FrameThrower · Actors · Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
45 films · 3,060 frames · top-billed in 23 · 1984–2024
Born 22 July 1955 · Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
William James "Willem" Dafoe 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 a Volpi Cup Award for Best Actor, with nominations for four Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and four Golden Globe Awards.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 45 films · 3,060 frames · top-billed in 23 · 1984–2024
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor2018
- Honorary Golden Bear2018
- Film Independent Spirit Awards2001
- Romics d'Oro2019
- Donostia Award2005
- Saturn Awards
- Satellite Awards
How their films are shot
Measured across 3,060 frames from the 45 films we hold. This is the look of the work Willem takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 45 films we hold, 48% of their frames are night, 46% low key — the look of the work Willem takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Kinds of Kindness
2024 · Raymond / George / Omi
Poor Things
2023 · Godwin Baxter
Dead for a Dollar
2022 · Joe Cribbens
The Lighthouse
2019 · Thomas Wake
Aquaman
2018 · Nuidis Vulko
At Eternity’s Gate
2018 · Vincent van Gogh
The Florida Project
2017 · Bobby
Dog Eat Dog
2016 · Mad Dog
Pasolini
2014 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Hunter
2011 · Martin David
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?
2009 · Detective Hank Havenhurst
Antichrist
2009 · He
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Commandat Klein
Paris, Je T’Aime
2006 · Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires)
Spider-Man
2002 · Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Shadow of the Vampire
2000 · Max Schreck
Light Sleeper
1992 · John LeTour
Wild At Heart
1990 · Bobby Peru
Mississippi Burning
1988 · Agent Alan Ward
The Last Temptation Of Christ
1988 · Jesus
Platoon
1986 · Sergeant Elias Grodin
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985 · Rick Masters
Auto Focus
· John Carpenter
Nosferatu
2024 · Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024 · Jackson
The Northman
2022 · Heimir the Fool
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021 · Norman Osborn / Green Goblin
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021 · Vulko
The Card Counter
2021 · Gordo
Motherless Brooklyn
2019 · Paul Randolph
Death Note
2017 · Ryuk (voice)
John Wick
2014 · Marcus
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 · Jopling
Out of the Furnace
2013 · John Petty
Nymphomaniac Vol 2
2013 · L
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009 · Rat (voice)
The Walker
2007 · Larry Lockner
Inside Man
2006 · John Darius
Manderlay
2005 · Grace's Father
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
2004 · Klaus Daimler
Finding Nemo
2003 · Gill (voice)
American Psycho
2000 · Donald Kimball
eXistenZ
1999 · Gas
Born On The Fourth of July
1989 · Charlie
Streets of Fire
1984 · Raven Shaddock
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 3,060 frames from Willem Dafoe's 45 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.