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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 3: Living Hell
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Batman informs Gordon that Barbara has been kidnapped. They head to the Clock Tower. The Joker taunts Batman that he will have to tell the truth. Batman enters, but relives the moment when The Joker shoots Barbara in the spine, leaving her paralyzed. The Joker continues to taunt Batman. Gordon arrives at the tower, where Batman tells the truth that Barbara works for him. Gordon blames him for the kidnapping, and says he will look for her alone. Batman reviews the footage, and follows the trail of the car that was used. On the way, the Riddler says he has Catwoman hostage. Batman goes to the orphanage and saves her by solving some riddles. Batman arrives at the car accident, where he analyzes it and sees that Barbara caused the accident to leave a clue for Batman. Batman heads to Wayne Tower, where he and Lucius locate the Arkham Knight's hideout. Batman invades the place, but is surprised by the Knight. He seems to know Batman very well, and he shoots at his armor's weak point. Batman fights off henchmen and begins a pursuit of the Arkham Knight. Batman flips the car over, only to find that Knight was one step ahead once more. Batman interrogates the driver, who reveals that Penguin has been supplying the Knight with weapons, using a location called North Refrigeration as a front. Batman asks Alfred to find everything about the place, and he informs him that Nightwing was investigating the place. He also informs them that Dick is coming to Gotham to meet Batman in person.
