Abraham Van Helsing has portrayed by great actors over the years, but never better than Willem Dafoe's odd and understanding version in Nosferatu.

Though Willem Dafoe has starred in dozens of movies, acting in Nosferatu offered him the chance to try something he’s never done before — film with thousands of rats. “That was very special,” he told Yahoo Entertainment about sharing the screen with 2,

The versatile actor, now appearing in of one of the year's most anticipated films, has played despicable villains, mad scientists, saintly sergeants, even Jesus.

When Willem Dafoe enjoys working with a filmmaker, he’ll often jump at the chance to do it again. The list of directors with whom the 69-year-old has worked with more than once is extensive, including Wes Anderson,

Speaking to Yahoo News' Kelsey Weekman about his new film Nosferatu, actor Willem Dafoe said he was looking forward to filming a scene with thousands of rats. Dafoe said he loves animals and was worried only about stepping on them.

This week, the world finally gets to meet "Nosferatu" … again. Writer/director Robert Eggers' vampire adventure is an adaptation of the 1922 silent movie classic, itself a loose adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula,