Acting
Willem Dafoe
- Titles
- 215movies26TV shows
- Career
Active from 1984 to 2026, busiest in 2013 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 109top three billing
- Average score
59/100
- Highest rated
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 130 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Psychological6.5average 5.6
- Crime4.6average 3.7
- Melancholy5.6average 4.7
- Politics3.4average 2.6
- Violence5.0average 4.3
- Pathos5.9average 5.2
- Social Commentary5.6average 4.9
- Dark Humor3.5average 2.9
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy1.7, average 2.7
- Wholesome2.5, average 3.3
- Nostalgia2.9, average 3.6
- Contemporary Realism4.6, average 5.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 17
- Moral Ambiguity 14
- Character Study 12
- Social Commentary 12
- Psychological Thriller 8
- Neo-Noir 6
- Gritty Realism 5
- Coming-of-Age 5
- Contemporary Realism 5
- Eccentric Characters 5
- Moral Dilemma 5
- Vietnam War 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Paul SchraderDirectorThe Last Temptation of Christ, The Card Counter, Dog Eat Dog, Affliction, Adam Resurrected, +3 more
Abel FerraraWriter4:44 Last Day on Earth, New Rose Hotel, Siberia, Go Go Tales, Pasolini, +1 more
Giada ColagrandeActorBefore It Had a Name, Tropico, Pasolini, A Woman, Father- FFabio NunziataEditorSiberia, Go Go Tales, Pasolini, Tommaso
Emma StoneActorPoor Things, Kinds of Kindness, Love in Green and Purple: A Story about Sins
Nicolas CageActorWild at Heart, Dog Eat Dog, Wild at Heart: The Deleted Scenes
Laura DernActorThe Fault in Our Stars, Wild at Heart, Wild at Heart: The Deleted Scenes
James FrancoActorSpider-Man, Spider-Man, Love in Green and Purple: A Story about Sins
Mickey RourkeActorOnce Upon a Time in Mexico, White Sands, Animal Factory
Harvey KeitelActorThe Grand Budapest Hotel, The Last Temptation of Christ, Lulu on the Bridge
Brad DourifActorMississippi Burning, My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
Udo KierActorNymphomaniac: Vol. II, Shadow of the Vampire, My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Movies and TV shows
178Upcoming
4 titles
as Dante
as Norman Osborne / Green goblin
as Ebenezer Scrooge
as Raymond
2020s
37 titles · average score 61
67
as Ed Saxberger
64
as Maxim
43
as Anniston Bennett
62
as Raymond / George / Omi
75
as Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz
68
as Jackson
81
as Godwin Baxter
53
as Nemo
52
as Joe Cribbens
83
as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin
72
as Clem Hoatley
49
as Clint
2010s
50 titles · average score 60
80
as Thomas Wake
82
as Leonhard Seppala
64
as Nuidis Vulko
73
as Vincent van Gogh
61
as Terrence Settman
85
as Bobby
46
as Ballard
47
as Mad Dog
73
as Tommy Brue
55
as Wyatt Porter
67
as Martin David
61
as Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac
2000s
45 titles · average score 60
57
as He
84
as Rat (voice)
44
as Charles Waechter
57
as Carson Clay
73
as Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires)
36
as Gen. George Octavius Deckert
51
as Arnold Mack
88
as Gill (voice)
77
as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
65
as John Carpenter
73
as Max Schreck
69
as Earl Copen
1990s
25 titles · average score 58
56
as Paul Smecker
71
as Gas
28
as Dr. Van Horn
24
as Geiger
80
as David Caravaggio
73
as John Clark
33
as Frank Dulaney
43
as Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
73
as John LeTour
39
as Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole
66
as Bobby Peru
1980s
17 titles · average score 66
62
as Salamo Arouch
76
as Charlie
83
TV show · as The Commandant / Jack Lassen (voice) / Commandant (voice)
76
as Agent Alan Ward
47
as Buck McGriff
90
as Elephant Grass (voice)
86
as Sergeant Elias Grodin
79
as Rick Masters
59
as Vance
38
as Johnny Harte
66
as Raven Shaddock