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Willem Dafoe

William James "Willem" Dafoe ( ; 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.

Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Dafoe made his film debut with an uncredited role in ''Heaven's Gate'' (1980). He is known for collaborating with both mainstream and auteur filmmakers such as Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Sam Raimi, Yorgos Lanthimos, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Andrew Stanton, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. He received Academy Award nominations for playing a compassionate army sergeant in the war drama ''Platoon'' (1986), Max Schreck in the mystery film ''Shadow of the Vampire'' (2000), a kindly motel manager in the coming of age film ''The Florida Project'' (2017), and Vincent van Gogh in the biopic ''At Eternity's Gate'' (2018).

His other films credits include ''To Live and Die in L.A.'' (1985), ''The Last Temptation of Christ'' (1988), ''Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989), ''Wild at Heart'' (1990), ''The English Patient'' (1996), ''American Psycho'' (2000), ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'' (2004), ''Antichrist'' (2009), ''The Hunter'' (2011), ''John Carter'' (2012), ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' (2014) , ''John Wick'' (2014), ''The Lighthouse'' (2019), ''Togo'' (2019), ''Poor Things'' (2023), and ''Nosferatu'' (2024).

Dafoe was a founding member of experimental theater company The Wooster Group. He portrayed Norman Osborn in Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' film trilogy (2002–2007) and reprised the role in ''Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021). He has also voiced roles in the animated films ''Finding Nemo'' (2003), ''Fantastic Mr. Fox'' (2009), and ''The Boy and the Heron'' (2023). Provided by Wikipedia