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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: Protocol 10
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Catwoman convinces Ivy to help her break into the vault. Catwoman breaks into the vault and retrieves her stuff. She hears over the radio that Strange has decided that the Steel Mill will be Protocol 10's first target, taking out Joker and Batman at the same time. Strange sends henchmen to stop Catwoman, but she defeats them. Through a television, she sees Batman buried. She is torn between escaping with her stuff or helping Batman. She decides to save Batman. Batman tells Alfred that Protocol 10 is to kill all prisoners by missile strikes. Batman asks to redirect the satellites to find Talia, but Oracle and Alfred say he needs to save Gotham first. Batman heads to Wonder Tower, asking them not to miss Talia's signal. Batman breaks into and climbs Wonder Tower, and confronts Strange, who declares himself Batman's successor. Batman knocks him out, and using a remote device, Oracle shuts down Protocol 10. Strange says that Batman has screwed up, and that he would command forces beyond comprehension, but at that moment, a sword is stabbed into him. Ra's Al Ghul reveals himself, saying that Strange worked with him, but Batman proved to be a more worthy successor. Strange activates Protocol 11, blowing up the place. Batman pushes Ra's out the window, to save him. Ra's stabes the sword into his own chest in the last attempt to kill Batman, but fails. Joker broadcasts, threatening to kill Talia if Batman doesn't come to the Monarch Theater. Batman goes on to stop Joker once more.
