Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe portrayed Nuidis Vulko in Aquaman.

Willem Dafoe also portrayed an alternate version of Nuidis Vulko in Zack Snyder's Justice League.

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"She looks good. (Laughs) I don’t want to talk about that. I’ve got so many movies to talk about. I’ll let them orchestrate the publicity on that movie. I’m happy to be a part of it and when it comes out I’ll be talking about it ad nausea. I shot part of it and I’ll go back and shoot some more. This is a DC Comics Justice League movie. Which is shooting now. Too soon to talk about."
"It’s more possible to make a personal, integrated film at a lower budget because you are responsible to less people to explain to them what it is. You don’t have to be so careful and so calculating. For a bigger budget you can make a more personal film, but it’s more difficult because you have to pay off the investment so you have to have it appeal to a lot of people. So, generally, I think I’m less involved in that because I think movies as their best really challenge how we think."
"Well, Justice League is very particular because it’s an ensemble movie and my character is being introduced here in order to be a principal role in Aquaman."
"These films are a different experience. They have different responsibilities, different resources and different intentions. It’s nice to go between those worlds if you can. They serve different impulses."

Dafoe was considered for the role of The Joker in Batman before Jack Nicholson was cast.
Dafoe was also considered for the role of Two-Face in Batman Forever before Tommy Lee Jones was cast.