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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 "Jack Napier"
for The Joker "Jack Napier" in The Batman: Last Mission
Suggested by gustavoduarte
After decades of fighting crime, Bruce Wayne, the legendary Batman, finds himself retired and isolated in his mansion high above Gotham City. At the age of 62 and without the presence of Alfred, his mentor and only confidant, who is now approaching 90, Bruce has to deal with the weight of age and the loss of someone important in his life: Selina Kyle, the Cat Woman. Since Selina's death, Bruce has been heartbroken and has abandoned the Batman identity, believing that evil has finally triumphed. However, the tranquility is interrupted when a new threat emerges from the shadows. A criminal organization known as The League of Shadows, led by their old enemy Ra's al Ghul, returns to carry out a plan of mass destruction in Gotham City. Realizing that no one else is willing or able to protect the city from that dark fate, Bruce is forced to return to active duty as Batman. Despite his physical and emotional limitations, he cannot ignore his bond with Gotham and his responsibility as a defender. Relying only on his cunning and perseverance, Bruce Wayne begins a dangerous and challenging journey to gather unlikely allies and face Ra's al Ghul once and for all. He will have to overcome his own fears and insecurities, and prove that even with age and loss, Batman's spirit remains unbroken.
