Who Plays Count Orlok in 'Nosferatu' 2024? Director Explains Why Bill Skarsgard Is Completely Unrecognizable in New Dracula Adaptation

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Bill Skarsgard is completely unrecognizable while playing Count Orlok in the new movie Nosferatu and there’s no way to know it’s him unless you look at the credits!

The 34-year-old actor is no stranger to wearing prosthetics and transforming into a character after playing Pennywise the clown in the It movies.

Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman (Lily-Rose Depp) and the terrifying vampire (Skarsgard) infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.

Director Robert Eggers is opening up about Bill‘s reaction to the Count Orlok look. No photos of the look have been released so far, so you’ll have to see the movie to check out the makeup! Keep reading to find out more… “Bill sees the sculpt of the bust and he freaks out, and he’s like, ‘That doesn’t look anything like me, this guy didn’t look like me when he was even alive.