Lestat — Interview with the Vampire Character Profile

About Lestat

Charismatic vampire rock star and former French aristocrat, central figure of the Chronicles.

Lestat — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Vampire strength, Immortality, Hypnotic gaze, Musical talent, Leadership

• Strength: 9/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 10/10
• Morality: 4/10
• Influence: 9/10

Quick Facts about Lestat

Occupation

writer, hermit, hunter

Eye Color

Brown

Hair Color

Blond hair

First Appearance

Interview with the Vampire

Nationality

[[French people

Lestat's Known Relations

• Gabrielle de Lioncourt — Mother
• Nicolas de Lenfent — Unmarried partner
• Louis de Pointe du Lac — Unmarried partner
• Jesse Reeves — Unmarried partner
• Rowan Mayfair — Unmarried partner

Lestat appears in 2 titles

• Interview with the Vampire (1994)
• Queen of the Damned (2002) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Tom Cruise

Appears in

Interview with the Vampire (1994)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Lestat — Family Creator — Claudia (Kirsten Dunst)

  Lestat becomes one of Claudia's supernatural creators.

  Lestat turns the dying Claudia into a vampire to entice Louis to stay with him.

• Lestat — Power Maker — Louis (Brad Pitt)

  Lestat creates Louis and initially controls his entry into vampiric life.

  Lestat attacks Louis in New Orleans and offers to turn him into a vampire. Louis accepts and becomes dependent on Lestat's choice.

• Lestat — Conflict Coven Adversary — Armand (Antonio Banderas)

  Lestat's legacy places Armand's coven in opposition to Louis and his former household.

  Armand's Paris coven punishes Louis and Claudia for Lestat's murder, while Louis's actions are driven by the destruction of the family Lestat created.

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• Piano Teacher (Roger Lloyd Pack)
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