Cast of Nosferatu

Last Modified Mar 20, 2025 14:19 EDT
Cast of Nosferatu
Nosferatu. (Source: Screengrab from the trailer)



Nosferatu is a 2024 American horror film, written and directed by the American filmmaker Robert Eggers. It is a remake of the silent film Nosferatu (1922), an unauthorized version of Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker.


The ensemble cast of the movie includes Willem Dafoe, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney, Nicholas Hoult, and Bill Skarsgård. Eggers also pairs with filmmaker Jarin Blaschke, with whom he frequently works alongside.


The story of Nosferatu, which is set in Germany in 1838, is about the unimaginable terror that results from the obsession of Ellen Hutter, a tormented young lady, and Count Orlok, an old Transylvanian vampire who is pursuing her.


The global premiere of Nosferatu took place on December 2, 2024, in Berlin, Germany. The movie will be released on December 25, 2024, by Universal Pictures worldwide and Focus Features domestically.


Main cast of Nosferatu (2024)


Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok


Cast of Nosferatu
Bill Skarsgard in The Devil All The Time (Source: Screengrab)


The Swedish actor Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård portrays Count Orlok (Nosferatu) in the movie. Count Orlok is a mystery Transylvanian aristocrat. He lives by himself in a ruined castle tucked away among the rocky Carpathian mountains.


Nicholas Hoult as Thomas Hutter


Cast of Nosferatu
Nicholas Hoult (Source: Instagram)


The English actor Nicholas Hoult portrays the character of Thomas Hutter in the movie. Thomas Hutter is an honest, compassionate, caring, and pure man who feels compelled to look after his wife, whom he admires and loves. He resides in Wisborg, Germany, and works as a real estate agent.


Lily-Rose Depp as Ellen Hutter


Lily-Rose Depp, Cast of Nosferatu
Lily-Rose Depp (Source: Instagram)


The American actress Lily-Rose Melody Depp portrays the character of Ellen Hutter in the movie. Married to Thomas, Ellen Hutter is a German woman who was characterized as an angelic wife and a pure woman who, in her lonely youth, yearned for "a guardian angel, a spirit of comfort... anything." This wish allows an evil entity to grow obsessed with her through a psychic connection.


Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Friedrich Harding


Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Friedrich Harding
Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Source: Instagram)


The English actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson portrays the character of Friedrich Harding in the movie. Friedrich is Anna’s husband, who is skeptical about vampires.


Emma Corrin as Anna Harding


Emma Corrin as Anna Harding
Emma Corrin (Source: Instagram)


The English actress Emma Corrin portrays the character of Anna Harding in the movie. Anna is Friedrich’s husband and Ellen’s best friend.


Willem Dafoe as Prof. Albin Eberhart Von Franz


Cast of Nosferatu, Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe as Prof. Albin Eberhart Von Franz (Source: Screengrab from movie trailer)


The American actor Willem Dafoe portrays the character of Prof. Albin Eberhart Von Franz in the movie. Albin is a controversial scientist who specializes in mysticism and the occult. He is the only individual who fully comprehends the unusual mental bond between Ellen and Count Orlok.


Ralph Ineson as Dr. Wilhelm Sievers


Cast of Nosferatu
Ralph Ineson (Source: Instagram)


The English actor and narrator Ralph Ineson portrays the character of Dr. Wilhelm Sievers in the movie. Dr. Wilhelm is a physician who attempts to help Ellen with regular medicines.


Simon McBurney as Herr Knock


Cast of Nosferatu
Simon McBurney as Herr Knock (Source: Screengrab from movie trailer)


The English actor, playwright, and theatre and opera director Simon McBurney portrays the character of Herr Knock in the movie. Knock is the employer of Thomas in the movie.


Other cast of Nosferatu (2024)


Following are the other cast and characters in the American horror film Nosferatu:


  • Adéla Hesová as Clara

  • Milena Konstantinova as Louise

  • Stacy Thunes as Head Nurse

  • Gregory Gudgeon as Hartmann

  • Robert Russell as First Clerk

  • Curtis Matthew as Second Clerk

  • Claudiu Trandafir as Innkeeper

  • Georgina Bereghianu as Innkeeper's Mother-in-Law

  • Jordan Haj as Vampire Hunter

  • Katerina Bila as Virgin on Horseback

  • Maria Ion as Old Roma Woman

  • Tereza Duskova as Orthodox Novice

  • Liana Navrot as Orthodox Schema Nun

  • Mihai Verbintschi as Orthodox Priest (as Mihai Verbitchi)

  • Karel Dobrý as Captain Yusou

  • Andrei Sergeev as First Mate

  • Matej Benes as Vomiting Sailor

  • Marek Pospíchal as First Deck Hand

  • Jan Filipenský as Second Deck Hand

  • Alex East as Sailor

  • Christian Dunckley Clark as Hospital Orderli / Raving Maniac (as Christian Dunkley-Clark)

  • Andrea Miltnerova as Hospital Nurse

  • Robin Finesilver as Hospital Porter

  • Paul A Maynard as Dockhand (as Paul Maynard)

  • Charles Horne as Drunkhard

  • Ella Bernstein as Clara (voice)

  • Meredith Digings as Louise (voice)


FAQs about Nosferatu

A. Because of a copyright dispute, the original Nosferatu (1922) was virtually never released. The movie was a prohibited version of Dracula, which at the time was not considered to be in the public domain in Germany.

A. The Swedish actor Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård portrays Count Orlok (Nosferatu) in the movie. 

A. "Nosferatu" is an old Romanian word for a vampire, possibly derived from the Romanian "nesuferitu," which means "the offensive one," rather than the name of a fictional character.

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