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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 8: Fear of Sucess
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Back at the GCPD, Batman decrypts a message with the help of an employee and discovers that Gordon was after the Scarecrow, but was captured. Batman locates Gordon and heads to an abandoned mall that serves as the Arkham Knight's HQ. Batman heads underground, but Arkham Knight surprises him using a giant drilling machine. Batman manages to make a trap with bombs that were already placed to make the tunnels, but ends up being cornered. When Knight was going to crush him, Batman ejected, seeing his Batmobile destroyed. Batman finds Gordon being tortured by militia soldiers, but defeats them. Arkham Knight confronts Batman once more, and reveals himself to be Jason Todd, the second Robin that Batman believed was murdered. Jason blames Batman for abandoning him. They fight, while Batman tries to help him, but Jason doesn't listen. After defeating him, Batman says that things can still be worked out. Upon calling Alfred to inform him of it, Jason escapes. Batman and Gordon head to the roof to find Scarecrow. Gordon says he never forgets the night he met Bruce, and confirms he knows his identity. As they confront Scarecrow, he reveals that Barbara is alive, and everything Batman saw was because of the fear toxin. Gordon shoots Batman in exchange for his daughter's life, but Scarecrow throws her off the roof. Batman rescues Barbara, revealing that Gordon knew where to shoot. Scarecrow escapes with Gordon. With a new batmobile, Batman protects Barbara and takes her to the GCPD.
