Birthday: July 22, 1955
Known for the darkly eccentric characters he often plays, Willem Dafoe is one of the screen's more provocative and engaging actors. Strong-jawed and wiry, he has commented that his looks make him ideal for playing the boy next door -- if you happen to live next door to a mausoleum. Although his screen persona may suggest otherwise, Dafoe is the product of a fairly conventional Midwestern ...more- 2000
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic
- Shadow of the Vampire
- win
- 2000
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic
- Shadow of the Vampire
- win
- 2000
- Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic
- Shadow of the Vampire
- nom
- 2000
- Screen Actors Guild
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic
- Shadow of the Vampire
- nom
- 2000
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic
- Shadow of the Vampire
- nom
- 2008
- Fireflies in the Garden
- Charles Taylor
- 2008
- Daybreakers
- Elvis
- 2008
- Adam Resurrected
- Commandant Klein
- 2007
- Go Go Tales
- Ray Ruby
- 2007
- Anamorph
- Det. Stan Aubray
- 2005
- The Black Widow
- Screen Story
- 2005
- The Black Widow
- Screenwriter









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