What, exactly, is a character actor? Thankfully, the film gods blessed us with Willem Dafoe to answer that question. The legendary performer, who turned 70 this July, embodies the term. In a career spanning forty-five years and over 150 film credits, he is perennially gravitating towards bold, eccentric rolesoften in supporting capacity. He might not be the star of any given show, but he usually ends up stealing it.
Willem Dafoe, playing the brooding Greek plutocrat Marcos Timoleon, offers a commanding performance that drives the film's claustrophobic and tense atmosphere, particularly during his daughter Sofia's lavish birthday party.