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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 the Volpi Cup for Best Actor as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, four Golden Globe Awards, four Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. Dafoe was a founding member of experimental theatre company The Wooster Group. He made his film debut with an uncredited role in Heaven's Gate (1980). Dafoe's early career includes credits for The Loveless (1982), Streets of Fire (1984), and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). He earned his first Academy Award nomination for the war drama 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 (2018). He also gained acclaim and wide recognition for his roles as Jesus Christ in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and as the supervillain Norman Osborn 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). His other film appearance include roles in Mississippi Burning (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Light Sleeper (1992), Body of Evidence (1993), Clear and Present Danger (1994), The English Patient (1996), Affliction (1997), New Rose Hotel(1998), Existenz (1999), The Boondock Saints (1999), 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 (2009), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Nymphomaniac (2013), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), John Wick (2014), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Aquaman (2018), The Lighthouse (2019), Nightmare Alley (2021), Poor Things (2023), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).
Willem Dafoe
The Joker
for The Joker in Batman: Arkham - Episode 1: Intensive Treatment Center
Suggested by johnmaximus
Batman has captured The Joker and takes him to Arkham Asylum. At the same time, a mysterious fire breaks out at Blackgate Prison. Batman accompanies the guards taking The Joker to the Intensive Treatment Center. As Commissioner Gordon checks The Joker into the cell block, he breaks free of the guard and escapes with Harley Quinn's help. Batman tries to follow the Joker, but is stopped by the inmates. Batman continues on The Joker's trail, arriving at the Patient Pacification Chamber, where prisoner Victor Zsasz has taken a prisoner guard. Batman takes Zsasz down silently. Suddenly, Batman receives a message from Harley Quinn, with Asylum Warden Quincy Sharp held hostage. Batman follows the tracks to the decontamination area, where several prisoners and guards are trapped with the Joker Toxin. Batman finds The Joker in the Secure Treatment Transfer room, but is attacked by a mutated prisoner. After a short battle, the prisoner dies. The Joker escapes and transmits a video of Frank Boles, a member of the security team assigned to escort Joker to his cell. Frank betrays Commissioner Gordon, knocking him out and holding him hostage. The Joker says that if Batman is caught following him, Gordon will die.
