So Ryuk became a mixture of on-set acting and the influences of Willem Dafoe. Dafoe is no stranger to playing villains on screen, and just the tone of his purring voice in the Death Note trailer ...

Although Willem Dafoe has actively attempted to diversify his roles for the past four decades, his most recognizable parts are almost always villains. From To Live and Die In L.A., Once Upon a ...

One of Willem Dafoe's most iconic scenes made its way into anime with One Piece's episode 1133, including an unexpected cameo ...

The consensus among fans seems to be that they’ll watch Death Note solely for Dafoe’s portrayal of Ryuk, effectively taking what seems to be the very bad with the good. Death Note will be ...

"Shall we begin?" asks Willem Dafoe's supernatural character. By Mia Galuppo In the latest trailer for Death Note, Willem Dafoe’s Ryuk is on display. “Shall we begin?” asks the death god to ...

The latest trailer for Netflix’s live-action “Death Note” movie was released on Thursday, giving fans of the hit manga and anime the first look (kind of) at Willem Dafoe‘s Ryuk. In the ...

Award-winning actor Willem Dafoe has closed a deal with Netflix to voice fan-favorite character Ryuk the Shinigami in Adam Wingard’s adaptation of the popular Japanese manga, Death Note.

Willem Dafoe has played some terrifying ... As for whether a certain leader of the free world shares any traits with the nefarious Ryuk, Dafoe would rather not say whether Donald Trump ...

Willem Dafoe is a good-natured Midwesterner who approaches his job with no pretension. ... Ryuk feels like a character Dafoe would portray in live action, making the character more believable.

Willem Dafoe voices Ryuk in Netflix's Death Note movie. IGN: Did you get a chance to check out the source material before you committed to the film? Willem Dafoe: Not so much.