Photograph: Collection Christophel/Alamy 15. Presumably prioritising his work with avant-garde performance outfit the Wooster Group, Dafoe isn’t really relaxed in front of the camera – but he looks amazing, like Audie Murphy’s crackhead cousin.Īs Vance in The Loveless. A slice of early-80s 50s-revival chic, Dafoe is the super-hunky leader of a Wild Angels-ish outlaw biker gang. ![]() The Loveless (1981)ĭafoe’s first lead role was for a fresh-from-film-school Kathryn Bigelow, co-directing with future Wild at Heart producer Monty Montgomery. Spider-Man (2002)ĭafoe was an early-ish adopter of the new wave of comic-book pics he wasn’t the first choice for the Green Goblin supervillain role, but it turned out a smart move on director Sam Raimi’s part, with Dafoe’s ability to project both complete sincerity and terrifying menace brought to bear – especially in the now celebrated mirror scene, where the two halves of his personality argue with each other. Surreal in itself to hear Dafoe’s gravelly tones in a Disney picture. ![]() He played Gill, the “tank gang” leader who teaches Nemo self-reliance and – crucially – comes up with the schemes to get the fish out of the dentist’s waiting room. ![]() Finding Nemo (2003)Īn inspired bit of voice casting that gave Dafoe his biggest box office result to date.
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