List of actors who have played Van Helsing
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The following is a list of actors[note 1] who have played Van Helsing in various media. Primarily focusing on portrayals of Professor Abraham Van Helsing, it also covers the character's adaptational descendents and successors who share the name and fill the same role.
| Name | Title | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Van Sloan | Stardom of Broadway - "Dracula"[1][2] | 1928 | Radio episode (American) |
| George Coulouris | The Mercury Theatre on the Air - "Dracula" | 1938 | Radio episode (American) |
| Lister Sinclair | Stage 49 - "Dracula"[3] | 1949 | Radio episode (Canadian) |
| Ivan Hanly | Dracula[4] | 1960s | RTÉ Radio play (Irish) |
| Aubrey Woods | Dracula[5] | 1975 | BBC Radio play |
| Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula[6] | 1981 | BBC Radio play | |
| Finlay Welsh | Dracula[7] | 1994 | BBC Radio serial |
| Dracula | 2006 | 2 part serial (BBC Radio) | |
| David Selby | Dracula[8] | 2011 | Recorded live reading (LA Theatre Works) |
| John Banks | Sherlock Holmes - "The Tangled Skein"[9] | 2012 | Audio drama (Big Finish Productions) |
| John Dougall | Dracula[10] | 2012 | 2 part serial (BBC Radio) |
| Tim Curry | Dracula | 2014 | Audio drama (Audible) |
| Nigel Betts | Dracula[11] | 2016 | Audio drama (Big Finish Productions) |
| Anthony D.P. Mann | Dracula[12] | 2017 | Audio play (Bleak December Inc.) |
| Glen McCready | Dracula's Guests[13] | 2020 | Audio drama (Big Finish Productions) |
| Dracula's War[14] | |||
| Colin Baker | Voices of Dracula[15] | 2021 | Audio drama (AUK Studios) |
| Basil Waite[note 2] | The Holmwood Foundation[16] | 2024 | Scripted podcast |
| Alan Burgon | Re: Dracula[17] | 2025 | Scripted podcast |
| Flloyd Kennedy[note 3] | Dracula: 2004[18] | 2025-present | Scripted podcast |
Stage plays
| Name | Title | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Deane | Dracula | 1924 | Play by Hamilton Deane |
| Sam Livesey | 1927-1928[19] | ||
| Norman Partriege | 1927-1929[20] | ||
| Edward Van Sloan | 1927-1928 | ||
| Maurice Morris | 1931 | ||
| Jerome Dempsey | 1977-1980[21] | ||
| Peter Walker | 1977-1980[22] | ||
| Stephen Scott | 1977-1980 | ||
| David Hurst | 1978-1979 | ||
| George Martin | 1978-1979 | ||
| Michael Burg | Passion of Dracula[23] | 1977 | Play |
| Victoria Hardcastle[note 4] | Dracula[24] | 1984 | Adapted by Chris Bond |
| Victor A. Young | Dracula: A Chamber Musical | 1997 | Musical |
| Gordon McLaren | 1998 | ||
| Michael Fletcher | 1999 | ||
| Stephen McKinley Henderson | Dracula, the Musical | 2004-2005 | Musical by Frank Wildhorn |
| Chuck Wagner | 2004-2005 | ||
| Thomas Borchert | 2005-2006 | ||
| Drew Sarich | 2005-2006 | ||
| Mike Cosgrove | 2010 | ||
| Soma Suzuki | 2011 | ||
| Yang Jun-mo | 2014 | ||
| Zahra Newman | Dracula | 2024 | Adapted by Kip Williams |
| Cynthia Erivo | 2026 |
Television and DTV films
| Name | Title | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ota Sklenčka | Hrabě Drakula | 1971 | Czechoslovak film |
| Nigel Davenport | Bram Stoker's Dracula | 1974 | Television film (British) |
| Frank Finlay | Count Dracula | 1977 | Television film (British) |
| David Lee Moroni | Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary | 2002 | Recorded ballet production (Canadian) |
| Hugh Jackman[note 5] | Van Helsing: The London Assignment | 2004 | Animated direct-to-video film (American) |
| Casper Van Dien | Dracula 3000 | 2004 | Made-for-television film (American-South African) |
| Rhett Giles | Bram Stoker's Way of the Vampire | 2005 | Direct-to-video film (American) |
| Bram Stoker's Dracula's Curse | 2006 | ||
| David Suchet | Dracula | 2006 | Television film (British) |
| Cam Clarke[note 6] | Monster High: Fright On! | 2011 | Animated TV special (American |
| Keith Reay | Dracula Reborn | 2012 | Direct-to-video film (American) |
| Jon Voight[note 7] | Dracula: The Dark Prince | 2013 | American film |
| Kathryn Hahn[note 8] | Hotel Transylvania: Transformania | 2022 | Animated streaming film, "Hotel Transylvania" franchise (American) |
| Jim Gaffigan | |||
| Christina Prouty[note 9] | Dracula: The Original Living Vampire[25] | 2022 | Direct-to-video film (American) |
| Mark Topping | Bram Stoker's Van Helsing | 2021 | Direct-to-video film (British) |
| Wrath of Dracula | 2023 |
Television series
| Name | Title | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Archard | Mystery and Imagination - "Dracula" | 1968 | Feature length TV episode (British) |
| Nehemiah Persoff | Purple Playhouse - "Dracula" | 1973 | TV episode (Canadian) |
| Bent Børgesen | Draculas ring | 1978 | Danish miniseries |
| Malachi Throne | Broadway on Showtime - "Passion of Dracula" | 1980 | Televised stage performance |
| Bernard Behrens[note 10] | Dracula: The Series | 1990-1991 | American-Canadian series |
| Giancarlo Giannini[note 11] | Dracula | 2002 | Miniseries (Italian-German) |
| Terence Maynard[note 12] | Young Dracula | 2006-2008 | TV series (British) |
| Terry Haywood[note 13] | 2006-2012 | ||
| Jo-Anne Knowles[note 14] | 2007-2012 | ||
| Thomas Kretschmann | Dracula | 2013 | TV series (British-American) |
| David Warner | Penny Dreadful - "Demimonde" and "What Death Can Join Together" | 2014 | TV series (American-British) |
| Kelly Overton[note 15] | Van Helsing | 2016-2021 | TV series (American-Canadian) |
| Michael Eklund | 2018-2019 | ||
| Dolly Wells[note 16] | Dracula | 2020 | TV serial (British) |
Theatrical films
Video games
| Name | Title | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Jackman[note 25] | Van Helsing | 2004 | Voice role |
