List of A Series of Unfortunate Events characters
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The children's novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events and its film and television adaptations features a large cast of characters created by Daniel Handler under the pen name of Lemony Snicket. The original series follows the turbulent lives of the Baudelaire orphans, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny, after their parents are killed in an arsonous structure fire. It chronicles their multiple escapes from the murderous Count Olaf, and their discoveries of a connection of between both their late parents and Olaf and a secret organization called V.F.D. The author himself is also a character, playing a major role in the plot. Although the series is given no distinct location, other real people appear in the narrative, including the series' illustrator, Brett Helquist, and Daniel Handler himself.
Infobox
First appearance
The Bad Beginning (1999)
Last appearance
The End (2006)
Portrayed by
Jim Carrey (film and video game) Neil Patrick Harris (TV series)
Aliases
Stephano Captain Julio Sham Shirley St. Ives Coach Genghis Gunther Detective Dupin Dr. Mattathias Medical school Al Funcoot
Occupation
Impressario
Tables
· Overview
Season 1
Season 1
Character
Season 1
Actor/Actress
Season 2
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Season 3
A Series of Unfortunate Events
My Education
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Poison for Breakfast
2017
2017
Character
2017
Actor/Actress
2018
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2019
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2020
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2021
Main Characters
Main Characters
Character
Main Characters
Count Olaf
Count Olaf
Character
Count Olaf
Actor/Actress
Neil Patrick Harris
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Main
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Does not appear
Lemony Snicket
Lemony Snicket
Character
Lemony Snicket
Actor/Actress
Patrick Warburton
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Main
Violet Baudelaire
Violet Baudelaire
Character
Violet Baudelaire
Actor/Actress
Malina Weissman
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Main
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Does not appear
Klaus Baudelaire
Klaus Baudelaire
Character
Klaus Baudelaire
Actor/Actress
Louis Hynes
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Main
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Does not appear
Sunny Baudelaire
Sunny Baudelaire
Character
Sunny Baudelaire
Actor/Actress
Presley Smith
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Main
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Does not appear
Arthur Poe
Arthur Poe
Character
Arthur Poe
Actor/Actress
K. Todd Freeman
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Main
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Does not appear
Esmé Squalor
Esmé Squalor
Character
Esmé Squalor
Actor/Actress
Lucy Punch
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Does not appear
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Main
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Does not appear
Duncan Quagmire
Duncan Quagmire
Character
Duncan Quagmire
Actor/Actress
Dylan Kingwell
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Guest
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Main
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Guest
Audiobooks
Does not appear
Quigley Quagmire
Quigley Quagmire
Character
Quigley Quagmire
Actor/Actress
Guest
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Does not appear
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Main
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Does not appear
Isadora Quagmire
Isadora Quagmire
Character
Isadora Quagmire
Actor/Actress
Avi Lake
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Guest
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Main
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Guest
Audiobooks
Does not appear
| Character | Actor/Actress | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Audiobooks | ||||
| Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | My Education | Poison for Breakfast | |||
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| Main Characters | |||||||
| Count Olaf | Neil Patrick Harris | Main | Does not appear | ||||
| Lemony Snicket | Patrick Warburton | Main | |||||
| Violet Baudelaire | Malina Weissman | Main | Does not appear | ||||
| Klaus Baudelaire | Louis Hynes | Main | Does not appear | ||||
| Sunny Baudelaire | Presley Smith | Main | Does not appear | ||||
| Arthur Poe | K. Todd Freeman | Main | Does not appear | ||||
| Esmé Squalor | Lucy Punch | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | |||
| Duncan Quagmire | Dylan Kingwell | Guest | Main | Guest | Does not appear | ||
| Quigley Quagmire | Guest | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | |||
| Isadora Quagmire | Avi Lake | Guest | Main | Guest | Does not appear | ||
References
- In the third season, Dylan Kingwell portrayed Duncan in only one episode.
- Moment Magazinehttps://momentmag.com/jewish-secrets-lemony-snicket/
- The Bad Beginning
- NPRhttps://www.npr.org/2011/07/15/6253438/a-series-of-unfortunate-literary-allusions
- LS to BB #5, Dewey is killed in book 13 The End. When Violet accidentally drops a harpoon gun causing Dewey to be shot.
- The Bad Beginning: Rare Edition
- A Series of Unfortunate Events #10: The Slippery Slopehttps://books.google.com/books?id=pYeRhj1zOT0C
- The End
- The Beatrice Letters
- The Unauthorized Autobiography, p. 79
- TV Insiderhttps://web.archive.org/web/20180814001557/https://www.tvinsider.com/237177/nathan-fillion-tony-hale-book-roles-on-a-series-of-unfortunate-events/
- "Behind the Scenes of "A Series of Unfortunate Events""https://web.archive.org/web/20170906091123/https://moviepilot.com/p/a-series-of-unfortunate-events-behind-the-scenes/4249952
- ScreenRanthttps://screenrant.com/series-unfortunate-events-season-2-cast-characters/
- "A most unfortunate update: @robbieamell joins Season 2 of #ASOUE. Our repeated letters instructing him to run swiftly in the opposite direction must have failed to arrive"https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bfi_zjcncs7
- The Incomplete History of Secret Organizations: An Utterly Unreliable Account of Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- The Common Core: Teaching K-5 Students to Meet the Reading Standardshttps://books.google.com/books?id=MGhFs9wa-AIC
- The Independenthttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/series-unfortunate-events-season-2-review-release-watch-netflix-date-cast-count-olaf-a8274776.html
- "The sad truth is the truth is sad. @davidalangrier joins Season 2, adding to the ranks of people who did not heed our sound advice to avoid this grim tale at all costs"https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bfi__awnEm7
- p. 163 of The Carnivorous Carnival calls Madame Lulu "the fake name of the woman".
- https://www.facebook.com/bookstr/videos/10154548410628379 [user-generated source]https://www.facebook.com/bookstr/videos/10154548410628379
- OUPbloghttps://blog.oup.com/2017/04/librarians-fantasy-fiction-characters/
- Snicket, Lemony. "Lemony Snicket: The Unauthroized Autobiography". HarperCollins, 2002, p. 140-141.