The role of Count Orlok in Nosferatu was almost always played by these three actors before Bill Skarsgård

Daniel Day-Lewis as Count Dracula? In another world, Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu” could have given us that.

“Nosferatu” conjures images of silent film actor Max Schreck wearing a bald cap and pointy ears as he plays the vampire Count Orlok. But in Eggers’ new film “Nosferatu,” Orlock’s actor, Bill Skarsgård, doesn’t look like that at all, or even himself.

Similar to Skarsgård’s performance as Pennywise in the movie “IT”, He gives himself completely over to the character, disappearing behind the make-up and (In “Nosferatu”) The effect of echo on his voice. I completely agree with Chris Evangelista of /Film that when you watch Skarsgård’s Orlok, you don’t feel as if you’re watching a show, but a real villain walking across the screen. In that way, this is the most haunted villain performance I can remember since Heath Ledger’s Joker in The Dark Knight.

Now, all of this can seem like an indirect compliment, with Skarsgård being treated as a mere stand-in while the makeup and sound design do the work. But I think it’s a sign of humility and skillful self-restraint, seeing as most actors would want to king His face is on the screen while Skarsgård buries his face. Orlok’s movements, body language, and voice tones are all Skarsgård’s too; The makeup is so convincing because it glides on so easily.

Originally, Skarsgård was cast as the film’s anti-hero, Thomas Hutter, who ended up being played by Nicholas Hoult instead. I think it worked; They’re both very handsome men, but Holt has a more boyish innocence (even if he is). He’s about to play Lex Luthor in James Gunn’s “Superman.”). Skarsgård, with his sharp features and big eyes, is more sinister.

If Skarsgård king However, who would Orlock have been? Eggers’ wish list reportedly included Day-Lewis, Mads Mikkelsen, and Willem Dafoe (who instead played Van Helsing’s Professor Albin Eberhardt von Franz).