Willem Dafoe
Born 1955 · American actor (1955-)
William James "Willem" Dafoe is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles on stage and screen, 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.
Willem Dafoe, in order
- 1980 Heaven's Gate: acted · directed by Michael Cimino · critics 58%, audiences 54% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, Tubi
- 1982 The Loveless: acted · directed by Kathryn Bigelow
- 1983 The Hunger: acted · directed by Tony Scott · critics 64%, audiences 66% · streaming on Hoopla
- 1984 Roadhouse 66: acted · directed by John Mark Robinson
- 1984 Streets of Fire: acted · directed by Walter Hill
- 1985 To Live and Die in L.A.: acted · directed by William Friedkin
- 1986 Platoon: acted · directed by Oliver Stone · critics 89%, audiences 93% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
- 1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam: acted · directed by Bill Couturié
- 1988 Mississippi Burning: acted · directed by Alan Parker
- 1988 Off Limits: acted · directed by Christopher Crowe
- 1988 The Last Temptation of Christ: acted · directed by Martin Scorsese · critics 82%, audiences 84%
- 1989 Born on the Fourth of July: acted · directed by Oliver Stone
- 1989 Triumph of the Spirit: acted · directed by Robert Milton Young
- 1990 Cry-Baby: acted · directed by John Waters
- 1990 Wild at Heart: acted · directed by David Lynch · critics 66%, audiences 81%
- 1991 Fishing with John (TV series): acted
- 1991 Flight of the Intruder: acted · directed by John Milius
- 1992 Light Sleeper: acted · directed by Paul Schrader
- 1992 White Sands: acted · directed by Roger Donaldson
- 1993 Body of Evidence: acted · directed by Uli Edel
- 1993 Faraway, So Close!: acted · directed by Wim Wenders · critics 54%, audiences 87%
- 1994 Clear and Present Danger: acted · directed by Phillip Noyce · critics 82%, audiences 74% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
- 1994 The Kingdom (TV series): acted · directed by Lars von Trier and Morten Arnfred
- 1994 Tom & Viv: acted · directed by Brian Gilbert
- 1995 The Night and the Moment: acted · directed by Anna Maria Tatò
- 1996 Basquiat: acted · directed by Julian Schnabel · critics 63%, audiences 77% · streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory TV
- 1996 The English Patient: acted · directed by Anthony Minghella · critics 86%, audiences 83% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
- 1996 Victory: acted · directed by Mark Peploe
- 1997 Affliction: acted · directed by Paul Schrader
- 1997 Speed 2: Cruise Control: acted · directed by Jan de Bont · critics 4%, audiences 16%
- 1998 Lulu on the Bridge: wrote, acted · directed by Paul Auster
- 1998 New Rose Hotel: acted · directed by Abel Ferrara · critics 27%, audiences 38% · streaming on Prime Video, Fandango at Home (free), Pluto TV
- 1999 Existenz: acted · directed by David Cronenberg · critics 76%, audiences 69% · streaming on Plex
- 1999 The Boondock Saints: acted · directed by Troy Duffy · critics 26%, audiences 91% · streaming on Prime Video, Hulu, Peacock
- 2000 American Psycho: acted · directed by Mary Harron · critics 69%, audiences 85% · streaming on Prime Video, Peacock, Roku Channel
- 2000 Animal Factory: acted · directed by Steve Buscemi
- 2000 Shadow of the Vampire: acted · directed by E. Elias Merhige · critics 82%, audiences 74% · streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
- 2001 Edges of the Lord: acted · directed by Yurek Bogayevicz
- 2001 Pavilion of Women: acted · directed by Yim Ho
- 2002 Auto Focus: acted · directed by Paul Schrader
- 2002 Spider-Man: acted · directed by Sam Raimi · critics 90%, audiences 67% · streaming on Disney+, fuboTV
- 2002 Spider-Man in film (TV series): acted · directed by Jon Watts and Marc Webb
- 2003 Once Upon a Time in Mexico: acted · directed by Robert Rodriguez
- 2003 The Reckoning: acted · directed by Paul McGuigan
- 2004 Control: acted · directed by Tim Hunter
- 2004 Spider-Man 2: acted · directed by Sam Raimi · critics 93%, audiences 82% · streaming on Disney+, fuboTV
- 2004 The Aviator: acted · directed by Martin Scorsese · critics 87%, audiences 79% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
- 2004 The Clearing: acted · directed by Pieter Jan Brugge
- 2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou: acted · directed by Wes Anderson · critics 57%, audiences 82%
- 2005 Manderlay: acted · directed by Lars von Trier
- 2005 Ripley Under Ground: acted · directed by Roger Spottiswoode
- 2005 XXX: State of the Union: acted · directed by Lee Tamahori
- 2006 American Dreamz: acted · directed by Paul Weitz
- 2006 Inside Man: acted · directed by Spike Lee · critics 86%, audiences 85% · streaming on Philo, Starz
- 2006 Paris, je t'aime: acted · directed by Alexander Payne and Alfonso Cuarón · critics 85%, audiences 84% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Roku Channel
- 2007 Anamorph: acted · directed by Henry Miller
- 2007 Go Go Tales: acted · directed by Abel Ferrara
- 2007 Mr. Bean's Holiday: acted · directed by Steve Bendelack
- 2007 Spider-Man 3: acted · directed by Sam Raimi · critics 62%, audiences 51% · streaming on Disney+, fuboTV
- 2007 The Walker: acted · directed by Paul Schrader
- 2007 To Each His Own Cinema: acted · directed by Abbas Kiarostami and Aki Kaurismäki · critics 100%, audiences 71%
- 2008 Adam Resurrected: acted · directed by Paul Schrader
- 2008 Fireflies in the Garden: acted · directed by Dennis Lee
- 2008 The Dust of Time: acted · directed by Thodoros Angelopoulos
- 2009 Antichrist: acted · directed by Lars von Trier
- 2009 Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant: acted · directed by Paul Weitz
- 2009 Daybreakers: acted · directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig
- 2009 Farewell: acted · directed by Christian Carion
- 2009 My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?: acted · directed by Werner Herzog
- 2009 The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day: acted · directed by Troy Duffy
- 2010 A Woman: acted · directed by Giada Colagrande
- 2010 Miral: acted · directed by Julian Schnabel
- 2010 Problema: acted · directed by Ralf Schmerberg
- 2011 4:44 Last Day on Earth: acted · directed by Abel Ferrara
- 2011 The Hunter: acted · directed by Daniel Nettheim · critics 72%, audiences 62% · streaming on Philo, Kanopy, Hoopla
- 2012 John Carter: acted · directed by Andrew Stanton · critics 52%, audiences 60% · streaming on Disney+
- 2012 Tomorrow You're Gone: acted · directed by David Jacobson
- 2013 Nymphomaniac: acted · directed by Lars von Trier
- 2013 Nymphomaniac: Volume II: acted · directed by Lars von Trier
- 2013 Odd Thomas: acted · directed by Stephen Sommers
- 2013 Out of the Furnace: acted · directed by Scott Cooper · critics 54%, audiences 52% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy
- 2013 The Smile Man: acted · directed by Anton Lanshakov
- 2014 A Most Wanted Man: acted · directed by Anton Corbijn · critics 85%, audiences 65% · streaming on Kanopy, Fandango at Home (free), Plex
- 2014 John Wick: acted · directed by Chad Stahelski and David Leitch · critics 87%, audiences 82% · streaming on Prime Video, Philo, AMC+
- 2014 Nymphomaniac Director's Cut: acted · directed by Lars von Trier
- 2014 Pasolini: acted · directed by Abel Ferrara
- 2014 The Fault in Our Stars: acted · directed by Josh Boone
- 2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel: acted · directed by Wes Anderson · critics 92%, audiences 87%
- 2014 Whiskey Bay: acted · directed by Chris Brinker
- 2016 A Family Man: acted · directed by Mark Williams
- 2016 Dog Eat Dog: acted · directed by Paul Schrader · critics 51%, audiences 20% · streaming on Philo, Hoopla, Tubi
- 2016 My Hindu Friend: acted · directed by Héctor Babenco
- 2016 Padre: acted · directed by Giada Colagrande
- 2016 Sculpt: acted · directed by Loris Gréaud
- 2016 The Great Wall: acted · directed by Zhang Yimou
- 2017 Death Note: acted · directed by Adam Wingard
- 2017 Murder on the Orient Express: acted · directed by Kenneth Branagh · critics 59%, audiences 54% · streaming on HBO Max
- 2017 The Florida Project: acted · directed by Sean Baker
- 2017 What Happened to Monday: acted · directed by Tommy Wirkola · critics 62%, audiences 67% · streaming on Netflix
- 2018 Aquaman: acted · directed by James Wan · critics 66%, audiences 72% · streaming on HBO Max
- 2018 At Eternity's Gate: acted · directed by Julian Schnabel
- 2018 Vox Lux: acted · directed by Brady Corbet
- 2019 Babenco: Tell Me When I Die: acted · directed by Bárbara Paz
- 2019 Motherless Brooklyn: acted · directed by Edward Norton
- 2019 The Lighthouse: acted · directed by Robert Eggers · critics 90%, audiences 72% · streaming on HBO Max
- 2019 Togo: acted · directed by Ericson Core
- 2019 Tommaso: acted · directed by Abel Ferrara
- 2020 Siberia: acted · directed by Abel Ferrara
- 2020 Sportin' Life: acted · directed by Abel Ferrara
- 2020 The Last Thing He Wanted: acted · directed by Dee Rees
- 2021 Nightmare Alley: acted · directed by Guillermo del Toro
- 2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home: acted · directed by Jon Watts · critics 93%, audiences 97% · streaming on Disney+, fuboTV, Starz
- 2021 The Card Counter: acted · directed by Paul Schrader
- 2021 The French Dispatch: acted · directed by Wes Anderson
- 2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League: acted · directed by Zack Snyder · critics 71%, audiences 92% · streaming on HBO Max
- 2022 Dead for a Dollar: acted · directed by Walter Hill
- 2022 Spider-Man: No Way Home - The More Fun Stuff Version: acted · directed by Jon Watts
- 2022 The Northman: acted · directed by Robert Eggers · critics 90%, audiences 64% · streaming on Netflix
- 2022 The Wild One: acted
- 2023 Asteroid City: acted · directed by Wes Anderson
- 2023 Finally Dawn: acted · directed by Saverio Costanzo
- 2023 Gonzo Girl: acted · directed by Patricia Arquette
- 2023 Inside: acted · directed by Vasilis Katsoupis
- 2023 Pet Shop Days: acted · directed by Olmo Schnabel
- 2023 Poor Things: acted · directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
- 2024 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: acted · directed by Tim Burton
- 2024 Kinds of Kindness: acted · directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
- 2024 Nosferatu: acted · directed by Robert Eggers · critics 85%, audiences 73% · streaming on Hulu
- 2024 Saturday Night: acted · directed by Jason Reitman
- 2024 Zero: acted · directed by Jean Luc Herbulot
- 2025 Late Fame: acted · directed by Kent Jones
- 2025 The Birthday Party: acted · directed by Miguel Ángel Jiménez
- 2025 The Legend of Ochi: acted · directed by Isaiah Saxon
- 2025 The Man In My Basement: acted · directed by Nadia Latif
- 2025 The Phoenician Scheme: acted · directed by Wes Anderson
- 2025 The Souffleur: acted · directed by Gastón Solnicki
- 2026 Tenzing: acted · directed by Jennifer Peedom
- 2026 Werwulf: acted · directed by Robert Eggers
- Na plovarne (TV series): acted · directed by Jan Hojtaš
- Time Out: acted · directed by Scott Cooper
- Tropico: acted · directed by Giada Colagrande