Willem Dafoe is unlikely Paris Fashion Week icon

• At almost 70 years old, Willem Dafoe surprised fans by walking the Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2025 show at Paris Fashion Week on October 1
• The actor wowed viewers on social media, who urged him to model full time
• The new trailer for Nosferatu – which features Dafoe – also landed this week

He may be 69 years of age, but this week, Willem Dafoe proved he can still strut his stuff with the best of them.

The actor looked suave as he closed the Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2025 show at Paris Fashion Week on October 1. 

Clips of Dafoe on the modeling the look were an instant hit with fans online – who urged the four-time Oscar nominated actor to “always make a runway appearance”!

“He’s actually moving into one of the top five diva slots for me,” wrote one via Twitter/X. Another added, “Respectfully, this is my man.” 

Someone else said, “The most employed person I’ve ever seen,” while another warned, “No, because some of these ‘models’ need to take notes.”

Others swooned, “Still can’t get over this, I f***ing love him!!!!!” as another agreed, “Saved the best till last for real, he ate that up.” 

Even actor Mark Ruffalo was impressed, simply tweeting, “My guy.” 

Of course, the Internet wouldn’t be interneting if there weren’t also some funny takes on the clip.

“Obsessed with how it looks like he got bored and decided to leave,” jokes one person, as someone else added, “This looks exactly like me walking around the office looking for the free cans of diet coke.”

Another laughed, “Me avoiding eye contact with my family and walking straight to my room the second I get home.”

However, this isn’t the first time Dafoe has strutted his stuff on the runway.

The Florida Project star also walked the Prada Fall/Winter show 12 years ago. 

Dafoe’s latest trailer hits our screens  

Elsewhere, the latest trailer for Dafoe’s new movie Nosferatu hit our screens this week.

The movie will star Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok, a vampire who preys on Ellen Hutter (played by Lily-Rose Depp),who is married to estate agent Thomas Hutter (played by Nicholas Hoult).

Alongside Dafoe, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin and Ralph Ineson and Simon McBurney will also feature. 

The Robert Eggers-directed flick – which is based on F.W. Murnau’s 1922 original – will drop on Christmas Day this year in the US, before heading to the UK and elsewhere in the New Year.

Sophie Cockerham

Sophie Cockerham is a freelance journalist with more than seven years of experience. Her writing can be seen across titles such as Grazia, The Mail on Sunday, Femail, Metro, Stylist, RadioTimes.com, HuffPost, and the LadBible Group. Before starting her career, Sophie attended the University of Liverpool, where she studied English Language and Literature, before gaining her MA in Journalism on the NCTJ-accredited course at the University of Sheffield.

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