What We Do in the Shadows

"Laszlo Cravensworth," portrayed by Matt Berry, is a man of many talents. It’s impossible to measure the immense effect he’s had on culture, but throughout his life he’s been a musician, an artist and a pornographer. He is a dapper man and will do almost anything to make a fashion statement, including wearing a cursed witch skin hat. In his spare time, he loves to tend to his topiaries and prized among them are representations of vulvas he has known and loved. An erudite, an autodidact and a literal Renaissance man, Laszlo is also a man of (18th Century) science.&nbsp;

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Matt Berry is a BAFTA Award-winning actor, writer and musician. He was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on FX's What We Do in the Shadows. In the UK, he starred as “Detective Inspector Eli Rabbit” in Year of the Rabbit on Channel 4. In 2015, Berry won a BAFTA for his performance as “Steven Toast” in Toast of London on Channel 4, which he also co-created. The show went on to earn six British Comedy Award nominations, winning Best New Comedy Program. The second series, Toast of Tinseltown, aired on BBC2 in 2022 to rave reviews. He can also be seen in the BBC/FX production of Great Expectations.Berry is a talented voice actor and musician who recorded introductions for the 2012 London Olympic closing ceremonies and composed the music for AB/DC: A Rock Opera, Snuff Box and Toast of London. He has also released nine studio albums to critical acclaim.

Laszlo Cravensworth, portrayed by Matt Berry, is a man of many talents. He is a dapper man and will do almost anything to make a fashion statement.

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Matt Berry as Laszlo Cravensworth in What We Do in the Shadows | FX 

Matt Berry as Laszlo Cravensworth | What We Do in the Shadows | FX 

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"Nandor The Relentless," portrayed by Kayvan Novak, is a fierce Ottoman warrior and a caller of house meetings. He is the de facto head of the vampire household, and despite his reputation as a conqueror, he’s actually a bit of a softy. He was hard hit when he learned that his country, Al Quolanudar, was dissolved in the 15th century and no one thought to tell him.

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Before she was a vampire, "Nadja," portrayed by Natasia Demetriou, was a simple peasant girl from Antipaxos, a tiny island in the Mediterranean. Her foray into running her own nightclub resulted in some mild arson and an unfruitful insurance claim. Also, the spirit of the ghost of the human Nadja before she technically died and became a vampire lives on in her little sidekick, the Nadja Doll.&nbsp;

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"Guillermo," portrayed by Harvey Guillén, is Nandor’s human familiar and has wanted to be a vampire since he was a kid. He does chores around the house and keeps the vampires in human blood but this part of the job has started to wear on him since finding out that he is a distant relative of Van Helsing, the famous vampire hunter. He loves his master, but his impatience with waiting to be turned into a vampire has led him to take drastic steps, with unforeseen consequences.&nbsp;

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"Colin Robinson," portrayed by Mark Proksch, is a day-walking vampire who thrives in an office environment where small talk is plentiful and reply-all email chains abound. Then he died, then an infant version of him clawed its way out of his corpse’s chest cavity, then he grew back to full adulthood in just a few short months, and now he is still around and still annoying.&nbsp;

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"The Guide," portrayed by Kristen Schaal, is a wealth of knowledge and always willing to help, if only anyone would ever ask her. Now that she’s free of the responsibilities of the Vampiric Council and Nadja’s nightclub, she’s happy to have more time to spend with her friends, who don’t seem to even notice that she’s around. It’s hard fitting in and hanging out when everyone else has known each other for hundreds of years.&nbsp;

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Matt Berry as Laszlo Cravensworth | What We Do in the Shadows | FX

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Kayvan Novak
as Nandor the Relentless

Matt Berry
as Laszlo Cravensworth

Natasia Demetriou
as Nadja

Matt Berry as Laszlo Cravensworth | What We Do in the Shadows | FX

Kayvan Novakas Nandor the Relentless

Matt Berryas Laszlo Cravensworth

Natasia Demetriouas Nadja

Kayvan Novak
as Nandor the Relentless

Matt Berry
as Laszlo Cravensworth

Natasia Demetriou
as Nadja