Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe, born William James Dafoe on July 22, 1955, is an American-Italian actor, screenwriter, model, and film producer. Dafoe was born in Appleton, Wisconsin and is known for his work in various films, such as "Mississippi Burning," "American Psycho," "Platoon," "The Boondock Saints," "The Lighthouse," "The Grand Budapest Hotel," "Spider-Man," "John Wick," "Zack Snyder's Justice League," "The Last Temptation of Christ," "Spider-Man 2," "Inside Man," "The Fault in Our Stars," "To Live and Die in L.A.," "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou," "Aquaman," "Wild at Heart," and "Heaven's Gate".

Dafoe studied at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee as well as Appleton East High School. He has received numerous awards throughout his career, including recognition from the Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Award, Akademie Science Fiction, Fantasy a Hororu, Black Film Critics Circle Awards, Austin Film Critics Association, Berlin International Film Festival, Bodil Awards, Boston Online Film Critics Association, Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, Camerimage, Central Ohio Film Critics Association, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards, Chicago International Film Festival, CineVegas International Film Festival, Critics Choice Super Awards, Detroit Film Critics Society Awards, Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, Fantasporto, Faro Island Film Festival, Film Independent Spirit Awards, Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival, Georgia Film Critics Association, Gotham Awards, Indiewire Critics' Poll, Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards, Marrakech International Film Festival, National Board of Review, International Online Cinema Awards, Iowa Film Critics Awards, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, Locarno International Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, Montreal World Film Festival, National Society of Film Critics Awards, New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards, Online Association of Female Film Critics, Online Film & Television Association, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, San Francisco Film Critics Circle, Sant Jordi Awards, San Sebastián International Film Festival, Satellite Awards, Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival, Vancouver Film Critics Circle, Venice Film Festival, and Taormina International Film Festival.