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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).
Hunters Guild is an American neo-Western urban fantasy action thriller series created by David Ayer, written by Taylor Sheridan and Ayer, and developed by Ayer for Amazon Prime Video. Produced by Legendary Pictures and The Stone Quarry and intended to consist of six seasons, it is the first installment of a television franchise focusing on the Stone Family. The series stars Cara Delevingne, Sydney Sweeney, Jai Courtney, Neal McDonough, Karl Urban, Willem Dafoe, David Harbour, Joel Kinnaman, Gil Birmingham, Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson, and Tim McGraw, and features Andrew Garfield and Michael Douglas in the first two seasons as regulars. The first and second season alike follow the exploits of Melania "Mel" Stone (Delevingne), a young but experienced hunter in the Wildlife Sect of the titular guild, who deals with the challenges of the modern American West and idolizes the ideals and morality of her infamous and legendary but reckless father, Marvin (McGraw), and must hunt dangerous creatures to protect civilians within the wilderness of Wyoming, the US state she calls home. The third season follows Mel on a revenge mission for the death of a loved one. The first season was released in October 19th, 2026, with the pilot episode premiering that same day. The series received widespread acclaim from critics and television audiences, praising the performances (particularly Delevingne, Sweeney, and McGraw), story, action, visuals, style, writing, Hans Zimmer's musical score, themes, reimagining, characters, and emotional weight. In December 5th, after the first season concluded, the second season was released the following year, to even stronger reviews. The third season was released in 2028, to overwhelming acclaim.
