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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 7: Who Rules the Night
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Batman finds Ivy fighting militia tanks. After helping her, he says it's too dangerous for her. Ivy says that the plants cannot save Gotham alone, that they need her. Alfred says that the Cloudburst has been found, attached to the Arkham Knight's personal tank. A dose of fear gas is released, engulfing the islands in a cloud of poison. Cloudburst sustains a toxin mist, sucking the life out of the plants, and Ivy attaches herself to one of them to keep it alive. Alfred says toxin exposure will lead to long-term psychological damage. Scarecrow now declares City of Fear. Cloudburst has burned out the Batmobile's power cell, and Batman goes after Stagg. After defeating the militia on the airship and finding Stagg, he reveals that a Nimbus Cell powers Cloudburst. Batman retrieves a cell, and dives into the cloud of fear to power up the Batmobile. With the effect of the gas, once again Batman has hallucinations with The Joker. Batman goes after the Arkham Knight. Scarecrow advises Knight to flee, but is ignored, which infuriates him. Batman destroys the tank with the missiles. Knight tries to choke Batman, but is defeated. Batman once again hallucinates the Joker, allowing the Knight to escape. Batman asks Ivy to clean up the toxin, but gets no response. Returning to the Botanical Gardens, Ivy appears and falls into Batman's arms. She says "Nature always wins", dying. As her body falls apart, an explosion of pollen cleanses the city of toxins. Alfred says she came to a noble end.
