Nicole Kidman
Actress · 2018
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Biography
💥Willem James Dafoe. Born in 1955 in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. He grew up in a family with 5 older sisters and an older brother. His father worked as a surgeon, and his mother was a nurse. He studied at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He works as an actor and producer. Married twice: to director Elizabeth LeCompte (a son, Jack, was born) and since 2005 to director Giada Colagrande; the couple has no children.
🏆Main awards🏆: Venice Film Festival (2018) [The Eternal Enemies], Silver Bear (2001) [Shadow of the Vampire]
🎬Main projects🎬: "Spider-Man" (2002), "American Psycho" (2000), "Shadow of the Vampire" (2000), "The Lighthouse" (2019), "Aquaman" (2018), "Poor Things" (2023)
⭐Interesting fact⭐: Willem is one of the few Hollywood actors who has played both heroes and iconic villains, and with equal success
Filmography
6
2000
American Psycho
Donald Kimball
2025
Late Fame
Ed Saxberger
2018
Aquaman
Vulko
2025
The Birthday Party
Marcos Timoleon
2026
Werwulf
Actor
2026
Tenzing
Colonel John Hunt
No films in this section.
Interesting facts
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The seventh child in a family of eight children, he was the only one who chose an artistic path - the rest became lawyers or doctors.
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Willem has a son born to theater director Elizabeth LeCompte, with whom Dafoe lived for 27 years without being married.
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Birth name: William James Dafoe.
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He briefly studied dramatic arts at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.