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{{Infobox person
| name = Willem Dafoe
| image = Willem Dafoe
| caption = Dafoe at the [[81st Venice International Film Festival]] in
| birth_name = William James Dafoe
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|7|22}}
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| relations = [[Donald Dafoe]] (brother)
| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Willem Dafoe|Full list]]
}}
'''William James''' "'''Willem'''" '''Dafoe''' ({{IPAc-en|d|ə|'|f|oʊ}};<ref name="Ghostarchive">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/vt7hu9RB51Q Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200108095059/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt7hu9RB51Q Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Citation |title=Willem Dafoe Pronounced His Name Wrong – CONAN on TBS |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt7hu9RB51Q |language=en|access-date=January 7, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying [[Willem Dafoe filmography|diverse roles]] in both mainstream and [[arthouse]] films, he is the recipient of [[List of awards and nominations received by Willem Dafoe|various accolades]], including the [[Volpi Cup for Best Actor]] as well as nominations for four [[Academy Awards]], a [[British Academy Film Award|BAFTA Award]],
He made his film debut with an uncredited role in ''[[Heaven's Gate (film)|Heaven's Gate]]'' (1980).<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2019 |title=Willem Dafoe got fired from his first film role for lying about speaking Dutch |url=https://www.avclub.com/willem-dafoe-got-fired-from-his-first-film-role-for-lyi-1839664530 |access-date=June 30, 2023 |website=The A.V. Club |archive-date=June 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630034323/https://www.avclub.com/willem-dafoe-got-fired-from-his-first-film-role-for-lyi-1839664530 |url-status=live}}</ref> Dafoe's early career includes credits for ''[[The Loveless]]'' (1982), ''[[Streets of Fire]]'' (1984), and ''[[To Live and Die in L.A. (film)|To Live and Die in L.A.]]'' (1985). He earned his first [[Academy Award]] nomination for the war drama ''[[Platoon (film)|Platoon]]'' (1986), followed by nominations for his roles in ''[[Shadow of the Vampire]]'' (2000), ''[[The Florida Project]]'' (2017), and the [[Vincent van Gogh]] biopic ''[[At Eternity's Gate (film)|At Eternity's Gate]]'' (2018). He also gained acclaim and wide recognition for his roles as [[Jesus Christ]] in ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ (film)|The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' (1988) and as the [[supervillain]] [[Norman Osborn (Sam Raimi film series)|Norman Osborn]] in the [[superhero film]] ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'' (2002), a role he reprised
His other film appearance include roles in ''[[Mississippi Burning]]'' (1988), ''[[Born on the Fourth of July (film)|Born on the Fourth of July]]'' (1989), ''[[Wild at Heart (film)|Wild at Heart]]'' (1990), ''[[Light Sleeper]]'' (1992), ''[[Clear and Present Danger (film)|Clear and Present Danger]]'' (1994), ''[[The English Patient (film)|The English Patient]]'' (1996), ''[[Affliction (1997 film)|Affliction]]'' (1997), ''[[New Rose Hotel (film)|New Rose Hotel]]'' (1998), ''[[Existenz]]'' (1999), ''[[The Boondock Saints]]'' (1999), ''[[American Psycho (film)|American Psycho]]'' (2000), ''[[Auto Focus]]'' (2002), ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' (2003), ''[[The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou]]'' (2004), ''[[Inside Man]]'' (2006), ''[[Mr. Bean's Holiday]]'' (2007), ''[[Antichrist (film)|Antichrist]]'' (2009), ''[[Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|Fantastic Mr. Fox]]'' (2009), ''[[Nymphomaniac (film)|Nymphomaniac]]'' (2013), ''[[The Fault in Our Stars (film)|The Fault in Our Stars]]'' (2014), ''[[John Wick (film)|John Wick]]'' (2014), ''[[The Grand Budapest Hotel]]'' (2014), ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]'' (2018), ''[[The Lighthouse (2019 film)|The Lighthouse]]'' (2019), ''[[Nightmare Alley (2021 film)|Nightmare Alley]]'' (2021),
== Early life and education ==
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=== 1986–1996: Breakthrough and acclaim ===
[[File:Martin Scorsese 03.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.81|Dafoe earned acclaim and controversy for his role as [[Jesus Christ]] in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ (film)|The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' (1988).]]
Dafoe's sole film release of 1986 was [[Oliver Stone]]'s [[Vietnam War]] film ''[[Platoon (film)|Platoon]]'', gaining him his widest exposure up to that point for playing the compassionate Sergeant Elias Grodin.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kehr |first1=Dave |title=Reality Of 'Platoon' Is Steeped In Surreality |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-12-30/features/8604070433_1_platoon-oliver-stone-three-dead-american-soldiers |website=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=April 6, 2018 |date=December 30, 1986|archive-date=November 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110204806/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-12-30/features/8604070433_1_platoon-oliver-stone-three-dead-american-soldiers|url-status=live}}</ref> He enjoyed the opportunity to play a heroic role and said the film gave him a chance to display his versatility, saying "I think all characters live in you. You just frame them, give them circumstances, and that character will happen."<ref>{{cite journal |journal=[[Bomb (magazine)|Bomb]] |title=Willem Dafoe |first=Louis |last=Morra |issue=19 |date=Spring 1987}}</ref> Principal photography for the film took place in the [[Philippines]] and required Dafoe to undergo [[recruit training|boot camp training]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Romney |first1=Jonathan |title=Willem Dafoe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/1998/nov/08/2 |website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=April 6, 2018 |date=November 8, 1998|archive-date=April 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407115848/https://www.theguardian.com/film/1998/nov/08/2|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' writer [[Sheila Benson]] praised his performance and found it to be "particularly fine" to see Dafoe play "something other than a psychopath".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Benson |first1=Sheila|author-link1=Sheila Benson |title=Movie Review: 'Platoon': It's War At Ground Zero |url=https://
In his final release of 1988, Dafoe starred opposite [[Gene Hackman]] in the crime thriller ''[[Mississippi Burning]]'' as a pair of [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents investigating the disappearance of three civil rights workers in fictional Jessup County, Mississippi during the [[civil rights movement]]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' praised Dafoe's performance, writing, "Dafoe gives a disciplined and noteworthy portrayal of Ward", although they felt it was Hackman "who steals the picture".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/1987/film/reviews/mississippi-burning-1200427527/ |title=Review: 'Mississippi Burning' |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=December 31, 1988 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=April 30, 2016|archive-date=June 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603014051/http://variety.com/1987/film/reviews/mississippi-burning-1200427527/|url-status=live}}</ref> As with ''The Last Temptation of Christ'', the film was the subject of controversy, this time among African-American activists who criticized its fictionalization of events.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tunzelmann |first1=Alex von |title=Mississippi Burning: a civil rights story of good intentions and suspect politics |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/apr/10/reel-history-mississippi-burning |website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=April 10, 2018 |date=April 10, 2013|archive-date=May 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515185154/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/apr/10/reel-history-mississippi-burning|url-status=live}}</ref> Dafoe was briefly considered for the role of the super-villain the [[Joker (character)|Joker]] in the [[Tim Burton]]-directed superhero film ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' (1989), as screenwriter [[Sam Hamm]] noticed physical similarities, but was never offered the part that eventually went to [[Jack Nicholson]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Svetkey |first1=Benjamin |title=Willem Dafoe: Oscar's Enigmatic Underdog Wants to "Disappear" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/willem-dafoe-oscars-enigmatic-underdog-wants-disappear-1082346 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=April 8, 2018 |date=February 7, 2018|archive-date=June 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613162351/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/willem-dafoe-oscars-enigmatic-underdog-wants-disappear-1082346|url-status=live}}</ref> Dafoe starred in the drama ''[[Triumph of the Spirit]]'' in 1989 as Jewish Greek boxer [[Salamo Arouch]], an [[Auschwitz]] concentration camp inmate who was forced to fight other internees to death for the [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] officers' entertainment.<ref name="Travers">{{cite magazine |last1=Travers |first1=Peter|author-link1=Peter Travers |title=Triumph of the Spirit |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/triumph-of-the-spirit-19891208 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=April 8, 2018 |date=December 8, 1989|archive-date=February 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202012621/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/triumph-of-the-spirit-19891208|url-status=live}}</ref> It was filmed on location at Auschwitz, the first major film to do so.<ref name="Travers" /> While the film was negatively received, Dafoe's performance was lauded by some critics; [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' felt he gave a "disciplined performance" and Janet Maslin thought he was "harrowingly good".<ref name="Travers" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Maslin |first1=Janet |title=The Camps As Not Often Seen |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/08/movies/review-film-the-camps-as-not-often-seen.html |website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=April 8, 2018 |date=December 8, 1989|archive-date=April 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408073915/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/08/movies/review-film-the-camps-as-not-often-seen.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Dafoe reunited with ''Platoon'' director Oliver Stone for a small appearance in the biographical war drama ''[[Born on the Fourth of July (film)|Born on the Fourth of July]]'' (1989). Dafoe played a paraplegic, wheelchair-using Vietnam veteran who befriends the film's subject [[Ron Kovic]] (played by [[Tom Cruise]]), another paraplegic veteran.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Canby |first1=Vincent|author-link1=Vincent Canby |title=How an All-American Boy Went to War and Lost His Faith |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/20/movies/review-film-how-an-all-american-boy-went-to-war-and-lost-his-faith.html |website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=April 8, 2018 |date=December 20, 1989|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612202048/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/20/movies/review-film-how-an-all-american-boy-went-to-war-and-lost-his-faith.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Dafoe made a [[cameo appearance]] in [[John Waters]]' musical comedy ''[[Cry-Baby]]'' (1990) as a prison guard who gives a brief lecture on values to the title character, who is played by [[Johnny Depp]]. Rita Kempley of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' found the scene to be one of the film's highlights.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kempley |first1=Rita |title='Cry-Baby' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/crybabypg13kempley_a0a00a.htm |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=April 8, 2018 |date=April 7, 1990|archive-date=December 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208090009/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/crybabypg13kempley_a0a00a.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, Dafoe co-starred in [[David Lynch]]'s crime film ''[[Wild at Heart (film)|Wild at Heart]]'' with [[Nicolas Cage]] and [[Laura Dern]]. Dafoe played a criminal who engages in a robbery with Cage's character before demonstrating his dark side.<ref name="Gleiberman">{{cite magazine |last1=Gleiberman |first1=Owen |title=Wild at Heart |url=https://ew.com/article/1990/08/17/wild-heart-3/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=April 8, 2018 |date=August 17, 1990|archive-date=April 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408073900/http://ew.com/article/1990/08/17/wild-heart-3/|url-status=live}}</ref> He wore fake, corroded teeth and grew a [[pencil moustache]] that bore resemblance to his previous collaborator, John Waters.<ref name="Gleiberman" /> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' critic [[Owen Gleiberman]] felt the role proved Dafoe as a "master of leering, fish-faced villainy".<ref name="Gleiberman" /> In 1991, Dafoe starred with [[Danny Glover]] and [[Brad Johnson (actor, born 1959)|Brad Johnson]] in the action film ''[[Flight of the Intruder]]''. The film follows a pair of [[United States Navy]] pilots, played by Dafoe and Johnson, who scheme and participate in an unauthorized air strike on [[Hanoi]]. Directed by [[John Millius]], the film received negative reviews.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Flight of the Intruder (1991) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_flight_of_the_intruder/ |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=April 8, 2018|archive-date=November 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129083611/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_flight_of_the_intruder/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was due to star opposite [[Joan Cusack]] in the comedy ''[[Arrive Alive]]'' in 1991, but the film was canceled during production.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McWeeny |first1=Drew |title=Saturday Night At The Movies: What exactly was 'Arrive Alive,' and what happened? |url=https://uproxx.com/hitfix/saturday-night-at-the-movies-what-exactly-was-arrive-alive-and-what-happened/ |publisher=[[Uproxx]] |access-date=July 27, 2018 |date=June 19, 2011 |archive-date=July 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728035633/https://uproxx.com/hitfix/saturday-night-at-the-movies-what-exactly-was-arrive-alive-and-what-happened/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Dafoe had two lead roles in 1992. The first to be released, ''[[White Sands (film)|White Sands]]'', saw Dafoe a play small-town sheriff who impersonates a dead man after finding his dead body and a suitcase containing $500,000 to solve the case, resulting in an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] investigation.<ref>{{cite web |author1=''Variety'' Staff |title=White Sands |url=https://variety.com/1991/film/reviews/white-sands-1200429151/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=April 8, 2018 |date=December 31, 1991|archive-date=April 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408073643/http://variety.com/1991/film/reviews/white-sands-1200429151/|url-status=live}}</ref> In his next starring role, [[Paul Schrader]]'s drama ''[[Light Sleeper]]'', Dafoe played John LeTour, a lonely, [[insomnia]]c, New Yorker working as a delivery man for a drug supplier, who is played by [[Susan Sarandon]]. Roger Ebert praised Dafoe's "gifted" portrayal of LeTour and Owen Gleiberman opined that "even when the film doesn't gel, one is held by Willem Dafoe's grimly compelling performance."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=Light Sleeper Movie Review & Film Summary (1992) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/light-sleeper-1992 |website=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|access-date=April 8, 2018 |date=September 4, 1992|archive-date=April 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408141222/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/light-sleeper-1992|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Gleiberman |first1=Owen |title=Light Sleeper |url=https://ew.com/article/1992/08/28/light-sleeper-2/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=April 8, 2018 |date=August 28, 1992|archive-date=April 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408073722/http://ew.com/article/1992/08/28/light-sleeper-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Dafoe next starred in the erotic thriller ''[[Body of Evidence (1993 film)|Body of Evidence]]'' (1993) with [[Madonna]]. The story concerns a lawyer, played by Dafoe, who engages in a [[sadomasochistic]] sexual relationship with the woman he is representing in a murder case. The film was panned by critics and performed poorly at the box office, with some audience members laughing during the sex scenes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barber |first1=Lynn |title=Mild at heart |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/aug/26/features.magazine |website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=April 9, 2018 |date=August 26, 2001|archive-date=April 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409171611/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/aug/26/features.magazine|url-status=live}}</ref> In his review of the film, [[Vincent Canby]] felt that Dafoe lacked sensuality in the role.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Canby |first1=Vincent|author-link1=Vincent Canby |title=Did She Use Her Body As a Murder Weapon? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/15/movies/review-film-did-she-use-her-body-as-a-murder-weapon.html |website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=April 9, 2018 |date=January 15, 1993|archive-date=April 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409114951/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/15/movies/review-film-did-she-use-her-body-as-a-murder-weapon.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Later in 1993, Dafoe appeared in a supporting role as Emit Flesti (an anagram of [[Father Time|Time Itself]]) in the German fantasy film ''[[Faraway, So Close!]]'', directed by [[Wim Wenders]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Kevin |title='Faraway, So Close': Wim Wenders' Spiritual Odyssey |url=https://
In his first of three film appearances in 1996, Dafoe made a cameo appearance as an electrician in the biographical drama ''[[Basquiat (film)|Basquiat]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bonetti |first1=David |title=Basquiat' trivializes talented painter's life |url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Basquiat-trivializes-talented-painter-s-life-3128604.php |website=[[SFGate]]|access-date=April 9, 2018 |date=August 16, 1996|archive-date=April 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410071913/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Basquiat-trivializes-talented-painter-s-life-3128604.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Next, he played a [[Canadian Intelligence Corps]] operative in the romantic war drama ''[[The English Patient (film)|The English Patient]]'', which starred [[Ralph Fiennes]] as desert explorer [[László Almásy|Count László Almásy]]. ''The English Patient'' was filmed in [[Tuscany]], where Dafoe said he particularly enjoyed the "quiet moments in the monastery between shoots".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Glass |first1=Suzanne |title='I look like the bad guy... sort of violent'; interview: willem dafoe |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/i-look-like-the-bad-guy-sort-of-violent-interview-willem-dafoe-1271810.html |website=[[The Independent]]|access-date=April 9, 2018 |date=March 9, 1997|archive-date=April 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410075018/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/i-look-like-the-bad-guy-sort-of-violent-interview-willem-dafoe-1271810.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the period drama ''[[Victory (1996 film)|Victory]]''—which was filmed in 1994 and premiered in Europe in 1996, but was not released until 1998—Dafoe played a European living on an island in the Southeast Asia who becomes the target of redemption after preventing a woman, played by [[Irène Jacob]], from being raped.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=Todd|author-link1=Todd McCarthy |title=Victory |url=https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/victory-4-1200450328/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=April 9, 2018 |date=June 2, 1997|archive-date=April 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409233614/http://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/victory-4-1200450328/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Dafoe's first of two leading roles in 2011 was in Abel Ferrara's apocalyptic drama ''[[4:44 Last Day on Earth]]'', his third film with Ferrara. He played an actor spending his last hours on Earth before the end of the world with his much-younger lover (played by Shanyn Leigh). The film garnered a poor reaction critics, with a reviewer for ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' stating "there's only so much depth [Dafoe] can bring to such a shallow character".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roark |first1=David |title=''4:44 Last Day on Earth'' |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/03/444-last-day-on-earth.html |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|access-date=April 18, 2018 |date=March 24, 2012|archive-date=April 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418161053/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/03/444-last-day-on-earth.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Dafoe then starred in the Australian drama ''[[The Hunter (2011 Australian film)|The Hunter]]'', playing a [[professional hunter]] who travels to [[Tasmania]] to hunt down the world's only remaining [[thylacine]]. Critic [[Stephen Holden]] wrote in his review of the film, "Even in the "toughest, most macho roles... [Dafoe] retains a tinge of Christ-like sweetness and vulnerability".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen|author-link1=Stephen Holden |title=Stalking the Most Elusive Prey in Tasmania's Wilds |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/movies/the-hunter-an-australian-odyssey-with-willem-dafoe.html |website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=April 18, 2018 |date=April 5, 2012|archive-date=April 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418233155/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/movies/the-hunter-an-australian-odyssey-with-willem-dafoe.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, Dafoe began narrating a series of television commercials for the [[Strained yogurt|Greek yogurt]] company [[Fage]] and starred in a [[Jim Beam]] commercial titled "Bold Choices".<ref>{{cite web |last=Murg |first=Stephanie |date=March 10, 2011 |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/mullen-makes-mouths-water-eyes-widen-with-mesmerizing-yogurt-commercial_b12448 |title=Mullen Makes Mouths Water, Eyes Widen with Mesmerizing Yogurt Commercial |publisher=[[Mediabistro (website)|Mediabistro.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208155133/http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/mullen-makes-mouths-water-eyes-widen-with-mesmerizing-yogurt-commercial_b12448|archive-date=February 8, 2012|access-date=February 8, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Chapman |first=Mike |date=March 4, 2011 |url=http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/fage-plain-extraordinary-130481 |title=Fage, 'Plain Extraordinary' |journal=[[Adweek]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208154648/http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/fage-plain-extraordinary-130481|archive-date=February 8, 2012|access-date=February 8, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Gregrory |first1=Sean |title=The Top 10 Everything of 2011: Top 10 TV Ads |url=http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2101344_2101187_2101181,00.html |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=April 17, 2018 |date=December 7, 2011|archive-date=April 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401193218/http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2101344_2101187_2101181,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Dafoe starred alongside [[Marina Abramović]] and [[Gretchen Mol]] in the play ''The Life and Death of Marina Abramović'', where he played six different roles including Abramović's father Vojin, Abramović's brother Velimir and Abramović's partner [[Ulay]], and which premiered at [[The Lowry]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14022297 |title=Marina Abramovic stages life and death |first=Ian |last=Youngs |date=July 7, 2011 |work=BBC News|access-date=July 3, 2012|archive-date=August 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829160057/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14022297|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-reviews/8630769/The-Life-and-Death-of-Marina-Abramovich-Manchester-International-Festival-review.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-reviews/8630769/The-Life-and-Death-of-Marina-Abramovich-Manchester-International-Festival-review.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=The Life and Death of Marina Abramovich, Manchester International Festival, review |first=Richard |last=Dorment |date=July 11, 2011 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=July 3, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
Dafoe played Martian chieftain [[Tars Tarkas]] in the [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] film ''[[John Carter (film)|John Carter]]'' (2012), using [[motion capture]] to portray the multi-limbed character.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Drew |title=Willem Dafoe Still Baffled By Failure Of 'John Carter'; New Pixar Stamps Introduced |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2012/06/willem-dafoe-still-baffled-by-failure-of-john-carter-new-pixar-stamps-introduced-109924/ |website=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=April 18, 2018 |date=June 5, 2012|archive-date=April 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418230549/http://www.indiewire.com/2012/06/willem-dafoe-still-baffled-by-failure-of-john-carter-new-pixar-stamps-introduced-109924/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was a box office failure and ranks among the [[List of box office bombs|biggest box-office bombs of all time]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chmielewski |first1=Dawn C. |title=Disney expects $200-million loss on 'John Carter' |url=https://
=== 2014–present: Independent films ===
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On January 18, 2022, it was announced that Dafoe would host ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' on January 29, 2022, with musical guest singer [[Katy Perry]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Peter |title='SNL': Willem Dafoe Set To Host On Jan. 29 With Katy Perry As Musical Guest |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/snl-willem-dafoe-set-to-host-on-jan-29-katy-perry-musical-guest-1234914632/#recipient_hashed=8434cdc707f63cc753018d1ec06476ce463d1ffcf8a61f8b4d7d41cc4a08c283 |website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 18, 2022 |date=January 18, 2022|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118210445/https://deadline.com/2022/01/snl-willem-dafoe-set-to-host-on-jan-29-katy-perry-musical-guest-1234914632/#recipient_hashed=8434cdc707f63cc753018d1ec06476ce463d1ffcf8a61f8b4d7d41cc4a08c283|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[psychological thriller]] film ''[[Inside (2023 film)|Inside]]'' had its world premiere at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival, and was released in the United States in March by [[Focus Features]]. That same year he reunited with Wes Anderson, playing Saltzburg Keitel in ''[[Asteroid City]]'' (2023). He starred opposite [[Emma Stone]] and [[Mark Ruffalo]] in [[Yorgos Lanthimos]]'s ''[[Poor Things (film)|Poor Things]]'' (2023) which premiered at the [[Venice International Film Festival]]. He played Dr. Godwin "God" Baxter, a disfigured scientist who resurrects a Victorian woman.<ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=James |title=Yorgos Lanthimos And Emma Stone Reportedly Reuniting For Frankenstein-Style Tale Poor Things |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/yorgos-lanthimos-and-emma-stone-reportedly-reuniting-for-frankenstein-style-tale-poor-things/ |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire Online]] |access-date=May 22, 2021 |date=May 22, 2021 |archive-date=February 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215062709/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/yorgos-lanthimos-and-emma-stone-reportedly-reuniting-for-frankenstein-style-tale-poor-things/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Willem Dafoe In Talks To Co-Star In Yorgos Lanthimos Adaptation of 'Poor Things' For Searchlight and Film4 |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/willem-dafoe-yorgos-lanthimos-poor-things-searchlight-1234711756/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=May 22, 2021 |date=May 22, 2021 |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521210528/https://deadline.com/2021/03/willem-dafoe-yorgos-lanthimos-poor-things-searchlight-1234711756/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Galuppo |first1=Mia |title=Mark Ruffalo Joins Emma Stone in Yorgos Lanthimos Feature 'Poor Things' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mark-ruffalo-yorgos-lanthimos-poor-things-1234956964/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=May 22, 2021 |date=May 22, 2021 |archive-date=May 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522003445/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mark-ruffalo-yorgos-lanthimos-poor-things-1234956964/ |url-status=live}}</ref> For his performance, he earned [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Golden Globe]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role|SAG]] nominations. He portrayed Walter Reade based on [[Hunter S. Thompson]] acting opposite [[Camila Morrone]] in [[Patricia Arquette]]'s directorial film debut ''[[Gonzo Girl]]'' based on the Cheryl Della Pietra novel of the same name. The film is set to debut at the [[2023 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |title=Camila Morrone and Willem Dafoe To Star In Adaptation of 'Gonzo Girl' Directed By Patricia Arquette |date=July 19, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/camila-morrone-willem-dafoe-patricia-arquette-gonzo-girl-1235072590/ |accessdate=September 3, 2022|archive-date=September 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902103325/https://deadline.com/2022/07/camila-morrone-willem-dafoe-patricia-arquette-gonzo-girl-1235072590/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2023 he starred in the Italian period drama ''[[Finally Dawn]]'' with [[Lily James]]. In October 2023 it was announced that Dafoe would provide the English language voice for Elder Pelican for [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s animated film ''[[The Boy and the Heron]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/boy-and-the-heron-voice-cast-christian-bale-florence-pugh-1235620338/|title= Christian Bale, Gemma Chan, Mark Hamill and Florence Pugh Lead ‘The Boy and the Heron’ English-Language Voice Cast|website=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate= June 19, 2024}}</ref> He reunited with Yorgos Lanthimos in ''[[Kinds of Kindness]]'' starring [[Emma Stone]], [[Jesse Plemons]], and [[Margaret Qualley]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/yorgos-lanthimos-and-searchlight-pictures-emma-stone-willem-dafoe-jesse-plemons-margaret-qualley-to-star-1235130201/ |title=Yorgos Lanthimos Sets 'AND' As New Film At Searchlight Pictures; Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe And Margaret Qualley To Star |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=September 29, 2022 |accessdate=September 3, 2023|archive-date= September 30, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220930165608/https://deadline.com/2022/09/yorgos-lanthimos-and-searchlight-pictures-emma-stone-willem-dafoe-jesse-plemons-margaret-qualley-to-star-1235130201/|url-status= live}}</ref>
Dafoe also acted in the upcoming the British romantic thriller ''[[Pet Shop Days]]''.
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▲Dafoe also acted in the upcoming the British romantic thriller ''[[Pet Shop Days]]''. He was cast as Maxim, the overly protective father in the [[A24]] fantasy adventure film ''[[The Legend of Ochi]]'' with [[Helena Zengel]], [[Emily Watson]], and [[Finn Wolfhard]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/a24-the-legend-of-ochi-isaiah-saxon-willem-dafoe-emily-watson-1234871081/ |title=A24 Greenlights Fantasy Epic 'The Legend Of Ochi' From Director Isaiah Saxon |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=November 10, 2021 |accessdate=September 3, 2023|archive-date= May 25, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220525034844/https://deadline.com/2021/11/a24-the-legend-of-ochi-isaiah-saxon-willem-dafoe-emily-watson-1234871081/|url-status= live}}</ref> He also cast as in [[Robert Eggers]]' [[gothic horror]] film ''[[Nosferatu (2024 film)|Nosferatu]]'' playing Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/willem-dafoe-joins-robert-eggers-nosferatu/ |title=Willem Dafoe Joins Robert Eggers' Nosferatu |website=Empire |date=January 29, 2023 |accessdate=September 3, 2023|archive-date= September 3, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230903170509/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/willem-dafoe-joins-robert-eggers-nosferatu/|url-status= live}}</ref> On May 12, 2023, Dafoe was announced to be cast in ''[[Beetlejuice Beetlejuice]]'' as an unknown role, later revealed to be Wolf Jackson, a ghost detective who was a [[B movie]] action star when he was alive.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=May 12, 2023 |title='Beetlejuice 2': Willem Dafoe Joins Jenna Ortega, Michael Keaton |language=en-US |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/beetlejuice-2-willem-dafoe-jenna-ortega-michael-keaton-1235485808/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512214609/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/beetlejuice-2-willem-dafoe-jenna-ortega-michael-keaton-1235485808/ |archive-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref>
He was cast as Maxim, the overly protective father in the [[A24]] fantasy adventure film ''[[The Legend of Ochi]]'' with [[Helena Zengel]], [[Emily Watson]], and [[Finn Wolfhard]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/a24-the-legend-of-ochi-isaiah-saxon-willem-dafoe-emily-watson-1234871081/ |title=A24 Greenlights Fantasy Epic 'The Legend Of Ochi' From Director Isaiah Saxon |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=November 10, 2021 |accessdate=September 3, 2023|archive-date= May 25, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220525034844/https://deadline.com/2021/11/a24-the-legend-of-ochi-isaiah-saxon-willem-dafoe-emily-watson-1234871081/|url-status= live}}</ref> He also cast as in [[Robert Eggers]]' [[gothic horror]] film ''[[Nosferatu (2024 film)|Nosferatu]]'' playing Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/willem-dafoe-joins-robert-eggers-nosferatu/ |title=Willem Dafoe Joins Robert Eggers' Nosferatu |website=Empire |date=January 29, 2023 |accessdate=September 3, 2023|archive-date= September 3, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230903170509/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/willem-dafoe-joins-robert-eggers-nosferatu/|url-status= live}}</ref>
== Awards and nominations ==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Willem Dafoe}}
Dafoe has received numerous accolades including nominations for four [[Academy Awards]], a [[BAFTA Award]], four [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]], three [[Golden Globe Awards]], four [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]] and
Over his career he has been recognized by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] for the following performances:
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