Willem Dafoe
Born July 22, 1955 (Age: 70)
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Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
Biography
William James "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, four Golden Globe Awards, four Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. Dafoe was a founding member of experimental theatre company The Wooster Group. He made his film debut with an uncredited role in Heaven's Gate (1980). Dafoe's early career includes credits for The Loveless (1982), Streets of Fire (1984), and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). He earned his first Academy Award nomination for the war drama Platoon (1986), followed by nominations for his roles in Shadow of the Vampire (2000), The Florida Project (2017), and the Vincent van Gogh biopic At Eternity's Gate (2018). He also gained acclaim and wide recognition for his roles as Jesus Christ in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and as the supervillain Norman Osborn in the superhero film Spider-Man (2002), a role he reprised in its sequels Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). His other film appearance include roles in Mississippi Burning (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Light Sleeper (1992), Body of Evidence (1993), Clear and Present Danger (1994), The English Patient (1996), Affliction (1997), New Rose Hotel(1998), Existenz (1999), The Boondock Saints (1999), American Psycho (2000), Auto Focus (2002), Finding Nemo (2003), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Inside Man (2006), Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007), Antichrist (2009), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Nymphomaniac (2013), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), John Wick (2014), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Aquaman (2018), The Lighthouse (2019), Nightmare Alley (2021), Poor Things (2023), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).
William James "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, four Golden Globe Awards, four Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. Dafoe was a founding member of experimental theatre company The Wooster Group.
He made his film debut with an uncredited role in Heaven's Gate (1980). Dafoe's early career includes credits for The Loveless (1982), Streets of Fire (1984), and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). He earned his first Academy Award nomination for the war drama Platoon (1986), followed by nominations for his roles in Shadow of the Vampire (2000), The Florida Project (2017), and the Vincent van Gogh biopic At Eternity's Gate (2018). He also gained acclaim and wide recognition for his roles as Jesus Christ in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and as the supervillain Norman Osborn in the superhero film Spider-Man (2002), a role he reprised in its sequels Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
His other film appearance include roles in Mississippi Burning (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Light Sleeper (1992), Body of Evidence (1993), Clear and Present Danger (1994), The English Patient (1996), Affliction (1997), New Rose Hotel(1998), Existenz (1999), The Boondock Saints (1999), American Psycho (2000), Auto Focus (2002), Finding Nemo (2003), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Inside Man (2006), Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007), Antichrist (2009), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Nymphomaniac (2013), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), John Wick (2014), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Aquaman (2018), The Lighthouse (2019), Nightmare Alley (2021), Poor Things (2023), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).
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Filmography
The Man in My Basement
2025
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as Anniston Bennett
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Age: 70
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
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as Knave
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Age: 69
The Legend of Ochi
2025
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as Maxim
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Age: 69
Nosferatu
2024
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as Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz
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Age: 69
Saturday Night
2024
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as David Tebet
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Age: 69
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024
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as Jackson
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Age: 69
Kinds of Kindness
2024
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as Raymond / George / Omi
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Age: 68
Poor Things
2023
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as Godwin Baxter
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Age: 68
Willem Dafoe
2023
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as
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Age: 68
Asteroid City
2023
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as Saltzburg Keitel
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Age: 67
Inside
2023
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as Nemo
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Age: 67
Dead for a Dollar
2022
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as Joe Cribbens
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Age: 67
The Northman
2022
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as Heimir the Fool
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Age: 66
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
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as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin
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Age: 66
Nightmare Alley
2021
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as Clem Hoatley
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Age: 66
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021
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as Albert 'the Abacus'
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Age: 66
The Card Counter
2021
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as Gordo
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Age: 66
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
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as Vulko
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Age: 65
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
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as Paul Randolph
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Age: 64
The Lighthouse
2019
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as Thomas Wake
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Age: 64
Love, Antosha
2019
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as Self
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Age: 64
Aquaman
2018
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as Nuidis Vulko
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Age: 63
Vox Lux
2018
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 63
Mountain
2017
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 62
Murder on the Orient Express
2017
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as Gerhard Hardman
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Age: 62
The Florida Project
2017
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as Bobby
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Age: 62
Death Note
2017
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as Ryuk (voice)
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Age: 62
What Happened to Monday
2017
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as Terrence Settman
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Age: 62
The Great Wall
2016
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as Ballard
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Age: 61
Dog Eat Dog
2016
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as Mad Dog
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Age: 61
A Family Man
2016
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as Ed Blackridge
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Age: 61
Finding Dory
2016
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as Gill (voice)
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Age: 60
John Wick
2014
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as Marcus
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Age: 59
A Most Wanted Man
2014
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as Tommy Brue
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Age: 59
The Fault in Our Stars
2014
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as Peter van Houten
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Age: 58
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
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as Jopling
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Age: 58
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013
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as L
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Age: 58
Out of the Furnace
2013
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as John Petty
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Age: 58
4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012
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as Cisco
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Age: 56
John Carter
2012
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as Tars Tarkas
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Age: 56
The Hunter
2011
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as Martin David
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Age: 56
Miral
2010
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as Eddie
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Age: 55
Daybreakers
2010
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as Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac
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Age: 54
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
2009
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as Paul Smecker (uncredited)
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Age: 54
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
2009
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as Gavner Purl
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Age: 54
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
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as Rat (voice)
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Age: 54
Antichrist
2009
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as He
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Age: 53
Fireflies in the Garden
2008
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as Charles Waechter
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Age: 53
Go Go Tales
2008
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as Ray Ruby
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Age: 52
Spider-Man 3
2007
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as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
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Age: 51
Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007
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as Carson Clay
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Age: 51
The Walker
2007
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as Larry Lockner
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Age: 51
Paris Je T'aime
2006
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as Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires)
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Age: 50
American Dreamz
2006
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as Chief of Staff
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Age: 50
Manderlay
2005
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as Grace's Father
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Age: 49
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005
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as Willem Dafoe (uncredited)
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Age: 49
xXx: State of the Union
2005
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as Gen. George Octavius Deckert
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Age: 49
The Aviator
2004
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as Roland Sweet
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Age: 49
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004
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as Klaus Daimler
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Age: 49
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
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as
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Age: 49
No Image
The Misbehavers
2004
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as Self
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Age: 49
The Clearing
2004
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as Arnold Mack
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Age: 48
Spider-Man 2
2004
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as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
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Age: 48
Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
2004
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as Self
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Age: 48
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
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as Armando Barillo
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Age: 48
Finding Nemo
2003
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as Gill (voice)
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Age: 47
Auto Focus
2002
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as John Carpenter
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Age: 47
No Image
The Spider-Man Story
2002
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as Self
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Age: 46
Spider-Man
2002
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as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
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Age: 46
Pavilion of Women
2001
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as Father Andre
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Age: 45
Animal Factory
2000
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as Earl Copen
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Age: 45
Bullfighter
2000
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as Father Ramirez
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Age: 45
Shadow of the Vampire
2000
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as Max Schreck
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Age: 45
American Psycho
2000
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as Donald Kimball
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Age: 44
eXistenZ
1999
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as Gas
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Age: 43
New Rose Hotel
1999
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as X
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Age: 43
The Boondock Saints
1999
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as Paul Smecker
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Age: 43
Affliction
1998
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as Rolfe Whitehouse
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Age: 42
Speed 2: Cruise Control
1997
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as Geiger
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Age: 41
No Image
Wrong Guys
1997
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as Jack Straw
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Age: 41
The English Patient
1996
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as David Caravaggio
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Age: 41
Basquiat
1996
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as The Electrician
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Age: 41
Clear and Present Danger
1994
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as John Clark
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Age: 39
Faraway, So Close!
1993
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as Emit Flesti
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Age: 38
Body of Evidence
1993
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as Frank Dulaney
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Age: 37
Light Sleeper
1992
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as John LeTour
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Age: 37
White Sands
1992
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as Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
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Age: 36
Flight of the Intruder
1991
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as Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole
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Age: 35
Wild at Heart
1990
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as Bobby Peru
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Age: 35
Cry-Baby
1990
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as Hateful Guard
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Age: 34
Born on the Fourth of July
1989
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as Charlie
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Age: 34
Mississippi Burning
1988
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as Agent Alan Ward
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Age: 33
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
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as Jesus
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Age: 32
Off Limits
1988
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as Buck McGriff
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Age: 32
Platoon
1986
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as Sergeant Elias Grodin
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Age: 31
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985
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as Rick Masters
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Age: 30
Streets of Fire
1984
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as Raven Shaddock
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Age: 28
The Hunger
1983
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as 2nd Phone Booth Youth
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Age: 27
Heaven's Gate
1980
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as Willy (uncredited)
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Age: 25