
Willem Dafoe
Biography
William James "Willem" Dafoe (/dəˈfoʊ/ də-FOH; born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades, including a Volpi Cup Award for Best Actor, with nominations for four Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and four Golden Globe Awards. He received an Honorary Golden Bear in 2018.…
Filmography

Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle
1999 · 10.0

Brace Up!
1993 · 10.0

White Homeland Commando
1993 · 10.0

Grande Envie
2025 · 9.6

Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
2010 · 9.0

Tenzing
2026 · 8.3

Togo
2019 · 8.1

Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021 · 8.1

The Simpsons
1989 · 8.0

The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 · 8.0

Finding Satoshi
2022 · 8.0

Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
2003 · 8.0

Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021 · 7.9

Finding Nemo
2003 · 7.8

Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009 · 7.8

Platoon
1986 · 7.7

Mississippi Burning
1988 · 7.7

Poor Things
2023 · 7.6

The Kingdom
1994 · 7.6

The Fault in Our Stars
2014 · 7.6

North on Evers
1992 · 7.5

Fukushima: A Nuclear Story
2015 · 7.5

John Wick
2014 · 7.5

The Lighthouse
2019 · 7.5

The Florida Project
2017 · 7.4

Inside Man
2006 · 7.4

American Psycho
2000 · 7.4

Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
2004 · 7.4

The Smile Man
2013 · 7.4

Spider-Man
2002 · 7.4

Spider-Man 2
2004 · 7.3

The Boondock Saints
1999 · 7.2

The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 · 7.2

The Aviator
2004 · 7.2

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987 · 7.2

The English Patient
1996 · 7.1

What Happened to Monday
2017 · 7.1

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004 · 7.1

To Live and Die in L.A.
1985 · 7.1

Finding Dory
2016 · 7.0

The Northman
2022 · 7.0

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021 · 7.0

The Colbert Report
2005 · 7.0

Wild at Heart
1990 · 7.0

Born on the Fourth of July
1989 · 7.0

At Eternity's Gate
2018 · 7.0

Odd Thomas
2013 · 7.0

Nightmare Alley
2021 · 6.9

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024 · 6.9

The Wonderful World of Disney
1997 · 6.9

Streets of Fire
1984 · 6.9

Manderlay
2005 · 6.9

Faraway, So Close!
1993 · 6.9

Mountain
2017 · 6.9

Aquaman
2018 · 6.9

eXistenZ
1999 · 6.8

Paris Je T'aime
2006 · 6.8

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013 · 6.7

Nosferatu
2024 · 6.7

Murder on the Orient Express
2017 · 6.7

Heaven's Gate
1980 · 6.7

A Family Man
2016 · 6.7

The Hunter
2011 · 6.7

Light Sleeper
1992 · 6.7

Motherless Brooklyn
2019 · 6.7

Shadow of the Vampire
2000 · 6.7

Saturday Night
2024 · 6.7

The Hunger
1983 · 6.7

Clear and Present Danger
1994 · 6.6

Antichrist
2009 · 6.6

Manou the Swift
2019 · 6.6

Basquiat
1996 · 6.6

Out of the Furnace
2013 · 6.6

The Phoenician Scheme
2025 · 6.5

Cry-Baby
1990 · 6.5

The Souffleur
2026 · 6.5

Triumph of the Spirit
1989 · 6.5
Love's Routine
2013 · 6.5

Vincent van Gogh Superstar
2019 · 6.5
Saving Norman
2013 · 6.5

Spider-Man 3
2007 · 6.5

Kinds of Kindness
2024 · 6.5

A Most Wanted Man
2014 · 6.5

Asteroid City
2023 · 6.5

To Each His Own Cinema
2007 · 6.4

Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007 · 6.4

John Carter
2012 · 6.4

Edges of the Lord
2001 · 6.4

Auto Focus
2002 · 6.4

The Reckoning
2004 · 6.4

Farewell
2009 · 6.4

River
2021 · 6.4

The Dust of Time
2008 · 6.4

Late Fame
2026 · 6.3

Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003 · 6.3

Affliction
1998 · 6.3

Animal Factory
2000 · 6.3

Daybreakers
2010 · 6.3

The Hitchhiker
1983 · 6.2

Fireflies in the Garden
2008 · 6.2

The Legend of Ochi
2025 · 6.1

The Card Counter
2021 · 6.1

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010 · 6.1

Control
2004 · 6.1

Finally Dawn
2024 · 6.1

Adam Resurrected
2008 · 6.1

Tom & Viv
1994 · 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · 6.1

The Great Wall
2016 · 6.0

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
2009 · 6.0

Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
2020 · 6.0

The Wild One
2023 · 6.0

O Panama
1985 · 6.0

White Sands
1992 · 5.9

Lulu on the Bridge
1998 · 5.9

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
2009 · 5.9

Dead for a Dollar
2022 · 5.8

Zero
2025 · 5.8

Pet Shop Days
2025 · 5.8

Flight of the Intruder
1991 · 5.8

Miral
2010 · 5.8

Vox Lux
2018 · 5.7

The Clearing
2004 · 5.7

Tommaso
2020 · 5.7

The Loveless
1984 · 5.7

Inside
2023 · 5.7

Pasolini
2014 · 5.7

Off Limits
1988 · 5.6

Ripley Under Ground
2007 · 5.6

Go Go Tales
2008 · 5.6

Il coraggio di essere Franco
2022 · 5.6

Bad Country
2014 · 5.5

Opus Zero
2018 · 5.5

The Man in My Basement
2025 · 5.4

Pavilion of Women
2001 · 5.4

New Rose Hotel
1999 · 5.3

The Walker
2007 · 5.3

Anamorph
2007 · 5.2

Victory
1996 · 5.2

xXx: State of the Union
2005 · 5.1

Dog Eat Dog
2016 · 5.1

The Birthday Party
2026 · 5.1

Roadhouse 66
1984 · 5.1

American Dreamz
2006 · 5.1

Willem Dafoe
2023 · 5.0

Body of Evidence
1993 · 5.0

Siberia
2020 · 4.9

The Last Thing He Wanted
2020 · 4.9

The Night and the Moment
1995 · 4.9

4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012 · 4.8

Speed 2: Cruise Control
1997 · 4.6
The Procedure
2007 · 4.6

Tomorrow You're Gone
2012 · 4.5

Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
2002 · 4.5

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005 · 4.4

A Woman
2010 · 4.3

Death Note
2017 · 4.3

Father
2016 · 4.2

My Hindu Friend
2016 · 4.1
SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg
2014 · 4.0

Before It Had a Name
2005 · 3.8

New York Nights
1984 · 3.7

7 Deaths of Maria Callas
2022 · 3.0

Bullfighter
2000 · 2.6

Gonzo Girl
2023 · 2.0

Sculpt
2016 · 1.0

Werwulf
2026 · 0.0

American Nails
— · 0.0

The Resurrection of Christ
2026 · 0.0
White Lies
— · 0.0
Tropico
— · 0.0

Wintergasten
2007 · 0.0

Cuddle
— · 0.0

Atalanta Strategy
1984 · 0.0

run 003
— · 0.0
Time Out
— · 0.0

run 002
2024 · 0.0

The Sleeping Shepherd
— · 0.0
Lincoln in the Bardo
— · 0.0

Sanctuary
2017 · 0.0

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004 · 0.0

Nelson Algren Live
2016 · 0.0

Theatron. Romeo Castellucci
2018 · 0.0
A Christmas Carol
— · 0.0

Rhyme 'Em to Death
1993 · 0.0
Wrong Guys
1997 · 0.0

Interior (The Spectator)
2023 · 0.0

Avrio Vrady
2025 · 0.0