Count Olaf / Dr. Stephano / Captain Sham — Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Character Profile

About Count Olaf / Dr. Stephano / Captain Sham

Nefarious stage actor and primary antagonist who seeks the Baudelaire children's fortune. He disguises himself as Assistant Stephano and Sailor Captain Sham to manipulate guardians, murders Uncle Monty, abandons Aunt Josephine to leeches, and is arrested after his forced marriage scheme is foiled.

Count Olaf / Dr. Stephano / Captain Sham appears in 2 titles

• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
• A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Jim Carrey

Appears in

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Count Olaf / Dr. Stephano / Captain Sham — Narrative Subject Of Investigation — Lemony Snicket (Jude Law)

  Olaf is the principal antagonist whose actions form the central subject of Snicket's account.

  Lemony Snicket documents the children's guardianship changes, including Olaf's attempts to obtain their fortune and his eventual arrest.

• Count Olaf / Dr. Stephano / Captain Sham — Conflict Adversarial Manipulation — Mr. Poe (Timothy Spall)

  Olaf exploits Mr. Poe's limited understanding of the children's danger.

  Count Olaf repeatedly deceives Mr. Poe through disguises and staged events, causing the children to be placed under Olaf's control.

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• Violet Baudelaire (Emily Browning)
• Klaus Baudelaire (Liam Aiken)
• Sunny Baudelaire (Kara Hoffman)
• Sunny Baudelaire (Shelby Hoffman)
• White-Faced Women (Jennifer Coolidge)
• Gruff Grocer (Lenny Clarke)
• Hook-Handed Man (Jamie Harris)
• Josephine Anwhistle (Meryl Streep)
• Constable (Cedric the Entertainer)
• Mr. Poe (Timothy Spall)
• Justice Strauss (Catherine O'Hara)
• Person of Indeterminate Gender (Craig Ferguson)