Thomas Wake – Willem Dafoe

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Thomas Wake is the grizzled, domineering lighthouse keeper in the psychological horror film "The Lighthouse," portrayed with intense, eccentric fervor by Willem Dafoe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn The Lighthouse NERFINISHED
associatedWith sea myths and omens
seagulls
controlsAccessTo lighthouse lantern room
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Max Eggers NERFINISHED
Robert Eggers NERFINISHED
drinks alcohol
dynamicWithEphraimWinslow antagonistic
co-dependent
filmGenreContext horror
psychological horror
psychological thriller
firstAppearanceYear 2019
gender male
genreContext psychological horror film The Lighthouse
languageStyle archaic sailor slang
nautical dialect
medium black-and-white film
mediumOfPortrayal feature film
nationality American (implied by film’s setting and production)
notableFeature long beard
pipe smoking
occupation lighthouse keeper
personalityTrait authoritarian
domineering
eccentric
grizzled
manipulative
secretive
superstitious
verbose
portrayalStyle expressionistic
intense
theatrical
portrayedBy Willem Dafoe NERFINISHED
productionCompanyOfWork A24 NERFINISHED
relationshipWith Ephraim Winslow NERFINISHED
screenTimeContext co-lead character in The Lighthouse
setting remote New England lighthouse
symbolicAssociation authority
madness
mythic sea god archetype
sea lore
timePeriod 1890s
workDirectedBy Robert Eggers NERFINISHED

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The Lighthouse characterPortrayedBy Thomas Wake – Willem Dafoe