Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe | |
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Born | William James Dafoe July 22, 1955 Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1975–present |
Spouse | |
Partner | Elizabeth LeCompte (1977–2004) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Donald Dafoe (brother) |
William James "Willem" Dafoe (
He made his film debut with an uncredited role in
His other film appearance include roles in Mississippi Burning (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Light Sleeper (1992), 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), and Poor Things (2023).
Early life and education
William James Dafoe
After attending Appleton East High School, Dafoe studied drama at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee,[14] but left after 18 months to join the experimental theater company Theatre X in Milwaukee, before moving to New York City in 1976.[12] He then apprenticed under Richard Schechner, the director of the avant-garde theater troupe The Performance Group, where he met and became romantically involved with director Elizabeth LeCompte. Following tensions between Schechner and other members after they started staging their own productions outside of the group, Schechner left and the remaining members (including LeCompte and her ex-boyfriend Spalding Gray) renamed themselves The Wooster Group.[12] Dafoe soon joined the new company and is credited as one of its co-founders.[15] He continued his work with the group into the 2000s, well after establishing himself as a Hollywood film star.[16]
Career
1980–1985: Early roles
Dafoe made his film debut in a supporting role in Michael Cimino's 1980 epic Western film Heaven's Gate.[17] Dafoe was only present for the first three months of an eight-month shoot.[18] His role, that of a cockfighter who works for Jeff Bridges' character, was removed from a majority of the film during editing but was visible during a cockfight scene.[19] Dafoe did not receive a credit for his work on the film.[19] In 1982, Dafoe starred as the leader of an outlaw motorcycle club in the drama The Loveless, his first role as a leading man. The film was co-directed by Kathryn Bigelow and Monty Montgomery and paid homage to 1953 film The Wild One, starring Marlon Brando in a similar role.[20]
Following a "
1986–1996: Breakthrough and acclaim
Dafoe's sole film release of 1986 was
In his final release of 1988, Dafoe starred opposite
Dafoe made a
Dafoe next starred in the erotic thriller
In his first of three film appearances in 1996, Dafoe made a cameo appearance as an electrician in the biographical drama Basquiat.[52] Next, he played a Canadian Intelligence Corps operative in the romantic war drama The English Patient, which starred Ralph Fiennes as desert explorer Count László Almásy. The English Patient was filmed in Tuscany, where Dafoe said he particularly enjoyed the "quiet moments in the monastery between shoots".[53] In the period drama Victory—which was filmed in 1994 and premiered in Europe in 1996, but was not released until 1998—Dafoe played a European living on an island in the Southeast Asia who becomes the target of redemption after preventing a woman, played by Irène Jacob, from being raped.[54]
1997–2013: Established actor
"I really made a conscious effort to mix it up, not because in itself it's not the job of an actor to do all different things, but for me that's what I'm interested in. You've got to be careful because you've got to work with what you have, not just for vanity's sake, but I think the best part of being an actor sometimes is the opportunity to transform yourself superficially, and deeply."
—Dafoe on his avoidance of being typecast as a villain, 1998[55]
In 1997, Dafoe returned to playing a villainous role in the action thriller
In 1999, Dafoe gave a supporting performance in
In his first film of the 2000s, Dafoe was featured in a supporting role in American Psycho (2000) as a private investigator investigating the disappearance of a co-worker of Patrick Bateman (played by Christian Bale), an investment banker who leads a double life as a serial killer.[68] He then acted in Steve Buscemi's crime drama Animal Factory, starring as an incarcerated veteran con-man who takes a young inmate (played by Edward Furlong) under his wing and introduces to him to his gang. The film was positively received by critics and Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times wrote that "Dafoe steals the picture with his comic timing".[69]
That same year he starred in
Dafoe played the supervillain the
Later in 2002, Dafoe starred with
The following year, Dafoe took on another villainous role in
Dafoe then had a small role as a
With the
In 2007, Dafoe played a pretentious film director in the British comedy film
Dafoe appeared in seven films in 2009, the first of which was in Lars von Trier's
Dafoe appeared in two films that premiered at the
Dafoe's first of two leading roles in 2011 was in Abel Ferrara's apocalyptic drama 4:44 Last Day on Earth, his third film with Ferrara. He played an actor spending his last hours on Earth before the end of the world with his much-younger lover (played by Shanyn Leigh). The film garnered a poor reaction critics, with a reviewer for Paste stating "there's only so much depth [Dafoe] can bring to such a shallow character".[130] Dafoe then starred in the Australian drama The Hunter, playing a professional hunter who travels to Tasmania to hunt down the world's only remaining thylacine. Critic Stephen Holden wrote in his review of the film, "Even in the "toughest, most macho roles... [Dafoe] retains a tinge of Christ-like sweetness and vulnerability".[131] In 2011, Dafoe began narrating a series of television commercials for the Greek yogurt company Fage and starred in a Jim Beam commercial titled "Bold Choices".[132][133][134] Dafoe starred alongside Marina Abramović and Gretchen Mol in the play The Life and Death of Marina Abramović, where he played six different roles including Abramović's father Vojin, Abramović's brother Velimir and Abramović's partner Ulay, and which premiered at The Lowry in 2011.[135][136]
Dafoe played Martian chieftain
2014–present: Independent films
In 2014, Dafoe portrayed a wealthy private banker with connections to the Russia mafia opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman in Anton Corbijn's espionage thriller A Most Wanted Man.[147] Dafoe worked with Wes Anderson for a third time with the comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel (also 2014), featuring as the henchman of Adrien Brody's character alongside an ensemble cast led by Ralph Fiennes.[148] Dafoe next starred alongside Matt Dillon as a detective in the crime thriller Bad Country, which critic Justin Chang dismissed as being "blandly constructed".[149]
In May 2014, Dafoe served as member of the main competition jury at the
The black comedy Dog Eat Dog (2016), Dafoe's sixth film with Paul Schrader, starred Dafoe and Nicolas Cage as a pair of ex-convicts hired to kidnap a baby.[158] In the same year, Dafoe reprised his voice role as Gill, a Moorish idol fish, from Finding Nemo in its sequel Finding Dory.[159] He next played the boss of Gerard Butler's character in the drama A Family Man and starred in Loris Gréaud's arthouse science fiction film Sculpt, which was only screened at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for one person at a time.[160][161] His final film of the year was the monster film The Great Wall, a Chinese-American co-production directed by Zhang Yimou starring Matt Damon as a European mercenary in China defending the Great Wall of China from a horde of monsters, in which Dafoe played a former adventurer working as a teacher in China.[162] Also in 2016, Dafoe appeared in another Super Bowl commercial, this time for Snickers, recreating Marilyn Monroe's iconic white dress scene from the film The Seven Year Itch.[163]
In 2017, Dafoe co-starred in
In 2019, he had a supporting role in
Dafoe reprised his role as Green Goblin from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy in the
On January 18, 2022, it was announced that Dafoe would host
He portrayed Walter Reade based on Hunter S. Thompson acting opposite Camila Morrone in Patricia Arquette's directorial film debut Gonzo Girl based on the Cheryl Della Pietra novel of the same name. The film is set to debut at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[191] Also in 2023 he starred in the Italian period drama Finally Dawn with Lily James. In October 2023 it was announced that Dafoe would provide the English language voice for Elder Pelican for Hayao Miyazaki's animated film The Boy and the Heron.
Upcoming projects
Dafoe also acted in the upcoming the British romantic thriller
Awards and nominations
Dafoe has received numerous accolades including nominations for four
Over his career he has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the following performances:
- 59th Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor, nomination, Platoon (1986)
- 73rd Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor, nomination, Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
- 90th Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor, nomination, The Florida Project (2017)
- 91st Academy Awards: Best Actor, nomination, At Eternity's Gate (2018)
On January 8, 2024, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[196]
Personal life
In 1977, Dafoe began a relationship with director Elizabeth LeCompte. Their son, Jack, was born in 1982.[197][198][199] They separated in 2004 and were never married, with Dafoe later explaining that "marriage represented ownership" to her.[200]
Dafoe met Italian actress Giada Colagrande on the set of Wes Anderson's film, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. They were married on March 25, 2005. Dafoe recalled in 2010, "We were having lunch and I said, 'Do you want to get married tomorrow?'" They did so the following afternoon at a small ceremony with two friends as witnesses.[197] They have since worked together on her films Before It Had a Name and A Woman.[197] They split their time between Rome, Los Angeles, and New York City.[197][201] Dafoe acquired Italian citizenship through the marriage.[201]
Dafoe is a pescetarian, and believes that "animal farms are one of the main causes of the destruction of the planet".[202] He signed a letter calling to act strongly against the threats of climate change and biodiversity loss.[203] He practices ashtanga vinyasa yoga every day.[204]
On May 22, 2022, Dafoe was invited back to his alma mater the
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External links
- Willem Dafoe at IMDb
- Willem Dafoe at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Willem Dafoe at the TCM Movie Database
- Willem Dafoe at AllMovie
- Willem Dafoe Biography
- The Onion A.V. Club interview
- Oney, Steve (December 3, 1989). "FILM; Willem Dafoe, Looking for Characters With Possibility". The New York Times. p. 6.