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Acting

Willem Dafoe

Career: Active from 1984 to 2026, busiest in 2014 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles: 104
top three billing

Average score: 59/100

Highest rated: Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 137 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Willem Dafoe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Situational Comedy
1.8, average 2.7
Wholesome
2.5, average 3.4
Contemporary Realism
4.6, average 5.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Moral Ambiguity 16
Character-Driven 13
Character Study 10
Social Commentary 9
Psychological Thriller 7
Neo-Noir 5
Historical Drama 5
Slow-Burn Suspense 4
Political Intrigue 4
Moral Dilemma 4
Melancholy Atmosphere 3
Redemption Story 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

173

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

3 titles

A Christmas Carol

as Ebenezer Scrooge

Cuddle

as Dante

as Raymond

2020s

38 titles · average score 61

Tenzing

80

as John Hunt

Late Fame

69

as Ed Saxberger

The Legend of Ochi

64

as Maxim

Kinds of Kindness

63

as Raymond / George / Omi

Nosferatu

75

as Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

68

as Jackson

Poor Things

81

as Godwin Baxter

Inside

53

as Nemo

Dead for a Dollar

53

as Joe Cribbens

Spider-Man: No Way Home

82

as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin

Nightmare Alley

72

as Clem Hoatley

Siberia

51

as Clint

2010s

47 titles · average score 61

The Lighthouse

81

as Thomas Wake

Togo

81

as Leonhard Seppala

Aquaman

63

as Nuidis Vulko

At Eternity's Gate

73

as Vincent van Gogh

What Happened to Monday

60

as Terrence Settman

The Florida Project

85

as Bobby

The Great Wall

46

as Ballard

A Most Wanted Man

73

as Tommy Brue

The Grand Budapest Hotel

85

as Jopling

John Wick

77

as Marcus

Odd Thomas

54

as Wyatt Porter

Daybreakers

61

as Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac

2000s

43 titles · average score 59

Antichrist

57

as He

Fantastic Mr. Fox

85

as Rat (voice)

Fireflies in the Garden

44

as Charles Waechter

Mr. Bean's Holiday

57

as Carson Clay

Paris Je T'aime

73

as Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires)

Inside Man

78

as John Darius

xXx: State of the Union

35

as Gen. George Octavius Deckert

Control

57

as Dr. Michael Copeland

Finding Nemo

88

as Gill (voice)

Spider-Man

75

as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn

Shadow of the Vampire

73

as Max Schreck

Animal Factory

69

as Earl Copen

1990s

25 titles · average score 57

The Boondock Saints

55

as Paul Smecker

New Rose Hotel

40

as X

eXistenZ

71

as Gas

Lulu on the Bridge

29

as Dr. Van Horn

Speed 2: Cruise Control

24

as Geiger

The English Patient

80

as David Caravaggio

Clear and Present Danger

72

as John Clark

Body of Evidence

33

as Frank Dulaney

White Sands

45

as Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal

Light Sleeper

73

as John LeTour

Flight of the Intruder

39

as Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole

Wild at Heart

66

as Bobby Peru

1980s

17 titles · average score 67

Triumph of the Spirit

62

as Salamo Arouch

Born on the Fourth of July

76

as Charlie

The Simpsons

83

TV show · as The Commandant / Jack Lassen (voice) / Commandant (voice)

Mississippi Burning

76

as Agent Alan Ward

The Last Temptation of Christ

79

as Jesus

Off Limits

49

as Buck McGriff

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

90

as Elephant Grass (voice)

Platoon

86

as Sergeant Elias Grodin

To Live and Die in L.A.

79

as Rick Masters

Streets of Fire

66

as Raven Shaddock

The Loveless

59

as Vance

Roadhouse 66

38

as Johnny Harte