Willem Dafoe

Actor 129 / Writer · 1982 – 2025 · 🎬 130

William James "Willem" Dafoe 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.

All · 130 🎬 Movies · 130

drama film thriller film action film crime film film based on a novel

Highlights

Existenz

1999

The Boondock Saints

1999

Affliction

1998

Frequent Collaborators

Paul Schrader

14 shared

Abel Ferrara

12 shared

Lars Von Trier

12 shared

Wes Anderson

10 shared

J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

7 shared

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

7 shared

All decades 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

🎬 Movies

Existenz

actor

1999

The Boondock Saints

actor

1999

Affliction

actor

1998

Lulu on the Bridge

writer

1998

Lulu on the Bridge

actor

1998

New Rose Hotel

actor

1998

Victory

actor

1997

The English Patient

actor

1997

Speed 2: Cruise Control

actor

1997

Basquiat

actor

1996

The Night and the Moment

actor

1995

Tom & Viv

actor

1994

Clear and Present Danger

actor

1994

Light Sleeper

actor

1994

Faraway, So Close!

actor

1993

Body of Evidence

actor

1993

White Sands

actor

1992

Flight of the Intruder

actor

1991

Wild at Heart

actor

1990

Cry-Baby

actor

1990

Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July

actor

1990

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