Willem Dafoe

Biografie:

Willem Dafoe s-a nascut pe 22 iulie 1955 in Appleton, Wisconsin. Defoe a devenit actor pe cand era adolescent, iar la varsta de 17 ani intra la facultatea Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Debutul sau in film in 1981 a fost ca o binecuvantare, un rol minor in filmul lui Michael Cimino, Heaven's Gate. Continua sa joace in filme precum The Hunger (1983) si To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), inainte de marele moment in Platoon (1986).

Dupa rolul din Mississippi Burning (1988), unde era un agent F.B.I., primeste unul dintre cele mai remarcabile si mai controversate roluri, era Isus, in flmul lui Martin Scorsese, The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). Dupa care Dafoe, joaca in rolul unui paralizat, veteran al razboiului din Vietnam, in Born on the Fourth of July (1989), cea de-a doua colaborare cu Oliver Stone.

In 1990 joaca in filmul lui David Lynch, Wild at Heart (1990), inainte de a juca alaturi de Madonna in Body of Evidence (1992). Urmare a filmului lui Wim Wenders, Faraway, So Close din 1993, Dafoe intra in regatul blockbusterelor cu rolul unui mercenar in Clear and Present Danger (1994). In acelasi an castiga aprecieri pentru personajul sau, T.S. Eliot, in Tom and Viv. A mai jucat in rolul misteriosului agent din cel de-al doilea razboi mondial in premiatul film The English Patient (1996).

Filmografie:
Asteroid City (2023)
Poor things (2023)
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (Film acțiune 2023)
Inside (2023)
The Northman / Vikingul (2022)
Dead for a Dollar (Film western 2022)
Zack Snyder's Justice League / Zack Snyder - Liga dreptății (Film acțiune 2021)
The Last Thing He Wanted / Ultimul lucru pe care l-a dorit (2020)
Aquaman (Film acțiune 2018)
1. Daybreakers (2008)
2. Adam Resurrected (2008) .... Commandant Klein
3. Fireflies in the Garden (2008) .... Charles Waechter
4. Mr. Bean's Holiday / Mr. Bean în vacanță (2007) .... Carson Clay
5. Go Go Tales (2007) .... Ray Ruby
6. Anamorph (2007) .... Stan
7. American Dreamz (2006) .... Chief of Staff
8. Inside Man (2006) .... Captain John Darius
9. The Ultimate Heist: Making 'Inside Man' (2006) .... Himself
10. xXx: State of the Union (2005) .... Gen. George Octavius Deckert
11. Before It Had a Name (2005) .... Leslie
12. Ripley Under Ground (2005) .... Neil Murchison
13. Manderlay (2005) .... Grace's Father
15. Spider-Man 2 (2004) .... Green Goblin/Norman Osborn
16. The Aviator (2004) .... Roland Sweet
17. Control (2004) .... Dr. Michael Copeland
18. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) .... Klaus Daimler
19. The Clearing (2004) .... Arnold Mack
20. Finding Nemo (2003) .... Gill
21. Camel Cricket City (2003) .... Camel Cricket
22. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) .... Barillo
23. The Reckoning (2003) .... Martin
24. Spider-Man (2002) .... Green Goblin/Norman Osborn
25. Auto Focus (2002) .... John Carpenter
27. Edges of the Lord (2001) .... Priest
28. Pavilion of Women (2001) .... Father Andre
29. Bullfighter (2000) .... Father Ramirez
30. Shadow of the Vampire (2000) .... Max Schreck
31. Animal Factory (2000) .... Earl Copen
32. American Psycho (2000) .... Det. Donald Kimball
34. The Boondock Saints (1999) .... Paul Smecker
35. eXistenZ (1999) .... Gas

36. New Rose Hotel (1998) .... X
37. Lulu on the Bridge (1998) .... Dr. Van Horn
38. Affliction (1997) .... Rolfe Whitehouse
39. Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) .... John Geiger
40. The English Patient (1996) .... Caravaggio
41. Basquiat (1996) .... The Electrician
42. The Night and the Moment (1995) .... The Writer
43. Victory (1995) .... Axel Heyst
44. Tom & Viv (1994) .... Tom Eliot
45. Clear and Present Danger (1994) .... John Clark
46. In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993) .... Emit Flesti
47. Body of Evidence (1993) .... Frank Dulaney
48. Light Sleeper (1992) .... John LeTour
49. White Sands (1992) .... Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
50. Flight of the Intruder (1991) .... Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole
51. Wild at Heart (1990) .... Bobby Peru
52. Cry-Baby (1990) .... Hateful Guard at Maryland Training School for Boys
54. Born on the Fourth of July / Născut pe 4 iulie (1989) .... Charlie (Villa Dulce)
55. Triumph of the Spirit (1989) .... Salamo Arouch
56. Mississippi Burning (1988) .... Agent Ward
57. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) .... Jesus
58. Off Limits (1988) .... Buck McGriff
60. Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) .... Elephant grass
61. Platoon (1986) .... Sgt. Elias Grodin
62. To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) .... Eric 'Rick' Masters
63. Streets of Fire (1984) .... Raven Shaddock, Bombers Leader
64. New York Nights (1984) .... Boyfriend
65. Roadhouse 66 (1984) .... Johnny Harte
67. The Hunger (1983) .... 2nd Phone Booth Youth
68. The Loveless (1982) .... Vance
69. Heaven's Gate (1980) .... Extra