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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: The Joker's Party (Finale)
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Batman arrives to face Poison Ivy. Ivy says that she thought the Titan was hurting the plants, but it was actually making them stronger. She summons a colossal plant and teams up with it to fight Batman. Batman wins, causing Ivy and the plant to sink. Upon leaving, The Joker says his party is about to begin. Batman heads to the Visitor Center. Batman arrives and sees The Joker, sitting on a throne, who sends out two Titan mutants. Batman defeats them, and The Joker reveals Gordon tied up. Drawing a gun with Titan, he shoots Gordon. Batman jumps in front to save him. He resists the drug, which makes The Joker furious. Declaring that he has nothing left to live for, he shoots himself. Helicopters fly over Arkham. From the roof, the mutated Joker emerges with Batman. Unlike others, The Joker has kept his mind, and taunts Batman into giving in to change. Batman injects himself with the antidote. The Joker sends out his henchmen, while showing off for the cameras. Batman defeats them, and pulls out The Joker, who falls into an electrical circuit. The Joker rises once more. Batman sprays the explosive gel onto one of his fists. Saying that he will never let him win, Batman punches the Joker in the face, exploding and knocking the Joker unconscious. After the fight, Gordon says that the Titan's effects are starting to wear off on Joker and his men, and that Batman deserves a rest, but Batman is informed that Two-Face is robbing a bank. He flies through the night in the Batwing.
