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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 9: Be Not Afraid
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Oracle reports that the militia is destroying the servers in the Clock Tower. Needing the servers to find Gordon, Batman defeats them. The Scarecrow launches an all-out attack on the GCDP. Batman and Oracle work together, and defeat the entire militia. Oracle says that Gordon's voice was used to access the movie studios. Batman rushes there, but only finds that Robin has been kidnapped. Scarecrow threatens to kill Robin and Gordon unless Batman surrenders. Batman heads to the indicated location. He hands over his equipment, and surrenders. Alfred says someone is following the Dark Knight, and Batman says he knew they would, which leaves Alfred confused. Suddenly, Batman relives the moment of his parents' murder. The Joker strikes again, Batman fights and kills him. The Joker says he has finally crossed the red line. The truck arrives at Arkham Asylum, where Scarecrow takes it under arrest. Scarecrow tells Gordon to remove Batman's mask, but he refuses. Scarecrow shoots Robin. Batman tells Gordon to trust him. Gordon removes his mask, revealing to the world that Bruce Wayne is Batman. Scarecrow injects Bruce with the toxin. Joker appears in a trapped room, with villains watching him. He summons the Batmobile, and kills Two-Face, Penguin, Killer Croc and Riddler. Scarecrow injects more toxin. Batman begins using the fear against The Joker, causing him to have visions of a world where no one remembers him. Batman faces and defeats The Joker one last time.
