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Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
Compleanno: 1955-07-22
Luogo di nascita: Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
Biografia: William James "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, in addition to receiving nominations for four Academy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award. He frequently collaborates with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. Dafoe was an early member of experimental theater company The Wooster Group. He made his film debut in Heaven's Gate (1980), but was fired during production. He had his first leading role in the outlaw biker film The Loveless (1982) and then played the main antagonist in Streets of Fire (1984) and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). He received his first Academy Award nomination (as Best Supporting Actor) for his role as Sergeant Elias Grodin in Oliver Stone's war film Platoon (1986). In 1988, Dafoe played Jesus in Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ and costarred in Mississippi Burning, both of which were controversial. After receiving his second Academy Award nomination (as Best Supporting Actor) for portraying Max Schreck in Shadow of the Vampire (2000), Dafoe portrayed the supervillain Norman Osborn / Green Goblin in the superhero film Spider-Man (2002), a role he reprised in its sequels Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) earning him the Guinness World Record for the "longest career as a live-action Marvel character". He also portrayed the villains in Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) and XXX: State of the Union (2005), as well as Carson Clay in the film Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007). In 2009, he starred in the experimental film Antichrist, one of his three films with Lars von Trier. Dafoe then appeared in The Fault in Our Stars, John Wick, The Grand Budapest Hotel (all 2014), The Great Wall (2016), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), The Florida Project (2017) (for which he received his third Academy Award nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category), The Lighthouse (2019), The French Dispatch, and Nightmare Alley (both 2021). He portrayed Nuidis Vulko in the DC Extended Universe films Aquaman (2018), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2022). Dafoe has portrayed several real-life figures, including T. S. Eliot in Tom & Viv (1994), Pier Paolo Pasolini in Pasolini (2014), Vincent van Gogh in At Eternity's Gate (2018) (for which he received an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination, his first in that category), and Leonhard Seppala in Togo (2019).
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Heaven's Gate
6.8
Heaven's Gate, 1980
Drammatico
Western
Romantico
The Hunger
6.7
The Hunger, 1983
Horror
Drammatico
Streets of Fire
6.9
Streets of Fire, 1984
Azione
To Live and Die in L.A.
7.1
To Live and Die in L.A., 1985
Investigativo
Thriller
Azione
Platoon
7.7
Platoon, 1986
Drammatico
Guerra
Azione
The Last Temptation of Christ
7.2
The Last Temptation of Christ, 1988
Drammatico
Mississippi Burning
7.7
Mississippi Burning, 1988
Drammatico
Investigativo
Born on the Fourth of July
7.0
Born on the Fourth of July, 1989
Drammatico
Guerra
Cry-Baby
6.6
Cry-Baby, 1990
Commedia
Romantico
Wild at Heart
7.0
Wild at Heart, 1990
Investigativo
Thriller
Romantico
Clear and Present Danger
6.6
Clear and Present Danger, 1994
Azione
Drammatico
Thriller
The English Patient
7.2
The English Patient, 1996
Drammatico
Romantico
Guerra
Basquiat
6.6
Basquiat, 1996
Drammatico
Storico
Affliction
6.3
Affliction, 1998
Drammatico
Investigativo
Mistero
The Boondock Saints
7.3
The Boondock Saints, 1999
Azione
Thriller
Investigativo
eXistenZ
6.8
eXistenZ, 1999
Azione
Thriller
Fantascienza
American Psycho
7.4
American Psycho, 2000
Thriller
Drammatico
Investigativo
Shadow of the Vampire
6.7
Shadow of the Vampire, 2000
Drammatico
Horror
Animal Factory
6.3
Animal Factory, 2000
Investigativo
Drammatico
Spider-Man
7.3
Spider-Man, 2002
Azione
Fantascienza
Finding Nemo
7.8
Finding Nemo, 2003
Animazione
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
6.3
Once Upon a Time in Mexico, 2003
Azione
Drammatico
Mistero
The Aviator
7.2
The Aviator, 2004
Drammatico
Spider-Man 2
7.3
Spider-Man 2, 2004
Azione
Avventura
Fantascienza
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
7.1
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, 2004
Avventura
Commedia
Drammatico
The Clearing
5.8
The Clearing, 2004
Drammatico
Mistero
Thriller
xXx: State of the Union
5.0
xXx: State of the Union, 2005
Azione
Avventura
Investigativo
Mistero
Thriller
Manderlay
6.9
Manderlay, 2005
Drammatico
Paris Je T'aime
6.8
Paris Je T'aime, 2006
Drammatico
Romantico
Spider-Man 3
6.4
Spider-Man 3, 2007
Azione
Avventura
Fantascienza
Mr. Bean's Holiday
6.3
Mr. Bean's Holiday, 2007
Commedia
Fantastic Mr. Fox
7.8
Fantastic Mr. Fox, 2009
Avventura
Animazione
Commedia
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
5.8
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, 2009
Avventura
Fantasy
Azione
Thriller
Antichrist
6.6
Antichrist, 2009
Drammatico
Horror
Thriller
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
6.0
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, 2009
Azione
Thriller
Investigativo
Daybreakers
6.3
Daybreakers, 2010
Azione
Fantasy
Fantascienza
The Hunter
6.6
The Hunter, 2011
Drammatico
Thriller
Avventura
John Carter
6.3
John Carter, 2012
Azione
Avventura
Fantascienza
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
6.7
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II, 2013
Drammatico
Mistero
Odd Thomas
6.9
Odd Thomas, 2013
Mistero
Thriller
Out of the Furnace
6.6
Out of the Furnace, 2013
Thriller
Drammatico
Investigativo
The Grand Budapest Hotel
8.1
The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2014
Commedia
Drammatico
John Wick
7.4
John Wick, 2014
Azione
Thriller
The Fault in Our Stars
7.6
The Fault in Our Stars, 2014
Romantico
Drammatico
A Most Wanted Man
6.5
A Most Wanted Man, 2014
Thriller
Pasolini
5.6
Pasolini, 2014
Storico
Drammatico
The Great Wall
6.0
The Great Wall, 2016
Azione
Avventura
Fantasy
Finding Dory
7.0
Finding Dory, 2016
Avventura
Animazione
Commedia
Dog Eat Dog
5.1
Dog Eat Dog, 2016
Drammatico
Investigativo
Thriller
A Family Man
6.7
A Family Man, 2016
Drammatico
Murder on the Orient Express
6.7
Murder on the Orient Express, 2017
Mistero
Drammatico
Investigativo
What Happened to Monday
7.2
What Happened to Monday, 2017
Fantascienza
Thriller
Drammatico
Mistero
Azione
The Florida Project
7.4
The Florida Project, 2017
Drammatico
Aquaman
6.9
Aquaman, 2018
Azione
Avventura
Fantasy
At Eternity's Gate
6.9
At Eternity's Gate, 2018
Drammatico
Vox Lux
5.8
Vox Lux, 2018
Drammatico
The Lighthouse
7.5
The Lighthouse, 2019
Drammatico
Fantasy
Thriller
Togo
8.2
Togo, 2019
Avventura
Motherless Brooklyn
6.7
Motherless Brooklyn, 2019
Drammatico
Thriller
Spider-Man: No Way Home
8.0
Spider-Man: No Way Home, 2021
Azione
Avventura
Fantascienza
Zack Snyder's Justice League
8.2
Zack Snyder's Justice League, 2021
Azione
Avventura
Fantasy
Nightmare Alley
7.0
Nightmare Alley, 2021
Investigativo
Thriller
Drammatico
The French Dispatch
7.1
The French Dispatch, 2021
Drammatico
Commedia
The Card Counter
6.2
The Card Counter, 2021
Drammatico
Thriller
Dead for a Dollar
5.9
Dead for a Dollar, 2022
Western
Thriller
Azione
The Northman
7.1
The Northman, 2022
Azione
Avventura
Fantasy
Poor Things
7.9
Poor Things, 2023
Fantascienza
Romantico
Commedia
Asteroid City
6.5
Asteroid City, 2023
Commedia
Drammatico
Inside
5.6
Inside, 2023
Thriller
Drammatico