Willem Dafoe is an American film and stage actor. He's a founding member of the experimental theatre company The Wooster Group and created and performed in all the group's work from 1977-2003. He returns to collaborate with Wilson following his recent performance in The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic. He has had roles in a wide range of films, including The Hunter, AntiChrist, 444: Last Day on Earth, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Miral, A Woman, The Dust of Time, Go Go Tales, Daybreakers, Inside Man, American Psycho, Wild at Heart, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Auto Focus, Tom and Viv, Streets of Fire, To Live and Die in L.A., Born on the Fourth of July, The English Patient, The Last Temptation of Christ, Mississippi Burning, The Boondock Saints, Spider-Man, The Loveless, eXIstenZ, Clear and Present Danger, Light Sleeper and The Aviator; as well as voice roles in the animated Fantastic Mr. Fox and Finding Nemo. Dafoe has been twice been nominated for the Academy Award: for Platoon and Shadow of the Vampire.
Willem Dafoe first worked with Robert Wilson in his Video Portraits series.

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