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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
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for Nuidis Vulko in The Legend of Aquaman (Season Two)
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The story of the second season takes place after its debut in the DCEU, in the movie "Justice League: Throne of Atlantis". After Orm is deposed from the throne, it is Arthur's duty to assume it. However, Arthur has his doubts about his role as monarch. He doesn't know many things, but one of the things he does know is that he is not a king. And after everything he has seen, he doubts whether his place is really at the bottom of the sea. While Mera tries to convince Arthur/Orin to deal with his destiny, legacy, and responsibility and accept the throne, Arthur faces an attack from a mercenary, Black Manta. The confrontation leads him to a scholar of the legend of Atlantis. Even under Mera's suspicion, he gains Arthur's trust, then tells him about the legend of the old king of Atlantis who is sleeping, waiting to be awakened. Soon, with his partner Garth, Arthur ventures out to find where the king's remains are located. They face the forces of the creatures of the trench and various other threats until they reach their destination. However, they learn that it's not so easy to escape destiny when Atlan reveals himself to be a different kind of king from the legends and stories, a ruthless, cruel king, a greater threat than the Ocean Master ever was. Now Aquaman must confront Atlan, the Dead King, and show that he is ready to accept his destiny as king of Atlantis. Episode synopses can be found in the comments.
