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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).
Clara and Theodore Wieland’s father spontaneously combusts while worshipping, and his children inherit his property. As adults, Theo, Clara, and Pleyel start hearing voices. Carwin appears and says the voices may be caused by human mimicry. Clara finds Carwin hiding in her closet. He claims he had been planning to rape her, but believes she’s under the protection of a supernatural force. The next morning, Pleyel accuses Clara of having an affair with Carwin. She tries to tell him otherwise, but he doesn’t believe her. Clara finds a letter from Carwin, asking to meet her at her house. When she arrives, there are noises and lights, and she sees a glimpse of Carwin. In her room, she finds a letter from Carwin, and Catharine in her bed – dead. Theo arrives and threatens Clara, but leaves when he hears voices. Theo’s kids and Louisa Conway have also been killed. Clara falls ill; later, she is able to read the murderer's testimony. Theo claims to have been acting under divine orders. Clara thinks Carwin is the source of Theo’s madness. Carwin reveals to Clara that he is a biloquist. He caused most of the voices, but claims he didn’t cause the murders. Theo escapes, arrives at Clara's house, and tries to kill her. Carwin uses his ability to tell Theo to stop, and that Theo should not have listened to the voices. Theo kills himself in remorse. Clara refuses to leave her house, until it burns down one day. She then goes to Europe with her uncle, and eventually marries Pleyel.
