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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: Old Sewers
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Batman starts to walk in the sewers. Realizing it's like a maze, he asks Oracle for help. Barbara says there is no record, and says it could be a suicide mission. Batman makes preparations, and enters Killer Croc's lair. Despite Killer Croc's constant attacks, Batman gathers the necessary spores to create the antidote. On the way out, Killer Croc makes a big surprise attack, and charges at Batman, but the Dark Knight activates the explosive gel he had prepared, sending Killer Croc crashing into the sewer. Through the sewers, Batman returns to the Batcave, where he creates an antidote to stop Poison Ivy from taking over Arkham. Barbara says that earthquakes are being felt on the island, a sign of the rampant growth of Poison Ivy plants. On the way, Oracle informs them that The Joker intends to contaminate Gotham's water supply with his Titan production. Batman disables the three pumping stations guarded by the henchmen, infuriating The Joker, who sends a Titan henchman to kill him. Batman faces him and wins. Batman returns to the surface, where he notices that Ivy is getting stronger. Through the plants, Poison Ivy says that the island belongs to her, and that she will kill Batman, and then kill The Joker. Batman heads to the Botanical Gardens to face her.
