Willem Dafoe (born William James Dafoe, July 22, 1955) is an American actor. He was born in Appleton, Wisconsin. He played major roles in "To Live and Die in L.A.", "Platoon", "The Last Temptation of Christ", "Mississippi Burning", "Body of Evidence", "Clear and Present Danger", ', "The Boondock Saints", "Shadow of the Vampire", "Spider-Man", ' and "The Clearing". He was also in the 2017 movie "Justice League" and 2018 movie "Aquaman" as Nuidis Vulko.