[27] Los Angeles Times writer Sheila Benson praised his performance and found it to be "particularly fine" to see Dafoe play "something other than a psychopath". [149] Dafoe next starred alongside Matt Dillon as a detective in the crime thriller Bad Country, which critic Justin Chang dismissed as being "blandly constructed". Klaus Daimler She, with her former romantic partner Spalding Gray and others, edged out Schechner and created the Wooster Group. Filming & Production He also portrayed Nuidis Vulko in the DC Extended Universe films Aquaman (2018) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021). Ten meters in length! What's the deal? Frequently portrays psychotic villains or wounded mentors. And one more thing: It's the Steve Zissou show, not the Ned show. Willem was born William James Dafoe on July 22, 1955, in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA, to William Alfred Dafoe, doctor, and his wife Muriel Isabel. : [122] Dafoe reprised his role from The Boondock Saints in The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, making a brief cameo appearance. I try to avoid anyone that pokes around-filmmaking should be an opportunity to make something that's very thrilling and, you know, exciting. Ned Plimpton [66][67] The film performed poorly at the box office, but has since been branded as being a cult film. [43] Dafoe had two lead roles in 1992. Says he feels like he has missed out on more conventional roles because he's perceived as an eccentric actor in dark little films, kind of the boy-next-door type - if you lived next door to a mausoleum. Yes, because it's logical. He has five sisters and a brother. The same year, Dafoe played Vincent van Gogh in the biographical drama At Eternity's Gate, for which he received the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination among other awards and accolades. : Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg played a couple whose relationship becomes increasingly sexually violent and sadomasochistic after retreating to a cabin in the woods following the death of their child. And that doesn't mean I'm not analytical or that I'm anti-intellectual. And it may be temporary, and you have no illusion." Built sets and acted with experimental Milwaukee, Wisconsin group Theatre X, before moving to New York in 1977, where he worked with the Wooster Group at the Performing Garage. [48] Later in 1993, Dafoe appeared in a supporting role as Emit Flesti (an anagram of Time Itself) in the German fantasy film Faraway, So Close!, directed by Wim Wenders. Dafoes other credits that year included Guillermo del Toros film noir Nightmare Alley and The Card Counter, a crime drama directed by Paul Schrader. Wait a second. His artistic curiosity in exploring the human condition leads him to projects all over the world, large and small, Hollywood films as well as Independent cinema.In 1979, he was given a role in Michael's Cimino's Heaven's Gate, from which he was fired. He played a tormented T.S. [41] He wore fake, corroded teeth and grew a pencil moustache that bore resemblance to his previous collaborator, John Waters. His performance as a hotel manager in the latter film earned Dafoe his third Oscar nomination. : : [55] In the period drama Victorywhich was filmed in 1994 and premiered in Europe in 1996, but was not released until 1998Dafoe played a European living on an island in the Southeast Asia who becomes the target of redemption after preventing a woman, played by Irne Jacob, from being raped. I doubt it. I don't know. [72] Dafoe received numerous awards and nominations for his performance, including his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. He played an underground fight promoter in Out of the Furnace (2013), the menacing employer of the sex-addicted main character in Nymphomaniac: Volume I (2013) and Nymphomaniac: Volume II (2013), a German banker in A Most Wanted Man (2014), a henchman in Andersons The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and an assassin in John Wick (2014). He is the recipient of various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, in addition to receiving nominations for four Academy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA. [194], Dafoe married Italian actress, director, and screenwriter Giada Colagrande on March 25, 2005, a year after the two had met in Rome at the premiere of one of her films. Dafoes numerous credits from 2016 included the crime drama Dog Eat Dog and the fantasy thriller The Great Wall, about monsters attacking the Great Wall of China. [144] Dafoe next appeared in Lars von Trier's two-part erotic art film Nymphomaniac, his third and final film release of 2013. 8:00 - 18:30 lunes a Viernes. : The film takes place during the Middle Ages and saw Dafoe play the leader of acting troupe that recreate the events surrounding a woman accused of witchcraft and murder, who they believe is innocent. Dafoe voiced Gill, a moorish idol fish who helps Nemo, a clownfish, in his struggle to return home to the ocean. Anonymous, Other Works Klaus Daimler No! Steve, what are you doing? Later that year he provided the voice of a rat in Fantastic Mr. Fox, Andersons animated film adaptation of Roald Dahls childrens book, and he appeared as a vampire hunter in the horror movie Daybreakers (2009). [196] He practices ashtanga yoga every day. If you're eating pasta for a week, eventually, you crave something else. It's like I'm on the verge the whole time I'm walking over that bridge, and I'm not going to get a release until I jump. He co founded The Wooster Group in Manhattan. [29] Dafoe provided his voice to the documentary Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) and, in 1988, Dafoe starred in another film set during the Vietnam War, this time as Criminal Investigation Command Agent Buck McGriff in the action thriller Off Limits. I'm just a square boy from Wisconsin. Willem mentioned that whoever dropped out did so to be in a project that ended up flopping, so maybe if we look at flops around that time and compare their actors to Wes' familiar roster we can find out who it is. [127][128] and starred in his wife Giada Colagrande's film A Woman. Fresh Air critic David Edelstein felt Dafoe was one of the film's highlights as a "hep-cat, knife-wielding rat security guard". Updates? : Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival in 2007. ", Dafoe on his avoidance of being typecast as a villain, 1998[53], In his first of three film appearances in 1996, Dafoe made a cameo appearance as an electrician in the biographical drama Basquiat. [88] Dafoe was next seen in the comedy-drama The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), his first of three films with director Wes Anderson. Thanks. Dafoe played the caretaker of a house that is inherited by the lover of its deceased owner, engaging in a sexual relationship with her. : [on whether good actors help other actors]: "You're always looking for good people to work with, because you feed each other. 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". [148] 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. But I'm getting too serious. [155] His performance in the film was generally well received by critics, including Peter Travers who felt he provided "ample compensation". Klaus Daimler [73], Dafoe took on two leading roles in 2001, both of which were as priests. Klaus Daimler [75], Dafoe played the supervillain the Green Goblin in Sam Raimi's 2002 superhero film Spider-Man, starring Tobey Maguire as the titular Marvel Comics superhero. [32] Dafoe's performance in the film was widely praised, however, with Janet Maslin opining that Dafoe brought a "gleaming intensity" to the role. He was swallowed whole? Super durable and water-resistant. He is of mixed ancestry. He is the recipient of various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, in addition to receiving nominations for four Academy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA.He has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian . [156] Dafoe made his second guest appearance in the animated sitcom The Simpsons in November 2014, voicing a new school teacher who bullies Bart Simpson profusely. He's been Oscar-nominated four times, including his work in "Platoon" and "Shadow of the Vampire." Dafoe has also given memorable performances in "Finding Nemo" and "The English Patient." Casting people feel that they have to get someone who looks a certain way, and I think that the jury is still out whether people find me attractive or not. Now The New York Times does it, and it's the big story for people interested in arts and entertainment on Monday. married to Giada Colagrande (2005present), This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Willem-Dafoe, Turner Classic Movies - Biography of Willem Dafoe. "No Small Parts" Little Award for "Worst Comeback" goes to: Willem Dafoe in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004). You're talking to them, they're telling you stories - that informs everything. Upon release of No Way Home, Dafoe's reprisal was met with universal acclaim. Oh Do it again. [185] Peter Travers of Good Morning America and Jade King at The Gamer praised Dafoe and Molina, with King asserting that the two "stole the show as Green Goblin and Doc Ock" and described the depictions as brilliant. On principle I don't have favorites. [deleted] 8 mo. 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