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Dracula

2025

In late 15th-century Eastern Europe, Prince Vlad II’s bride is brutally murdered. As a result, he renounces God and damns Heaven itself. Cursed with eternal life, Vlad is reborn as Dracula, an immortal warlord who defies fate in a blood-soaked crusade to wrench his lost love back from death.

Dracula: The Series

1990

Dracula: The Series is a short-lived syndicated children's horror television series developed by Glenn Davis and William Laurin, about Count Dracula (aka Alexander Lucard; A. Lucard, if you will) and his struggles with Gustav Helsing, Gustav's young nephews Max and Chris Townsend, and schoolgirl Sophie Metternich, with whom Chris develops romantic feelings. The series formula is relatively straightforward, with the four heroes learning of some nefarious plot by Dracula and setting out to foil it, with some success. In keeping with the novel, but not most media lore, vampires can travel in sunlight but lack their abilities. Anyone bitten just once by a vampire transform into a zombie-like servant; this process is preventable by applying holy water to the bite.

Simon Ludders

Best known for his role as Renfield in BBC's Young Dracula, Simon graduated from The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. His other notable appearances include Doctor Who, I'm Alan Partridge, The Irregulars, and Dad's Army. Alongside Ben Edwards, he co-wrote several episodes of Stella for Sky 1, starring Ruth Jones, as well as the 'The Origin's Of' sketches for Armstrong and Miller.

Hotel Transylvania

2012

Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!

Al Lewis

An American character actor best known for his role as Count Dracula lookalike "Grandpa", opposite Fred Gwynne's and Yvonne De Carlo's characters on the CBS television series The Munsters from 1964 to 1966 and its subsequent film versions. Later in life, he was also a restaurant owner, political candidate, and radio broadcaster. His acting career begins the well-documented portion of his life. He worked in burlesque and vaudeville theaters, then on Broadway in the dramas The Night Circus (1958) and One More River (1960) and as the character Moe Shtarker in the musical comedy Do Re Mi (1962). His earliest television work includes appearances on the Beverly Garland crime drama Decoy and The Phil Silvers Show. From 1959–63, he appeared in four episodes of Naked City. Lewis' first well-known television role was as Officer Leo Schnauser on the NBC sitcom Car 54, Where Are You? from 1961–63, also starring Fred Gwynne (Lewis reprised the role in the 1994 movie of the same name). In the series, Lewis first played Al Spencer the Auto Body Man in two early first-season episodes before landing the more familiar role of Officer Schnauser. But he is best remembered as "Grandpa" on The Munsters, which ran on CBS from 1964–66. In 1967, Lewis played the part of Zalto the wizard in the Lost in Space episode, Rocket to Earth. His first role in a movie was as Machine Gun Manny in Pretty Boy Floyd (1960). He had small roles in The World of Henry Orient (1964), They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), They Might Be Giants (1971). He appeared as Hanging Judge Harrison in Used Cars (1980) and had a minor role in Married to the Mob (1988). His last film role was in Night Terror (2002). Lewis was a recurring guest on The Howard Stern Show. In 1987, during a "Howard Stern Freedom Rally" against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that was broadcast live, Lewis repeatedly shouted "F*** the FCC!" until Stern was able to take the microphone away from him. Stern and the station were not punished for Lewis' comments. Unlike some actors, Lewis did not mind being typecast. He enjoyed acting out his "Grandpa" character—in the original costume—and got a surprising amount of mileage from such a short-lived role. "Why not?" he said. "It pays the bills." In 1991, he appeared as Grandpa Munster in an episode of Hi Honey, I'm Home on ABC. In 1991, he appeared in a low-budget New Zealand family movie called Grampire (My Grandpa Is a Vampire in the U.S. version), wearing much the same costume as he did in The Munsters. From 1987–89, Lewis hosted Super Scary Saturday on TBS in his Grandpa Munster outfit. This would later be parodied in Gremlins 2: The New Batch with the character of "Grandpa Fred" (Robert Prosky). [Biography from Wikipedia]

Gerran Howell

Cast · Known for The Pitt

Gerran Howell is a Welsh actor. He is best known for playing Vladimir Dracula in Young Dracula, a CBBC television series that aired between 2006 - 2012. He took time to study at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2011, going on to continue another series of Young Dracula and various other BBC shows including 'Some girls' as Ryan and Kitto in John Boormans Queen and country.

Nimisha Odedra

Nimisha Odedra is an actress and writer. She trained at Bath Spa School of Music and Performing Arts, (1st Class Hons) Theatre credits include: What Fatima Did (Tamasha); Dracula (European Tour); The Care Project (Old Diorama Arts Centre); Beggar’s Opera (Old Theatre Royal Bath); A Storm in a Chai Cup (Phizzical); 3am (Curve Theatre) Television credits include: Anna Man Ancestry (Sky); So Beano (Sky); Modern Horror Stories (Comedy Central); The Good Guys (BBC Three) Strictly Come Dancing (BBC Three); Man Like Mobeen (BBC Three); Spy School (CITV); Comic Relief (BBC One); All together Now (BBC Three); Quickies (BBC Three); Host the Week (Channel 4); Revolting (BBC Two). Film credits include: Firrke (Thug); Finding Fatima (Esplanade Vale Media); Arifa (Shono Productions Ltd); White (Apple Tree Movies); Descendants (Raymond Productions); Aminah (Williams Co); Aashiqui (Film Bazaar). Further Credits: BBC Radio 4 -Alexei Sayle’s Absence of Normal; Academy of Joy; Newsjack and Sketchtopia

Diarmaid Murtagh

Cast · Known for Supergirl, Uncharted

Diarmaid Murtagh is an Irish actor. He portrayed Leif in the 2013 historical drama television series Vikings, Dimitri in Dracula Untold (2014) and Captain Harpen in The Monuments Men (2014). He first appeared in the 2007 Irish soap opera Ros na Rún. His debut film role was as Captain Harpen in the George Clooney's 2014 war film The Monuments Men. Murtagh played convict Frank Mitchell in the 2019 film The Krays' Mad Axeman. He is currently starring in Troy: Fall of a City as Hermes, messenger of Olympus. He is currently featured as “Connor” in the Netflix sci fi drama The one.

Ted Carroll

Ted Carroll was an actor, known for Flash Gordon (1980), Dracula (1979) and Kes (1969). He died in 1998 in England, UK.

Laura Howard

Cast · Known for Midsomer Murders

British actress Laura Howard has worked extensively on stage and screen since she was in her mid teens, most notably as the longstanding regular character Cully Barnaby in ITV's Midsomer Murders. She has appeared in recurring roles in Soldier Soldier (Central Television) and Young Dracula (CBBC), leading roles in Jack Rosenthal Screen One films (BBC) and short films for Brag Productions and RSA Films, as well as numerous guest appearances for the BBC and ITV. Laura's stage credits include productions at the Royal Shakespeare Company, The Donmar Warehouse, Chichester Festival Theatre, Southwark Playhouse, Watford Palace and Liverpool Playhouse, as well as premiers of new writing at Theatre Royal Stratford East and HighTide Festival. She has also toured the UK in shows for The English Touring Theatre, Northern Stage, Touring Consortium and for Sir Alan Ayckbourn and the SJT.

Christopher Lee

Cast · Known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride

Christopher Lee (May 5, 1922 – June 7, 2015) was an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films. Other notable roles include Lord Summerisle in The Wicker Man (1973), Francisco Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Count Dooku in Star Wars episodes II and III (2002, 2005) and Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003). Lee considers his most important role to have been his portrayal of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the biopic Jinnah (1998). He is well known for his deep, commanding voice. Lee has performed roles in 266 films since 1948 making him the Guinness book world record holder for most film acting roles ever. He was knighted in 2009 and received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2011.

Bart Shatto

Broadway credits include: Tony-nominated  War Paint (opposite three-time Tony winner Patti Lupone), Valjean in  Les Miserables, Tony-nominated original cast shows of The Civil War and Hands-on a Hardbody, Quincey Morris in Dracula: The Musical. National Tours: Les Miserables, The Civil War, Cats. Vocalist for symphonic rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra (since 2002). World premieres of Tammy Ryan's play Tar Beach (Luna Stage), Martin Casella’s play Black Tom Island (Premiere Stages), musical Treasure Island as Long John Silver (The Rev Theatre Company), The Remarkable Mr. Holmes as Sherlock Holmes (North Coast Rep), and Stephen Schwartz's  Children of Eden (Papermill Playhouse (Original Cast Recording). Other Regional: La Jolla Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Alley Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Bucks County Playhouse and Casa Manana. TV: Law & Order (NBC), Chicago  Fire (NBC) Chicago Med (NBC), Murphy Brown reboot (CBS), Gaspard and Lisa (Disney Jr.) Film: Freedom (opposite Academy Award Winner Cuba Gooding Jr), Life of an Actress (opposite Tony-nominated Orfeh and Taylor Louderman - cast album produced by Broadway Records). Awards: 2024 Best Actor Winner (Chicago Indie Film Awards and New York Arthouse Film Festival), Best Ensemble Winner, for Indecent (Connecticut Critics Circle Award) and a Helen Hayes nomination for The Civil War - Ford’s Theatre) Bart’s solo show Backto Broadway: Heroes, Villains, and Dreamers is seen all over the country. Upcoming projects: The Life and Adventures of Davy Crockett (Davy Crockett) and the World Premieres of Pre-Broadway/Canadian Premiere of The Ballad of Johnny and June (Johnny Cash Musical) directed by Two-Time Tony winner and 4-time Tony nominee Des McAnuff.   www.bartshatto @iambartshatto

Dominic Purcell

Cast · Known for Prison Break, DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell (born 17 February 1970) is a British-born Australian actor best known for his role as Lincoln Burrows in Prison Break, the title character in John Doe, and Dracula in Blade: Trinity.

Paul Jarrett

Paul Jarrett began performing as a mime at the age of fifteen. He later studied fine arts and film making. After being cast as the lead in the play "Dracula", he set his sites on acting. In 1992 Paul landed the starring role in the Canadian Cult classic "Road To Saddle River". Paul has since had a number starring and guest starring roles in both film and television playing opposite such stars as Malcolm McDowell as deputy Everett in "The Barber" and as supporting lead in the comedy "The Foursome" starring Kevin Dillon and most recently appeared in J.J. Abrams critically acclaimed series "The Fringe" Paul has also worked internationally in "And The Sea Will Tell" starring Richard Crenna shot in Tahiti and in the horror film "The Grudge 2" filmed in Japan.

Madeleine Rakic-Platt

Cast · Known for Torchwood

Maddie Rakic-Platt is perhaps best known for playing the young Evey Hammond in V for Vendetta (2005). She is the younger sister of actress Abby Rakic-Platt. Maddie played Olga Dracula in series 2 of Young Dracula.

Marv Wolfman

Marvin Arthur Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's The Tomb of Dracula, for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade, and DC Comics's The New Teen Titans and the Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series with George Pérez. Among the many characters Wolfman created or co-created are Cyborg, Raven, Starfire, Deathstroke, Tim Drake, Rose Wilson, Nova, Black Cat, Phobia, Bullseye, Vigilante (Adrian Chase), and the Omega Men. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marv Wolfman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Joseph Long

Joseph Long is an actor, known for American Assassin (2017), Chasing Liberty (2004) and Dracula Untold (2014)

Leslie Sachs

Leslie S. Sachs is an American actress who has appeared in a variety of films and television shows. She is best known for her roles in the films Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) and Scorned (1993). Sachs was born in New York City and began her acting career in the early 1990s. She has appeared in a number of films, including Hard Promises (1991), The Flamingo Kid (1984), and Night Eyes Three (1993). She has also appeared in a number of television shows, including The X-Files, Quantum Leap, and Frasier.

Virginia Vincent

Virginia Vincent (May 3, 1918 – October 3, 2013) was an American film, television and theatre actress. She was known for playing the role of "Jennie Blake" in the 1958 film The Return of Dracula. Vincent died in October 2013, at the age of 95 in United States.

Christopher Neame

Cast · Known for The Prestige, MacGyver

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Christopher Neame (born 12 September 1947, London) is an English actor. His film credits include appearances in the Hammer Horror film Dracula AD 1972 (1972), the James Bond film Licence to Kill (1989), Ghostbusters II (also 1989), Hellbound (1994) and The Prestige (2006). He is known to television viewers in the UK for his roles in two BBC dramas dealing with the Second World War - Lieutenant Dick Player in Colditz (1972–74) and Flight Lieutenant John Curtis in the first series of Secret Army (1977). He also made a guest appearance in another BBC period drama When the Boat Comes In, in 1981 portraying Robin Cunningham. He played a psycho killer in an episode of MacGyver in 1985. He is also known to have played the Dark Jedi Jerec in the Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II computer game. Neame played the villain Skagra in the unfinished Doctor Who serial Shada in 1979. Neame now resides in the United States, where he has made frequent appearances in American television including a two-part story of Star Trek: Enterprise in 2004. In 1994 he portrayed "Knight Two" in the Babylon 5 episode "And the Sky Full of Stars". Neame is one of the few actors to have appeared in Doctor Who, Star Trek and Babylon 5. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Neame, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Jessica De Gouw

Jessica Elise De Gouw (born 15 February 1988), sometimes credited as Jess De Gouw, is an Australian actress. She is known for her role as Helena Bertinelli/The Huntress in the television series Arrow, and as Mina Murray in the NBC TV series, Dracula.

Brian Kelly

Brian Kelly is a television director who works across the UK and USA. He’s directed episodes for multi-award-winning shows including Downton Abbey, Dracula, and Outlander. Brian was lead director on the Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood; the series won a number of awards including a BAFTA Cymru for Best Drama Series and Best Actress for Eve Myles. In 2015 he directed episodes for the Tony Krantz show Blood & Oil for ABC and Stan Lee’s Lucky Man for Sky One. Brian was lead director on The Loch: a new 6 part murder mystery for ITV by Stephen Brady, starring Laura Fraser. Recently, Brian directed Sky Original Drama Curfew, starring Sean Bean and Adrian Lester, The Watch (BBC America’s original eight-part series inspired by Sir Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Discworld books), and Around The World In 80 Days, starring David Tennant, for BBC One. He is currently lead director on the second series of Grace 4 for ITV and Second Act.

Philip Latham

Philip Latham was born on January 17, 1929 in Essex, England as Charles Philip Latham. He was an actor, known for Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966), The Treasure Seekers (1961) and Middlemarch (1968). He was married to Eve Pitt-Payne (12 September 1960 - 12 July 2010) ( her death) ( 2 children). He died on June 20, 2020 in England. Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m) He was educated at Felsted School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, from which he graduated in 1951. In the late 1960s/early 1970s he was well known to British TV viewers for his portrayal of chief accountant Willy Izard, the "conscience" to hard-nosed oil company industrialist Brian Stead (played by Geoffrey Keen) in the BBC series The Troubleshooters (1965–72). Other credits Jesus of Nazareth (1956), Paul of Tarsus, Danger Man (1960–1962), Maigret, The Treasure Seekers, The Avengers, Love Story, Undermind, UFO, The Saint, Sergeant Cork, Justice, The Cedar Tree, Killers, Hammer House of Horror, The Professionals, No. 10, and Nanny. One of his horror film roles was as Dracula's sinister servant Klove in Hammer's 1966 film Dracula, Prince of Darkness, and he had previously worked for Hammer in The Devil-Ship Pirates and The Secret of Blood Island (both 1964). His other film roles included appearances in Ring of Spies (1964), Spy Story (1976) and Force 10 from Navarone (1978). On television he played the joint-lead role of Plantagenet Palliser (opposite Susan Hampshire) in the 26-part BBC series The Pallisers. He also played Lord President Borusa in the 1983 20th anniversary episode of Doctor Who, The Five Doctors.

Katie McGrath

Cast · Known for Supergirl, Jurassic World

Katie McGrath is an Irish actress. In television, she is best known for portraying Morgana on the BBC One series Merlin (2008–2012), Lucy Westenra on the British-American series Dracula (2013–2014), Sarah Bennett in the first season of the Canadian horror anthology series Slasher (2016) and for her role as Lena Luthor on the American superhero series Supergirl (2016–present). Her film roles include Lady Thelma Furness in the drama film W.E. and Jules Daley in the Christmas movie A Princess for Christmas (2011), Zara Young in the science fiction adventure film Jurassic World (2015), and Elsa in the epic fantasy film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017). Description above from the Wikipedia article Katie McGrath, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.