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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 2: On the Trail of The Joker
Suggested by johnmaximus
Batman tracks The Joker to his hideout in a steel mill. Invading the place, Batman discovers that a doctor is kidnapped to treat The Joker. Batman rescues her, who claims the Titan is turning into the Joker's blood, slowly killing him. Batman makes his way to the office, where he finds Harley Quinn crying over the Joker's body. Everything was a trap, and The real Joker comes from behind, hitting Batman. Harley Quinn hits him with her baseball bat, knocking the Dark Knight out. Catwoman goes to Poison Ivy's lair, asking for help in breaking into Hugo Strange's heavily guarded vault, and retrieving her items that were seized after her arrest. Things don't work out the way she wants, and Ivy traps her with her plants. Batman wakes up tied. The Joker explains that he transfused his blood to Batman, infecting him with the disease. He says he sent samples of his blood to Gotham hospitals, forcing Batman to find a cure. The Joker pushes Batman through the window. Batman stands up, with a cell phone strapped to his chest, which The Joker will use to communicate. He indicates that Mr. Freeze has the cure. Batman begins tracking the coldest spot in Arkham City to find him.
