Willem Dafoe's 3 syllables (2 + 1) hit the Hollywood sweet spot.
Willem's 2 beats vs. Dafoe's 1 create a natural cinematic snap.
Willem Dafoe's softer consonants cost it screen presence.
Willem Dafoe misses the alliteration hook that makes names stick.
Willem (6 letters) and Dafoe (5) are balanced in length — clean on any poster or marquee.
Willem Dafoe has mostly familiar phonemes with a few tricky patterns.
Willem Dafoe has decent vowel richness, but stronger A and O sounds would lift it.