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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 4: Dark Wings Fly Away in Fear
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Batman and Nightwing meet and Dick reveals that Penguin uses the trucks to smuggle weapons. Dick delivers a prototype disruptor that jams firearms and tracks vehicles. Batman tracks the van to the Penguin's hideout. Batman and Nightwing break in and interrogate Penguin, who says that the Arkham Knight and Scarecrow were meeting with Simon Stagg, a businessman who runs a pharmaceutical company. Batman and Nightwing destroy the weapons cache. Batman heads to Stagg's Airships. Batman rescues Stagg from the militia, but begins to hallucinate The Joker, who almost overpowers him and breaks his mind. Batman wakes up and sees Stagg being taken to the second airship. Batman arrives at the second airship, where he learns that Scarecrow paid Stagg to create a device called the Cloudburst, but Stagg betrayed them. Batman finds Stagg trapped, and while interrogating him, Simon is exposed to fear toxin. Batman knocks him out and goes to find Crane. Batman is exposed to fear toxin, which triggers a powerful hallucinogenic response, making him more violent and brutal. The Joker tries to convince Batman to kill Crane. Bruce gets rid of the toxin, but sees Scarecrow escape with the militia helicopter, and Arkham Knight stops him from following them. The Scarecrow transmits a message that shows Barbara trapped in the same spot where Ivy was being held. Batman rushes to save her.
