro PascalA mystery centered around the construction of the Great Wall of China.
December 2014
Pasolini
BiographicalDirected by: Abel FerraraWith: Willem Dafoe, Ninetto Davoli, Riccardo Scamarcio,...
September 2014
A Most Wanted Man
ThrillerDirected by: Anton CorbijnWith: Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright, Willem Dafoe,...A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror.
June 2014
The Fault in Our Stars
Drama, RomanticDirected by: Josh BooneWith: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Willem DafoeHazel and Gus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous given that Hazel's other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg, and they met and fell... Read more...
February 2014
Out of the Furnace
ThrillerDirected by: Scott CooperWith: Christian Bale, Zoe Saldana, Woody Harrelson,...When Rodney Baze mysteriously disappears and law enforcement fails to follow through, his older brother, Russell, takes matters into his own hands to find justice.
January 2014
Nymphomaniac 2
Drama, EroticDirected by: Lars von TrierWith: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård,...A self-diagnosed nymphomaniac recounts her erotic experiences to the man who saved her after a beating.
March 2012
John Carter
Action, AdventureDirected by: Andrew StantonWith: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem DafoeCivil War vet John Carter is transplanted to Mars, where he discovers a lush, wildly diverse planet whose main inhabitants are 12-foot tall green barbarians...
