S4 EP1: Willem Dafoe on collaborating with Lars Von Trier, being buried alive, and his 'distinctive face’

S4 EP1: Willem Dafoe on collaborating with Lars Von Trier, being buried alive, and his 'distinctive face’

The Louis Theroux Podcast · 2025-01-14

To kick off the new series, Louis is joined in the studio by acting legend Willem Dafoe. Renowned for an astonishing range of acting roles - from Poor Things to Spiderman - Willem discusses his life and career, including collaborating with provocative director Lars von Trier, what it’s like to be buried alive on camera, and how his face has a mind of its own…

Warnings: Strong language, as well as some adult themes.

Links/Attachments:

Platoon (1986)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8weLPF4qBQ

Antichrist (2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO-TNfPzh_k

Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW6jxGaIias

Poor Things (2023)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlbR5N6veqw

Spiderman (2002)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t06RUxPbp_c

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As-vKW4ZboU&pp=ygUVYmVldGxlanVpY2UgMiB0cmFpbGVy

Nosferatu (2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px6S0RxfAHg

The Loveless (1981)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJEmcxXR7H0

Wild At Heart (1990)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQIdBfrF0Ik

Shadow Of The Vampire (2000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B15iesNMa8

Body Of Evidence (1993)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51xEHzC-rjQ

The Witch (2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQXmlf3Sefg&t=31s

The Northman (2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mamgc47SOE

Birds Eye Advert - Polar Bear Fish Finger (2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsKWjO213EY

Mercedes Advert (2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfqNfbCQzpo

Jim Beam Whiskey Advert (2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYXFLX2vB-Q

Breaking the Waves (1996)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHqZh-9AiCs

At Eternity's Gate (2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T77PDm3e1iE&pp=ygUaYXQgZXRlcm5pdHkncyBnYXRlIHRyYWlsZXI%3D

Pink Flamingos (1972)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwGZ6Mv4qko
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